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plutos
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juke4u,

I`m not a rich at all.......:=))
The way to true S.O.T.A audio lays not only in money.

My tip is:

Demo as much as you can, then choose your brands/house sound, then try pick a top of the line classic pieces of these (newer=usually lesser quality/sound for same MSRP) and buy used from some credible seller here or in eBay.

P.S. The wire/cable thing is crazily over-hyped. Leave these for last!
If everything else is already done and you like to buy a better cables then first play attention to the quality of connectors, conductor materials, AWG, etc., not for a brand name or fancy look. 
Some research and simple DIY may save you a grands here, if constructing a very top end cables.

 Just my 2c
nkonor
635 posts
 
Demo as much as you can. Have your crooked, worthless dealer work hard for your hopeful business, have him loan you all his equipment for extended periods. Buy used on this and other sites. Then complain about lack of "brick and mortar" shops.
The 70s and 80s were great times for hardware and software. I have more than enough of both. Might need to start downsizing 5-10 years out. Trying to keep a notebook for my wife so she some good $ for the equipment and records.
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danvignau
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I like Ferrari's, too, but must stick to my blown S2000 autocross daily driver.
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whart
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I’m going to skirt the political aspects of this and focus for a minute on the merits. Every time there is a post about some new uber-price for a piece of gear- whether it is cable, hardware or whatever- i think you get the predictable assortment of reactions, from "crazy" to "not so crazy if you have the means."
In my experience, it’s not only all relative, but a matter of priorities. I have a friend who is truly wealthy. He buys vintage Ferrari racing cars. But, if he flies, he goes coach; he wears Gap pants, and I doubt you catch him spending $400 on a shirt. Could he afford it? Sure. He doesn’t see the value in it.
All of us, at some point in life, should have the experience of enjoying the "best" of something, if only to understand that it often isn’t always that much better. I don’t begrudge anybody the right to spend as they see fit. It doesn’t impact me (I don’t think this pricing affects the more every day equipment). If you find value you what you are seeking out, who’s to argue? Enjoy what you can while you can.
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bdp24
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Amen, Bill. Musicians eat cheap so they can buy expensive vintage instruments. It’s unfortunate, but a lot of them listen to music on computers these days, and I don’t mean hirez digital streaming. It is because music is SO important to us that we spend what we do on the equipment to reproduce it well in our homes. How good a hi-fi a guy had was at one time a good indicator of how much music meant to him.

Why then do musicians almost universally have terrible hi-fis? 1- They’re poor. In the early 70’s Paul McCartney was paying his drummer in Wings Denny Seiwell $150 a week. 2- Musicians are thinking more about their own music than that of their contemporaries, not listening to recorded music nearly as much as you would think. THAT was done when they were younger, learning how to play. 3- Musician’s don’t expect reproduced sound to even remotely approach live sound. And since few of them have ever heard a really good system (since few of them or their peers have one), they don’t know how much better recorded music can sound through good gear.

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