Hey Jadem6:
I like this proposal. I sure enough hated that I missed out on that discussion before. It would have made for some interesting dialog had I heard what others had to say, as well as my participating in the discussion. Oh well, to each its own. Well anyway, for the different price points that you have asked for in your post, here are some systems that I would put together if I was to shop as those price points that you have brought up.
Anyway, here goes:
(A). For less than $1,500.00:
Headphones: Sennheiser HD-580 -- $200.00 (from Audio Advisor).
Amplifier: HeadRoom Supreme -- $400.00.
CD Player: Sony CD D-EJ815 CD Walkman -- $150.00.
Total -- $750.00.
(B). From $1,500.00 to $4,000.00:
Speaker System: Vandersteen 2Ce Signatures and Vanderstands (with Cherry or Rosewood endcaps) -- $1,500.00 + $125.00.
Amplifier: Classe CAP-101 -- $1,395.00.
CD Player: NAD S500 -- $1,500.00.
Cables: MITerminator 2 Interconnect and Bi-Wired Speaker Cable -- $80.00 + $200.00.
Total -- $4,675.00 (sorry, went over budget on this one).
(C). From $4,000.00 to $9,000.00:
"My Own System"
Speakers: KEF Reference 102 Bookshelf Monitors with KUBE Equalizer -- $900.00 (back in 1988).
Amplifier: Adcom GFA-545 MkII -- $250.00 (used).
Preamplifier: Adcom GFP-750 -- $1,250.00.
FM Tuner: Magnum Dynalab FT-101 -- $600.00 (used).
CD Player/Changer: JVC XL-M509TN -- $400.00 (back in 1994).
CD Player: Meridian 506.24 -- $2,095.00.
Cables: MITerminator 2 and 3 Interconnects, and MITerminator 2 Speaker Cable -- $80.00 + $45.00 + $125.00.
Total -- $6,000.00 (Approximately).
(D). From $9,000.00 to $15,000.00.
No System. I feel you have to up the ante about another $10K from my system before you can begin to hear any appreciable difference from what you will hear from my own $6,000.00 system.
(E). From $15,000.00 to $40,000.00:
Speakers: Aerial Acoustics 10T -- $3,500.00 (used).
Amplifier: Mark Levinson No. 23 -- $2,500.00 (used).
Preamplifier: Mark Levinson No. 26 -- $2,500.00 (used).
CD Transport/D/A Converter: Wadia WT-2000/Wadia 27ix Decoding Computer -- $2,200.00 (used).
Turntable/Arm/Cartridge: VPI HR-19 Mk III/Graham 2.0/Benz Glider Micro -- $2,000.00 (used... turntable and arm system) + $750.00 (for new cartridge).
Cables: MIT MI-350 Interconnects and MIT MH-750 Speaker Cable -- $750.00 + $1,250.00 (used).
Total -- $13,450.00 + Cables.
(F). From $40,000.00 and up:
See my ultimate "Dream" system on "the Ultimate system? Cost no object?" thread on this board. I posted a "homedinger" of a system there last weekend. If you do everything I have posted about that system, it will run WELL over $100K.
Well Jadem6. Those are the systems I would buy at the various price points in which you have already posted. It would be interested in seeing the creations others can come up with.
Later....
--Charles--
I like this proposal. I sure enough hated that I missed out on that discussion before. It would have made for some interesting dialog had I heard what others had to say, as well as my participating in the discussion. Oh well, to each its own. Well anyway, for the different price points that you have asked for in your post, here are some systems that I would put together if I was to shop as those price points that you have brought up.
Anyway, here goes:
(A). For less than $1,500.00:
Headphones: Sennheiser HD-580 -- $200.00 (from Audio Advisor).
Amplifier: HeadRoom Supreme -- $400.00.
CD Player: Sony CD D-EJ815 CD Walkman -- $150.00.
Total -- $750.00.
(B). From $1,500.00 to $4,000.00:
Speaker System: Vandersteen 2Ce Signatures and Vanderstands (with Cherry or Rosewood endcaps) -- $1,500.00 + $125.00.
Amplifier: Classe CAP-101 -- $1,395.00.
CD Player: NAD S500 -- $1,500.00.
Cables: MITerminator 2 Interconnect and Bi-Wired Speaker Cable -- $80.00 + $200.00.
Total -- $4,675.00 (sorry, went over budget on this one).
(C). From $4,000.00 to $9,000.00:
"My Own System"
Speakers: KEF Reference 102 Bookshelf Monitors with KUBE Equalizer -- $900.00 (back in 1988).
Amplifier: Adcom GFA-545 MkII -- $250.00 (used).
Preamplifier: Adcom GFP-750 -- $1,250.00.
FM Tuner: Magnum Dynalab FT-101 -- $600.00 (used).
CD Player/Changer: JVC XL-M509TN -- $400.00 (back in 1994).
CD Player: Meridian 506.24 -- $2,095.00.
Cables: MITerminator 2 and 3 Interconnects, and MITerminator 2 Speaker Cable -- $80.00 + $45.00 + $125.00.
Total -- $6,000.00 (Approximately).
(D). From $9,000.00 to $15,000.00.
No System. I feel you have to up the ante about another $10K from my system before you can begin to hear any appreciable difference from what you will hear from my own $6,000.00 system.
(E). From $15,000.00 to $40,000.00:
Speakers: Aerial Acoustics 10T -- $3,500.00 (used).
Amplifier: Mark Levinson No. 23 -- $2,500.00 (used).
Preamplifier: Mark Levinson No. 26 -- $2,500.00 (used).
CD Transport/D/A Converter: Wadia WT-2000/Wadia 27ix Decoding Computer -- $2,200.00 (used).
Turntable/Arm/Cartridge: VPI HR-19 Mk III/Graham 2.0/Benz Glider Micro -- $2,000.00 (used... turntable and arm system) + $750.00 (for new cartridge).
Cables: MIT MI-350 Interconnects and MIT MH-750 Speaker Cable -- $750.00 + $1,250.00 (used).
Total -- $13,450.00 + Cables.
(F). From $40,000.00 and up:
See my ultimate "Dream" system on "the Ultimate system? Cost no object?" thread on this board. I posted a "homedinger" of a system there last weekend. If you do everything I have posted about that system, it will run WELL over $100K.
Well Jadem6. Those are the systems I would buy at the various price points in which you have already posted. It would be interested in seeing the creations others can come up with.
Later....
--Charles--