Correlation: Money and Good Sound

Wow... so, I have a Sherwood S-7300 I think I'm gonna post here at auction, after reading this.

Money's not enough. You also need knowledge. There are units with comparable sound and widely different prices, and the reverse exists too--widely different sound with similar price tags.

If you've never heard what you can get for little money, you think you have to pay a lot. Getting to hear it all is difficult, though, and potentially somewhat expensive. It helps to have friends with experience. Longtime hobbyists, or people in the business. And it's surprising what good advice you can get from a manufacturer, if you write and ask what goes well with their gear.

Even used equipment can be a poor buy. I can name five or six pieces that are utter bargains, but what do I know about all the rest?

Yeah Ellery, give Uppermidfi a break, just cause he made a stupid statement. After all, it takes a long time of being an audiophile to realize that the BOSE WAVE RADIO is the absolute Pinnacle! HA HA HA HA
Actually i agree with nrchy, i think he was kidding around.

Gunbei, hey, it actually did look like something he would say, except less informed... and less coherent... and less technical... and less intelligent.. and less thought out...

I think the problem is my utter lack of my primary food source.

See, i had a filling fall out of my molar the other day, and i had to get it put back in. well, i ended up needing a root canal and they decided to do a deep cleaning on my gums and put me on a regiment of antibiotics.
Well one of the antibiotics i am taking has a HUGE warning in the damn BROCHURE that comes with it, and it states that while taking this drug any achohol consumtion may cause "Severe nausia, vomiting, shaking, and hot flushes"

Good times. Good times.

My experience showed me that mixing and matching certain older and newer components (some were big bucks, others not) correlated to my desired sound without going totally broke.
I have listened to many well-matched, top-flight systems over the years on different ocassions for extended periods of time.

i THINK THE REAL FUTURE OF HIFI IS DIRECT SHOPPING WITH COMPANIES THAT OFTEN PRODUCE ONLY A HANDFUL OF PRODUCTS...SUCH AS MAIL ORDER COMPANIES LIKE hsU,ADIRE, AND YES EVEN diy PROJECTS FROM THE LIKES OF mADISON(WHICH MY BROTHER LAW JUST PERFORMED...VERY GOOD SOUND FOR VERY LITTLE...NOT THE END ALL...BUT A SOLD RETURN...AND COMPETES VERY WELL WITH "BOUTIQUE" PRODUCTS AT LOCAL DEALERS...AND IF THIS THREAD CAME ACROSS AS A RANT THAT WAS NOT THE INTENTION...MAYBE I AM OUT OF TOUCH...BUT MANY UPGRADE SUGGESTIONS SEEM TO BE MIRROR HI-END MAGS WHERE THOSE ESOTERIC BRANDS THRIVE...

TYPING IN ALL CAPS IS REALLY COOL!!!! LOL