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| 2017 Honest Cabling that doesn’t promote bankruptcy Inna > the most popular current Purist cable is Neptune fluid. About $1300 for 1M RCAs pair. Poseidon fluid is about half the price. Blindjim > thanks a lot. By the time I get around to trying them, they’ll double in price! Lol. For me, its ... | |
| 2017 ‘Keeper’ speakers under - $25K Blindjim > Soundsrealaudio if you would please provide something of a list which adheres to your build and design ideologies, it would be appreciated. Thank you. | |
| $35K to spend, how will you build a system? Dkarmeli > You don’t ask people who aren’t there themselves yet, they’re only guessing or wishing like you are! Blindjim > Appreciate the input David but, I’m not guessing at all. Rather I’m asking for experiences: “had it to do all over aga... | |
| 2017 ‘Keeper’ speakers under - $25K Mapman > I’ve had my OHM Ls that I’m listening to and thoroughly enjoying right now since 1978.Blindjim > Good to hear from you. Sorry but I don’t quite get what ‘LS’ means.333jeffery > Tekton Design's Ulfberhts would be perfect for you.... | |
| 2017 Honest Cabling that doesn’t promote bankruptcy Inna > Try Purist, Echole, Stage III and HB cable design cables. Least expensive current Purist to try is probably Poseidon.Blindjim > thanks for the heads up. Much appreciated.randy-11 > blindjim - you have a fundamental misunderstanding... | |
| $35K to spend, how will you build a system? Shadorne > If I could start over again, I would buy great sounding interconnects, a box of directional fuses and the best speaker cables I could find. Of course 35K would not nearly be enough - so I definitely wouldn’t waste money on electronic... | |
| 2017 Honest Cabling that doesn’t promote bankruptcy Geoffkait > Morrow controls the manufacturing process of their cables to the extent that the wire grain structure is correctly oriented Blindjim > I am pretty sure they use a funnel. Jayctoy > take notes…. recommend ? Teo GC, CT cables, a... | |
| 2017 amps - $10K to $15K who is on your short list? riaa_award_collectors_on_facebook > ACCUPHASE E-600...Grey Market direct from Japan is less than 8K. USA version is about 13K. Cant believe it wasn't mentioned already.Blindjim > Grey market?Its all cyclical. Accuphase was very popular year... | |
| 2017 Honest Cabling that doesn’t promote bankruptcy Deep apologies to all. Been busy with Drs and life in general. Blindjim > Toddverrone > thanks much. DIY is pretty much off my table. I’d have no one to yell at if I did not like ‘em.4425 > AQ Niagara ICsBlindjim > something massive mu... | |
| $35K to spend, how will you build a system? roxy54 > I understand. I'm sure that you could have a very nice system for $35k, but if you had $75k to spend, that would surely be nice.Blindjim > 35, 75, or possibly nuttin’. We’ll see. This misadventure will be a serious one for sure, eit... | |
| 2017 ‘Keeper’ speakers under - $25K Sorry, I simply did not see the second page. 8-)) sheeshMy gratitude for all the input herein is immense. Thanks all if I miss someone..Chances are quite high that if or when I’m able to launch the new squeaker enterprise, I’ll soon be moving, so... | |
| $35K to spend, how will you build a system? Inna > Gryphon integrateds do have optional dac, not sure about Ypsilon. I have no idea of the US prices of Diablo 120 and Diablo 300, I think it's something like 9000 euros and 13000 euros respectively without dac plus VAT in Europe.Blindjim &... | |
| $35K to spend, how will you build a system? jmcgrogan2 > Instead of the speaker first approach, or the amp first approach, I suggest the combo (speaker/amp) first approach.Go out and listen to as many combinations as possible. Take your time. Maybe even allot $5K of your $35K on travel ... | |
| $35K to spend, how will you build a system? david_ten > 1. I'm not sure if your question is theoretical or this is something you are actually planning?2 Reaching out to a promising kid and funding their education at a state school would be at the top of my list.3 BTW, great …. thoughts o... | |
| Antipodes DS GT versus Bryston BDP2 FWIW….The biggest problem I face is not so much not knowing, it is knowing something that just ain’t so. Comtempt prior to investigation. Stubbornness. Sloth. For simplicity sake, I should think if another item were to be added into the mix to str... |