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What was the most impactful addition to your system?

Even in a setting absent resource constraints, the bug to “upgrade” is limited by space, power plugs, connectors, WAF, etc. Therefore, most of us must prioritize our additions or upgrades in our systems. I’m frequently seeking opinions on what chnage had the greatest impact to your system. For me as a gray-haired audiophile, it was the addition of a pair of subwoofers - even with a high end system. I am not dismissing the audible improvements from high end cables, pc’s, cartridges, sound treatments, speakers, TT, room placements, etc. But my auditory peyote moment came with the subs. Wish I’d known decades ago 😊

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ghdprentice
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Honestly, I am an old fart as well. The last fifty years I have had quite a few jaw drop moments.

 

My first piece of audiophile gear: a 7 year old Nakamichi tapedeck that absolutely blew away the sound of my highly reviewed Onkyo (now I realized mid-hi, but that was not how advertised).

 

First audiophile amp… Threshold s500… 1979 (in todays dollars $18,800) there was nothing else on the market like it.

 

‘’First digital cable swap… “this cannot make a difference”… but like someone upgraded the components… ~1987

 

My first high end turntable (VPI Aries / Van den Hull Frog) 1989

 

My first high power tube amp ARC Reference 160s (2020)

 

My first really good speakers Sonus Fabre Amati Traditional. (2020)

ghdprentice
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Come to think of it… buying this house and finding it had the best audio acoustic space I have ever heard. The choice was completely by accident, a very happy accident..

ghdprentice
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Thought of another one.

Graduate school, without which, I would never have attained the income with which to purchase my last couple systems… and the fantastic acoustic space in which it performs.

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