thx for the suggestion, but it's in our main great room area, and aesthics (the wife) won't allow any room treatments. I am just happy she lets me have the gear in here. |
thanks, good call! I need to finish this excellent Tom Eddy 2004 Cab, highly recommended!! |
Foster 9, that's a reality check. I do love the music, I don't know what the problem is with always wanting to change my system. I don't have a 'crazy' expensive system, I stay in the same league mostly for upgrades, so it's not killing me. It probably wouldn't sound perfect to anyone else but me, but to me right now it's about as good as I have ever heard. Also, I live in Houston, which is by far the cheapest US big city to live in. Modest house, and after living through energy bust of the '80's then the Enron meltdown I don't get financially over my ski's on anything, so don't hate on me, I'm not rich, just crazy.
I really do love to try new stuff though. But most of the time I end up disappointed. I tried about 10 different speakers after I bought my first pair of Maggie 3.6's, and the 3rd time I bought the same model speaker again I found that I really don't like the sound of any other speaker as much.
Same with amps. I tried many, many amps (thank you Audiogon) without spending much money before I settled on the Cary's I have now (for much less than some others I tried, thank you very much). I can't really try any others, although bi-amping could be interesting......
After many subs, I don't think I can improve (in my system) on the Rel B1 I finally bought.
I love my new turntable, although I loved my original Clearaudio Performance and stupidly tried about 4 others, none of which I liked as well, and 3 of which cost much more, before I bought the current model. Should have just kept the Clearaudio in the first place.
Tried many, many DAC's before I got the Bryston I have now, which I love. Won't get rid of that piece any time soon.
So that leaves me looking at my beloved Cary preamp with scorn and derision. Surely an ARC preamp/phono stage would be better, and bought used wouldn't cost that much more. Or possibly move up to the SLP05 Cary.
Man, I need help. What would I do if I get a new preamp and don't like it (I won't of course) then try another, and another, and another, until I find one I like.
Then what will I do??? If there is literlly nothing to else to upgrade buy???
I think I'm going to stop now, take a deep breath and buy some more records online. Good idea, thanks. |
Balance, now I want balance!!! OK, that means a whole new set up. Can you say rationalization?
Now I am all about balance, that's what I need.
Well that will take a new preamp probably many until I get that balanced sound. Then amps, why that could take multiple, in many different configurations.
Maybe several smaller subs, instead of a big one, or several big ones.
Think I still keep the Maggies and the VPI Classic though.
But maybe a new cartridge??
Oh screw it, I'm going to show some restraint, not change anything and just buy some more records. Well, for tonight. |
Step 1. Check the Audio Research Website for details on the LS26 and Ref 3 and 5 preamps
Step 2. Check Audiogon website for ARC preamps
Step 3. Check eBay for ARC Preamps
Step 4. Check Craigslist Houston for ARC Preamps
Step 5. Austin Craigslist
Step 6. Dallas Craigslist
Step 7. San Antonio Craigslist
Step 8. Bryan/College Station Craigslist
Step 9. Chicago Criagslist (family there)
Step 10. Los Angles Craigslist (go for work all the time)
Step 11. New York Craigslist (work)
Step 12. Drink another glass of wine |
Thank you, can I just send my CC numbers? |
Hevac1, thank you so much for your truly grand gesture. I knew that the Audiophile community would close ranks and help out one of it's own with a problem.
I think I have been talked off the ledge at this point though, so I will turn down your generous offer of help for right now.
Oh hey, I have to go, someone just sent me an email that they have an ARC Ref 3 with a black face, what phono stage would I get with that? |
Tholt is my twin brother of a different mother. I don't know where you live, but I owe you dinner!! |
I was good for 3 weeks, but I just bought some new tubes for the output stage of my preamp (the Pope Hollands I wanted are no longer available, Darn it!!), and a new sub cable for my Rel. I think I'm like an addict that has been off the stuff for a while and just had a beer.
Hey look, someone's got some 20.1's for sale, and an ARC Ref 5, oh man and there's an ARC Ref2 phono, now I just need to put my gear up for sale. Let's see if I move money from this account to that, the wife will never know how much more I spent......... |
Phaelon,
you have never been to Houston have you? If you had you would know that sadly we laugh at the Vegas gentlemen's clubs. They seem trite, and downright amatuerish compared to ours'.
As my wife always says, " I'm so proud Houston's not known for energy, medical, technology or NASA. Instead we are the strip club captial of the world." |
Pssssst, I'm better now!!!
I thought I was getting sick again when I bought a much desired from my youth, B & O Beogram 8002 a few weeks ago and: even though it worked fine I decided it should go back to Sound Smith for new interconnects, dust cover hinge and a new power cable, also a tune up. Well, while it was there I should just upgrade the cartridge to "The Voice", so I figured I was going to be into a secondary turntable for about $1800, that would sell, under the best of circumstances for about $1100, well, I sold it!!!!!!!
That means I'm better right??
Nothing else going on, so now I'm fine.
Oh, I did buy a Graham Slee Elevator and Grado The Reference 1 LO cartridge, but that was necessary. I'm not counting that as a negative. |
Sadly, it does. But I'm working on messing it up so it needs more work. |
Chayro, I feel like an alcholic who just got a presentation from the Seagrams rep on all of their great new beverages. You my friend are what we call in the addiction business, an "Enabler".
Now, to more important things; what's for sale on here tonight?? |
Marty, you are a very sick individual.
I love wine, but stay away due to lack of funds, although I used to work for Koch Industries, and Charles Koch and his brother, who are both HUGE onephiles(sp)where named the 5th richest men in America, and that's the kind of money it takes to love wine.
BTW, I think they are worth more then twice what Gates is, but since the company is privately held.... Forbes only guesses. No debt, and $100 billion a year in sales.....
You do the math. |
