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Second audio system in your house?

Hi, just curious how many of you have a second audio system in your house, and, actually use it? I've recently bought some new components and had planned on selling my old amp, but I'm still attached to it, and with a small investment, say $1000, I could get some bookshelf speakers and a CD player. On the fence about the whole idea. There's a whole lot of other things to do with $1000 mind you, so I'm not sure if it's the most sensible thing to get into. I won't even ask the wife what her opinion is, as I already know it.
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tgmitchell
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Look for some used equipment, however, buy something you like vs. a good deal.  You will end up changing equipment out to get what you really want.  I have a McIntosh 6600 integrated amp and ProAc speakers for the main listening room, a great sounding system.  If you can't spend more than $1,000, look for the used equipment.  I ended up with a third system in my office and spent too much $ 7,000, but I love it.  As mentioned from some of the other equipment lovers, you can't have too much gear.  The wife doesn't get it, that's ok.  Have fun, owing the equipment is the fun of it, especially, if it's great gear.  I call the audiophile experience the black hole for spending money, you can't take it with you so enjoy it.  

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mervinpearce
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4 different dedicated systems excluding Home Theater and smaller systems in bedrooms, outside, poolroom, kitchen.  Part of life and agree the opportunity to experience different nuances without changing when you have a single system.
mesch
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One thing about spending $1000 on a second system is that you might find out how good one can sound with such an expenditure. I have friends who think nothing about spending $1000 on a TV and won’t spend $500 on audio to augment the experience. Oh well, not my problem.

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vicweast
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I have a beautiful-sounding main system in a generous living room space. It is a holographic mind travel machine (think: "musical Tardis"; Avalon, Ayon). I listen to that when ever I can... lately, I have been discovering Charles Mingus in detail in that room, while reading or with eyes shut.

My home office is where I play with gear, I have too much in here right now but it is fun!

The family room is where we have our 5.1 Parasound Halo and Emotiva HT experience (sometimes ruined by watching would-be Presidential debates ;-) 

Here is what I really want to do: Have a space big enough and with enough power to have several different systems for shoot-offs. That would be the bomb. What's that? You say I should start an audio store? That's the idea, except this is not going to be a money-making experience...
ebm
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Bose radio in the kitchen for cd playback.
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