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Amazing ''Overachieving'' products...your pick?

I have owned both expensive gear (and I do mean expensive) and ''budget'' gear. Many components are mind-boggling on a price-paid versus performance ratio. Three of my favorites are:

1. The Bedini clarifier. This gizmo just plain works. You may like - or not - the difference it makes on your cd's. In my case, it clears up a lot of fog. The cheapest upgrade to ALL my cd's.

2. The Cayin TA-30 integrated amplifier . So much performance and flexibility for so little money. Put it up against anything up to 3 times the price, musically and from a build-quality perspective. Just plain amazing.

3. The Apple i-Pod Mini. Yes, even from in an audiophile application, playing cd's (not downloaded MP3's). You can snob it but you cannot ignore it.

What are YOUR picks ?
sonicbeauty
mortsnets
42 posts
 
Musical Paradise MP-301 tube integrated
$200, 6 watts, one source, sounds wonderful
forrestc
114 posts
 
I will second the Audio Technica AT33PTG cartridge (from page one of this thread). Not sold through regular channels in the USA, but with a little looking, it can be found from a reputable importer at a very reasonable price.
stickman451
553 posts
 
NAD C275BEE; an amazing little SS stereo amp that doesn't sound so 'little' and will drive just about anything...
akanrg
15 posts
 
I will second the Musical Paradise MP-301.

This is an excellent sounding little single ended pure class A amp that drives my Meadowlark Kestrel 2 (89 db) to very satisfying levels. It has a superb tone that seems to sound "right"
No, it won't rock the house but for music lovers this is a dream come true, a real highend sound for very little $.
For $200 you can't go wrong. This is the "BARGAIN OF THE CENTURY"
Congratulations Musical Paradise, you hit one out of the park with this amplifier!
icorem
149 posts
 
Mapletree Audio Design Line 2A preamp - beating machines cost 10 times and more.
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