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Best Component Ever, for the money

The other thread with this title was corrupted in its inception. Let's do this one with NO cables, power cords, isolation devices or tweaks. My vote goes to the Connoisseur turntable (integrated with arm). I don't have it anymore and you shouldn't be able to find one for sale. High end perspective for $150.
paulwp
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oddiofyl
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Tie:

McCormack DNA 125 amp $1600 new

Channel Islands VDA 2 DAC $600 new
meridian23
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Best for the buck in SS pream used under $400.

It a Meridian 565. It has a build in dac same chip
than the Meridian cd 508.20/506.20 CS4329. One analogue
input, it can be use with a sub and it a 5.1 processor!

New it was $3500/4999 and i like to use a pream that
include a dac.It wonderfull in 2ch set up.When i think
to upgrade the Meridian 565 is there to stay...
charleskz
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First Sound pre amp. Get the best upgrade you can afford. Simply spectacular
schubert
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New AR turntable with Shure 91-ED 65$
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bdp24
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That's IT Schubert! That's the table and exact cartridge (mine was a 91e, though, no d) I bought my self in 1969. I think it was a little more than $65 by then, but not much. It replaced a Garrard SL55, my first table. My amp was a Fisher X-100c, speakers AR 4x's, their cheapest.
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