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Coming out of the blackhole called work...retirement

Hello All

I have just retired and emerged from the mud of work that encompasses everything and acts light a blackhole for hobbies and enjoyment. Now that I am seeing some light I want to upgrade my 70's something stereo to something I can really enjoy. I read in a post from long ago about a preamplifier called a George Lightspeed. It was Australian, quality sound according to the posts and cheap. Is this something I want to consider or must I look at products in the thousands or 10's of? 

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georgehifi
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retired-hank3 posts01-27-2018 4:17pmWelcome to retirement life. No more schedules and “I must get this done by...”.

Ah, not quite right. There's always the dreaded fridge list, from the missus.

Cheers George
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The fridge list is short and leaves plenty of time so perusing HiFi forums.

The list is short because it says "a new house"...from the missus

Mine says "new stereo". Men are simple beings.

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Listen to PS AUdio gear. Great prices from a great company, American made.
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Don't get sucked into the cable hype. They are high profit items pushed by dealers. A $2000 amp does not need a $500 cable.

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Congrats on retirement, I’m a few years behind ya!  I would agree with suggestions here of “let your ears decide what’s best for you”. My wife and I flew from Michigan to Colorado to the RMAF show and had a blast listening to all that’s current. We already had a new system but was looking for improvements. Ended up falling in love with some Zu Audio Soul Superfly speakers but I just couldn’t pull the trigger as they were a bit more than what we recently purchased. Well, my wife didn’t tell me until we got back home but SHE bought them!  A while later we went to another Audio show in Toronto and ended up finding a TT we really like(German made Acoustic Solid brand). My wife fell in love with the beautiful bubinga plinth so we picked that up. So, the moral of the story is... bring your wife with you!
Rick
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