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Really expensive systems that sounded great?

I often laugh at megabucks systems ($100K and above) I hear because so often they are just OK, or the presentation is so off in one dimension or another I can barely listen to them for long.

What I’d like to ask now is what megabucks systems have you heard which you felt actually were worth the asking price? I don’t mean incrementally better than your $20k system. I mean leaps and bounds. Anyone?

The best system close to that I ever heard was the top of the line Vandersteen speakers and Vandersteen monoblock amps driven by VTL preamp (I believe) at a show in Oakland. Nothing else I heard in that price range or above sounded worth it to my poor ears.

Lets try to stay wealth-positive here and stick to things we actually LIKED. 😁

erik_squires
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tonywinga
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I have heard the Ultra 7’s in Atlanta a few times.  The first time was with ARC Ref 6SE and 160M amps.  They made me sit up and take notice. They sounded great. That was summer of 21. Then last November I heard them again but with Dan Agostino gear. Not quite as impressive as I remembered it before.  Both times the sources were the same- the DAC and vinyl.  Just something to note.  

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I have an S-Class.  The sound system is great.  I play it at a very low volume.  It doesn’t hold a candle to my home stereo. 

kota1
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@tonywinga 

+1, what type of entertainment system does it have?

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It’s the base system Burmeister, not the high end googolplex speaker system with moonrock impregnated drivers.

The real entertainment is the twin turbo V-8 and active comfort seats. Oh, brakes work good too.

kota1
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Now you gotta post it in your virtual system, the wingamobile!

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