Best "Bang for the Buck" you have owned?


Yes, the CJ ART, various Audio Research were all great...but I do remember lower priced items that gave much pleasure for their price.

In no order, The Large Advent,  DQ-10, Nakamichi SR receivers,  inexpensive Nordost cables, many tuners giving good vibes vis "FREE" music.  Also, in a different way, the Nakamichi TM radios and SoundSpace systems. 

There was a solid state ARC pre that was very good....ls-12?

And I do  remember "free" listening at some friends homes/systems that were great values. I was exceedingly lucky to have a best friend that bought most of my gear when I was "moving on".  It gave me the chance to listen to what I had had compared to what I currently had....at least once what I had sold to him was better than what my replacement gear was...........the old "live and learn". 





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AVA super PAS from a kit.  I paid $20.00 for the stock PAS at a pawn shop (Brass Faceplate) in 1987.  The kit was under $200...traded it to Frank for something “higher end” In the mid 1990z. 
My best affordable gear ever:
Moscode 600 power amp.
Al'on 2 loudspeakers
Anything made by Monarchy Audio.
And a very old Hafler [I think] pre amp from the 80s' that hade an actual volume knob on the remote.. Way before anyone was making remote control pre amps...
All the above could be purchased for under 1k when pre owned...
Harman Kardon PM665 integrated amp late 80s $850 at Wall to Wall Sound.  150Wx2 80amp instantaneous current capability. MC capable. 
$/value could not be better, unless your drinking, with all due respect bro, MillerCarbon koolAide. 😎😎😎 
Luxman L580 Integrated Amp. From 1981.
took it around, same reaction, how could it be?
Even from the amps are amps there is no difference, crowd.Let it go during some hard times, wish I had it back.
Regarding AR turntables, way back when, a friend had one.
didn't know what I was looking at, tonearm looking precariously balanced on the plinth, he had an old Tube Integrated Amp wish I had paid more attention to amp and speakers. When he played a record was blown away. Been searching for that sound since. That was 1976.
 AR Turntables are the bomb.