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Buying equipment

Ok, I've been looking online to put together a system and man is it frustraring. I live in rural wyoming and cannot go to a stereo store. So I will need to buy online.

None of the companies sell their components online, they only refer me to a dealer. Then even on the dealer's sites there are very few photos and again no prices. I did find 6moons' site, but it is tedious clicking through reviews to get to the bottom and find out its $45,000.

Amazon doesn't have much that is interesting- I want something unique and all that I would have access to is Sonos, Focal, 'Bird', marantz, and yamaha. Fleawatt is done building for the year and that seems to be it.

I'm looking for a tight little system that will fill the living room of a one bedroom apartment with hardwood floors.

I want something that will play standard CD's and one that I can eventually hook up a Pro-ject turntable to.

Any help of how to find a system to buy?

Thanks,
S.
swarthy
swarthy OP
12 posts
 
"It will play any shiny disc"

Thankya Mr. Wainwright now your talking my language:) All this alphabet soup has a long learning curve-and I am even ex-military!

I mentally check-out and start wondering what might be in the fridge when i read

"Upgrade the iDac to Asynchronous 24/192 with Peachtree's X1 USB to SPDIF Converter."

I am off to check out the systems you all have so very thoughtfully pointed me to. I really appreciate all the help everybody is giving me.
swarthy OP
12 posts
 
from resolution audio pdf:

"the opus21 only requires one power chord" Yes!

As I am beginning to learn about all the options and how to listen to and evaluate a system.

I am wondering what I am listening to/for.

Such as in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O2tG17ILwQ

To me it sounds shallow. that is less like a live performance-theatre stage and more like a modern movie theatre or art museum:
timrhu
2,779 posts
 
Are you listening on your freakin laptop?? What do you expect it to sound like?
swarthy OP
12 posts
 
:P

Yes, I am. but it has Harman/kardon speakers- it says so right on it.

So that sound was okay? I'm just checking
swarthy OP
12 posts
 
Yep Wyoming is great for some, I'm just not one of those folks.

I am willing to buy used. I would also prefer it as it has already been 'tested'. For this system I'm not too picky about blemishes. I would like something unique (hence why I hit up fleawatt)and crafted/inspired by the music rather than squeezing out every note. To me, Music is art and therefore imperfect.
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