Upgrade ....streamer or amp?


Having decided to keep my Merlin TSM MMs, I was going to upgrade my streamer (Bluesound Node 2 ---original version) and my amp ( Billie....original version). However, recent stock market activity has my IRA in a shambles, so I am only going to upgrade only one of the two. 

Any thoughts on which to start with?  I was considering both the Bluesound Node Icon, and an upgraded Billie (used....after new one comes out)

What say you?

troutbum

Showing 4 responses by mdalton

@fpomposo 

Not sure where you’re getting your data.  S&P 500 was just over 5700 on November 5th.  On January 20th, it was just over 6000.  Today, S&P 500 opened at 5305.  That’s a drop of 12% in 4 months.  

@fpomposo 

I’m not debating politics, just your faulty facts.  What you claimed in your first post was not factually correct, either for dow or s&p.  but just for your awareness, s&p is always a much better indicator because it’s a broader index (500 stocks, by definition).  Dow Jones only has 30 stocks.  Regardless, from January 20, 2017 to January 19, 2021, S&P went from 2300 to 3750, which is an increase of 63%.  From January 20, 2021 to January 19, 2025, S&P went from 3750 to 6100, which is an increase of 63%.  

@fpomposo 

Well, there you go again.  From 2017 to 2020, GDP grew 5.7%.  From 2021 to 2024, GDP growth was 13.7%.  Facts are just so pesky.

@fpomposo 

wow, you’ve got an excuse for everything don’t you.  So let’s just eliminate 2020 and 2021 from the statistics due to pandemic anomalies, and look at private sector job creation.  From January 2017 thru December 2019, the net private sector jobs created was 5.6 million.  From January 2022 thru June 2024 (latest data available), the net private sector jobs created was 5.5 million and this number will be significantly higher when the third and fourth quarter 2024 numbers come out).

So sorry, again you’re just wrong on the facts.