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If you lost your stereo system would you still ???

Would you still be enthralled by the music. Enjoy and listen to it. How much difference does a fine stereo make to you. Lets say you would have a $500 to listen to. Are you too concerned about the accuracy or would you still listen because you love the nusic. I think I would still listen but would always want more. I think that whats drives us. The audio bug. A $5000 system is not good enough. A $10,000 is not good enough and so on. But what would you do if the $500 system is all you will have to live with. Will you abandon your hobby? I know I would spend less time. Mike
128x128blueranger
oregon
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I use a vintage Marantz receiver and older Gershman speakers in a second room.
It is possible to have good sound for $500.
Regardless, it is the music that counts.
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abucktwoeighty
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I have an old Marantz receiver, Denon CDP, and a pair of Advents that still make me smile.
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muzikat
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I also have a vintage Marantz 2270 and Large Advent speakers. Sounds great. I grew up with this combo. One of my favorite sounds still.
Probably close to $500, maybe a little more on Ebay.
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rja
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If I lost my current system and couldn't replace it with something similar, I think I'd get a nice cassette player. Hey, you can get used cassettes for a buck or two, sometimes less.
I would leave the planned obsolescence of formats behind forever and not really care.
I've always enjoyed music, even before I had the "good" stuff. 8^)
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philjolet
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I can be pretty damn happy with my Tivoli radio - sometimes it makes me kinda sick to think of it compared to my stereo, the enjoyment to dollar ratio it STOMPS my rig
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