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Changing to less expensive gear.

Have you ever traded a good but more expensive piece of gear for a cheaper and better sounding piece?

Comments are often made buy people with less expensive gear that what they have is good enough for the price. The implication is that more expensive gear does not provide better sound.

So this question, hopefully approaches this from another angle. I have never sold higher priced gear to get better sounding cheaper gear, but I'm not saying it cannot be done. What has been your experience?
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scottht
398 posts
 
Switched from a Rogue Magnum 99 to a Blue Circle Despina, Didn't like either one of them. I tried a AES AE/1 to hold me over until I could figure out what I wanted. I have kept the AES. It is a killer little preamp at any price. IMHO, it blows away the Rogue and the Blue Circle.
cdc
1,786 posts
 
I wish this was true. There is lots of expensive stuff I don't like the sound of but generally if you pay more you get more. One exception was the B&W dealer who had little 303's with an Arcam Delta 10 ( something like that) integrated. We listened to that while waiting to hear Thiel 2.3's / McIntosh.
Wow, the Thiel was a big letdown. Harsh, bright, downright unpleasant to listen to in comparison to the $1,000 special. Set up correctly I think the Thiels could win.
trelja
3,223 posts
 
I have done this successfully with cable, as you can often find a much cheaper alternative which suits you and your system better.

It is much more difficult to do this with components or speakers, but it is possible.
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