Its imperative to have enough gear lying around, like a couple or more amps and preamps to get a good idea how things measure up, to mix and match.
New Audiophile going crazy
Hello,
I've always been a music fan, play guitar and have dedicated HT, stadium seating and so on. Beginning in about November I started collecting some vintage equipment. A Kenwood receiver from the 70's, a nice Adcom amp
(GFA-555), Sonic Frontiers SFL-1 Signature. Apparently that was just the taste I needed because I went into high gear at that point. B&W 802's (series 80's), 805 Nautilus, HTM2 center and a thumping B&W sub. I constructed a 2-channel system for my home office made of McIntosh C28 pre, a 2105 amp, Rega P3 and Pioneer 707 R2R and full set of Dalquist DQ-10 (sub unit and crossover) all in mint condition. And of course, all the Audioquest cabling to connect it all. To go with all those Bowers & Wilkins I picked up a Mac MX135 and a MC7108 just this weekend. House is wired for two channel in every room already so the multi-zone seemed a good choice.
Now, I'm sitting here looking at projectors to re[place the one in the theater. I've become quite consumed with upgrading all my equipment.
That's since Thanksgiving. Is there any hope for me? I have to get this "Obsession" under control. Any advice?
:-)
I've always been a music fan, play guitar and have dedicated HT, stadium seating and so on. Beginning in about November I started collecting some vintage equipment. A Kenwood receiver from the 70's, a nice Adcom amp
(GFA-555), Sonic Frontiers SFL-1 Signature. Apparently that was just the taste I needed because I went into high gear at that point. B&W 802's (series 80's), 805 Nautilus, HTM2 center and a thumping B&W sub. I constructed a 2-channel system for my home office made of McIntosh C28 pre, a 2105 amp, Rega P3 and Pioneer 707 R2R and full set of Dalquist DQ-10 (sub unit and crossover) all in mint condition. And of course, all the Audioquest cabling to connect it all. To go with all those Bowers & Wilkins I picked up a Mac MX135 and a MC7108 just this weekend. House is wired for two channel in every room already so the multi-zone seemed a good choice.
Now, I'm sitting here looking at projectors to re[place the one in the theater. I've become quite consumed with upgrading all my equipment.
That's since Thanksgiving. Is there any hope for me? I have to get this "Obsession" under control. Any advice?
:-)
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My first true audiophile speakers were those B&W 802 series80's, and I loved them!! Very inefficient, but very smooth, neutral, and incredible imaging.... I actually bought them used in college in '86. Even today, I think they still can be a great value, in in nice condition. Crossovers could use some new caps though! Then in '89, I bought some brand new Sequels. |
OK, ok....Submit to your dark side, go lease a warehouse of apropos size to fit what you've got And whatever you might consider adding in the future and recreate something like this: https://www.vice.com/en/article/wnnayb/the-wall-of-sound Make sure the locks work and there's no windows. Buy the biggest spools of cables you might think you'll need for the project. Coffee is a given. Alcohol will likely be applied. Drugs optional. Have one of those "I've fallen, and I can't get up!" buttons just in case you shatter your eardrums and brain has turned to the liquidity of wallpaper paste. Let me know on Day One, Selection One occurs so I can set up some remote cameras..... Audiophile Commits Sonic Suicide, Section A, page one, above the fold. (Oh, that's right.....no one looks at newsprint anymore....) |
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