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Where the heck are all these manufacturers coming from!

After being out of the HiFi hobby for about 15 years, covid lock down found me playing with some of my stored equipment. After being in the HiFi business for over 40 years, I though I knew who all the players were. A few forums, such as this, and a subscription to Stereoplile has me scratching my head over the plethora of super highend HiFi manufactures that I've never heard of and the unlimited number of inexpensive Chinese HiFi products. Near every day that I peruse these forums or YouTube channels I'm introduced to yet another amp, preamp, DAC, speaker manufacturer I never heard of.

And the prices.....Folks throw around recommendations for $10,000 and much more products with abandon. I just recently saw a 3.5" jumper cable for $39,000 and an 8' piece of speaker wire for $59,000.........I guess I should have stayed in the business instead of retiring!

rbertalotto
oldhvymec
5,101 posts
 

BTW There are no 59K or 29K or 15K or or or.. I don't pay nutso money for gear when 50% of the sound is the room alone. ALL Speakers 25%, gear 20% and cables 5-15% depends on DIY and what you actually pay for cabling.

A lot of amps can do the job for me from 400.00 to about 3K. Nothing fancy.
Preamp? That's different, I spend a few quid..

I have ZERO issues with others paying 59k for cables.. 100% their business and absolutely none of mine.. I'm glad they are happy. So am I. :-)

Regards

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thecarpathian
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Heavy,

I know that it would be a long, tedious task if you've not checked, but I bet in that 550 lbs of coins there are a lot of them worth a heck of a lot more than a penny, nickel, dime or quarter!

 

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limomangus
1,454 posts
 

You better wait till the close out sales coming in January.....you will save plenty. 

jkf011
292 posts
 

Somehow I suspect the majority of ppl (almost exclusively men and some of it bought for them) that buy the super expensive stuff aren't on this forum and don't know if their stuff sounds found. All a bragging and d*** measuring contest. 

hickamore
690 posts
 

Heavy, listen to thecarpathian the numismatist and take them to a coin dealer. One bag at a time, every two days for however many years. Among those million coins you could probably assemble a valuable collection of rarities on top of face value. Geeky kids will gladly inventory coin bags all day long.

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