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How cheap can you go and still be happy with the sound?

I would think many guys on this forum are spoilt by the gear they have and never listen anymore on cheap rigs.

I was listening recently on my younger daughter’s PC audio rig and got reminded again of how good it sounds. There is a fairly high level of clarity, detail, tonal balance and great bass in this rig.

 

- Yamaha HS8 powered monitors: $700 to $800

- Yamaha WXC-50 MusicCast streamer+dac+preamp: $450, often found on A4L for around $300

- Audioquest Powerquest PQ3 (was around $200 or so)

 

IMO, this would qualify as a high quality (sonically) charity price hifi rig for any younger or older person w.r.t small room nearfield or midfield listening.

 

What is the cheapest rig that has brought you happiness these days?

 

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svbigwood
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I have a very high end system at home but i did sonos at my cabin. I am very happy with the play 5’s and the sub!!

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waytoomuchstuff
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@asvjerry

You rarely disappoint.

Your "tool bounce off" moment was an effective Newtonian physics demonstration. Very impressive!

One question: Was the wrench standard or Metric?

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asvjerry
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@waytoomuchstuff ... Triumph=British=metric;

Although I've no reason to believe that the car had it in for me...

No more than anything else does..

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waytoomuchstuff
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@asvjerry ... Sunbeam (Tiger/Alpine) = British ≠ metric.  Got lots of 1/4-20 & 1/4-28 bolts holding the windscreen frames, boot and bonnet brackets in place.  Go figure.

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asvjerry
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@waytoomuchstuff....ah....*faraway stare (further than the usual space....)*
I remember well the Alpines' and their 'Twin Peaks' taillights....

Those got clipped in the Tigers...."That's why they so Mean" and nobody wanted to change the plugs when the 260 was hot.....

Back when, the convo was on the relation to the 'Q ships" of WW2.....

"Looks innocent enuff...." followed by it handing you yer butt and whatever was left...

No doubt, still fun to drop the mic on the unwary or merely stupid....

Hey, can I be understood if I 'talk Normal'?  (Well, for moi' anyway....)

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