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Your greatest high end audio purchase!!!

My audiophile journey has extended to over 40 of adventurous sonic delight. Over the coarse of my over 40 year journey as an audiophile, like so my others, I cycled through a multitude of speakers, amps, cables, etc,. Now that I’m an old guy, I’ve pretty much settled on my "End-Game" audio system for the long haul, primarily because I simply love the way it sounds, and also because, at this juncture, I no longer have the will, nor do I have the desire to continue the crazy (but fun) merry-go-round of audio components in and out like I did in years past (my spouse and my wallet thank me). When I look back on all the high-speed audio gear that I’ve owned down through the years, and after giving it much insightful thought, I’ve come to the conclusion that, after everything was said and done, my beloved Revel Salon 2 speakers were my overall most pleasurable and greatest purchase of all. What was yours?

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mitchagain
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My greatest purchase is the one that gets me off of the upgrade train, even if that situation ends up being only temporary.

coppy777
118 posts
 

A tie for me between my Conrad-Johnson ART 27a class A power amp, a dCS Bartok streaming DAC and the Conrad-Johnson ART 88 preamplifier just put in service. Close behind are the B&W DB subs and the Wireworld Platinum silver speaker cables. All good here.

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phishhhhh4
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My innuos Pulsar 

Mostly because it allowed me to dump Room (cursed product)

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nooshinjohn
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I would have to say, building my own to tube amps with the help of Bob Carver. I have been running them now for 12 years and they continue to amaze me every time I turn them on.

 

jeffboll
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Having done the same in a recording studio environment I agree with rick_n, the best purchase any of us can make is proper room treatment. When done right, the difference is staggering.

That said, my audiophile room is pretty darn good but NOT properly treated so for gear I'm going with ATC SCM50's.

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