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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
xti16
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If you looking for a great sound from a simple system consider the Dynaudio Xeo wireless speaker.If you want to step up a bit the new Focus XD series would be even better. Presently the Focus XD works best with a digital cable to the master speaker and another to the slave speaker. They should be coming out with a better wireless option than the Xeo (higher resolution). All you need is a source. But to get the best from the Focus XD you need a source with a digital out. Those speakers only need to be plugged into power.
http://www.dynaudio.com/int/home_loudspeaker_systems/xeo/xeo.php
The Xeo 3 and 5 are the original Xeo's with the Xeo 4 and 6 being the current production.
http://focusxd.dynaudio.com/find-a-dealer
The Focus XD has 3 models
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tostadosunidos
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There should be new/used equipment available in Denver. If you can't get to Denver, try Casper, Cheyenne, or (especially) Laramie or Fort Collins for used stuff.
What to buy? You can get quite an education just nosing around on this site. It's worked for me.
mesch
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Swarthy, yes, I appreciate that going to Wyoming in summer months to enjoy the mountains is quite different than living there year around.

Analogous to going to an audio dealership and listening to gear and living with same at home.

An appreciation can be gained, however not the final analysis.

Good luck in your quest!
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kijanki
4,432 posts
 
Swarthy, I had the same dilemma - Hyperion Sound closest dealer to Chicago was in Pennsylvania. I decided to buy demo speakers anyway based on fantastic reviews and they proved to be great sounding. What I failed to understand was that company with such poor dealer base eventually had to go bankrupt and they did. Now I'm worrying about replacement parts.
swarthy OP
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Will this system be the big cheese/ bee's knees/ Troll's bread?

http://www.musicalfidelity.com/merlin/

I looked up troll...

"A troll is a supernatural being in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore. In origin, troll may have been a negative synonym for a jötunn (plural jötnar). In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human beings."

Sorry, I wasn't helpful to you, Dgarrettson.

Oh, wait, I did amuse you, though.
So either you are never pleased, Or you forget that humor is a virtue.
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