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OMG. What now?

After all the listening, the buying, the seeking, the reading, the tweaking, the testing, the critiquing, the latest trend, and the old forgotten mend… my system sounds wonderful - to me.

I’m enjoying the music without thinking about this thing, that thing, the worst thing, the next thing, the best thing… another thing. But I just know there’s something better!

That’s it. It’s the ultimate blessing or, dare I say it, the ultimate curse. I’ve reached the end of the audiophile’s dilemma. Or have I? What now? So,

1. I’m not using a preamp between my digital source and my amp. Both are outstanding, so do I really need one?

2. Where’s the best place to sell my used stuff?

3. What’s the most obvious “weak link” that’s holding my system back from a yet undiscovered audiophile music nirvana?

We all here suffer the same neuroses, so any help is appreciated.
 

 

ideal8592

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ideal8592 OP
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I’ve gotta say the biggest improvement in my system was the Auralic Altair G1. I’d never heard musical definition like that before.

ideal8592 OP
15 posts
 

Apologies for not having included system details.


The system I’m using now is Auralic Altair G1, NAD 2200PE, and Zu Audio Omen Dirty Weekend Mk IIs.

Was previously using the 2200PE with NAD 1600 preamp/tuner, Cambridge Audio CXN, and B&W Matrix 3 Series 2s. My favorite thing about that system was the 2200PE I’d also used before with a variety of CD players and Klipsch Heresy IIs long since gone. It’s a shame - I sold them to get the B&Ws but have never liked their bright metal dome tweeter highs.

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