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That Audiophile Thing



It took me years of going to "high end emporiums", reading every audio magazine printed, including those in the UK, and listening in that "audiophilic manner" to get my system together. It has the holographic sound I worked so hard to achieve.

Recently, I was admiring another audiophile's exquisite system (not personally, but here on the Gon) and I was wondering how long it took him to put it together. After admiring his system, I began listening to mine, and enjoying the music immensely. While I thought about his system, the thought also came to me about the headache of putting a new system together in "your" listening room. Even if you have the money, you don't just plunk this stuff down in the listening room and get good sound out of it.

To complicate matters even more, this is a 300B system utilizing extremely efficient speakers. Although I know "zip" about a 300B system, I'm positive from what I've read, that his sound is exquisite. My question to you, is after taking into consideration all the "minutiae" involved in getting audiophile holographic sound in your listening room, are you ready to do it all over again? Money is not a consideration in regard to this question.
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orpheus10 OP
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It's for certain I won't have a 300B in the listening room. Do you think they're too hot for the bedroom? I can stand as much heat as a tube pre, but not a tube amp. I'm seriously considering a 300B in the bedroom, that's where I'm sure the low power won't be a factor.

Thanks to every one for participating.

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
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Theoretically, the 300B is the best, that's why I have to try it. When someone tells me that I have to try something in order to find out whether or not it works, but can't provide any kind of theory in regard to why it works, as far as I'm concerned it's "snake oil". In the case of the 300B, the theory is there.

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
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Jmcgrogan2, you must have read my mind, because that's exactly what I was thinking, "I'm too old for that shit". The more I thought about it the better my system sounded.

Rrog, in all my travels, I never heard a 300B and at a glance they don't seem to have enough power, although I'm sure they do; at any rate I'm not ready for the unknown.

2chnlben, I meant enough to buy the stuff, not have "Jeeves" the butler put it together for you. You must be thinking about the rich audiophile that was in Stereo Review's funny strip.

Enjoy your music, on your system, I'm sure it sounds good.
orpheus10 OP
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Like magic, this 300B system would appear at your door in boxes, but you can't sell it ever. Plus, like me, you don't know squat about a 300B system; would you take it? And I'm sure it's going to sound exquisite as 300B systems go, however that is, whenever you get it together.
orpheus10 OP
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Since your answers are much more interesting going with my original thread, forget about the two restricting comments I made. Maybe this "geezer" can get motivation to do new things.
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