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Amazing ''Overachieving'' products...your pick?

I have owned both expensive gear (and I do mean expensive) and ''budget'' gear. Many components are mind-boggling on a price-paid versus performance ratio. Three of my favorites are:

1. The Bedini clarifier. This gizmo just plain works. You may like - or not - the difference it makes on your cd's. In my case, it clears up a lot of fog. The cheapest upgrade to ALL my cd's.

2. The Cayin TA-30 integrated amplifier . So much performance and flexibility for so little money. Put it up against anything up to 3 times the price, musically and from a build-quality perspective. Just plain amazing.

3. The Apple i-Pod Mini. Yes, even from in an audiophile application, playing cd's (not downloaded MP3's). You can snob it but you cannot ignore it.

What are YOUR picks ?
sonicbeauty
jomoinc
62 posts
 
Sony PlayStation 1 SCPH-1001 for CD play gets my vote.
cdc
1,677 posts
 
$95 Insignia mini-system

Silly good for $95. Just wonder what they could do for $200.
ancient_tones
11 posts
 
Grado Statement Platinum($300 new) combined with Grado Ph-1($300 used).
pubul57
3,712 posts
 
Blue Jeans ICs and Speaker Cable. Belkin wire with excellent specs, good shielding, and connectors. Compare them with cables 20x the price and see if you can tell a difference, and if you can, see which you prefer.
levy03
442 posts
 
wadia 170i if you enjoy your ipod. plug it into a good DAC and use a decent digital IC. if music was downloaded uncompressed, you'll be floored. $300 well spent in my book
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