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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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If you asked me last week I would have said, and probably said in the past my Quicksilver Mid Monos are the best bang for the buck. Great amps, awesome value new....incredible value used like I bought mine for $1050

 

However I just replaced my preamp with a Zesto Leto Preamplifier....  $3500 is not cheap , but I had the opportunity to buy a NIB  new old stock unit and it is incredible....   Easily the best money spent on hi fi in a long,long time.   Literally sounds like I revamped my whole system, its that good.  Zesto support is top notch too.

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I bought used Dominus Rev B interconnects for like ~$1500. I own and have owned other down-range PAD models. When I plugged the dominus in the first time, I could not believe how good they sound. While ergonomically a pain, I seriously doubt I will ever sell them.

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From many years ago it was the original Doge 

8 tubed preamp. 

mesch
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Well I have a secondary system that I set up on the back deck for open air listening. I set it up yesterday as it was 70+ degrees in southern Illinois. I am always impressed with the experience, tuneful, dynamic, great sound stage and imaging. I view it a great system for the $$$. 

B&W 685 speakers, bought used on AG, $300 shipped to my door.

Yamaha A-S701 integrated, bought used from a friend I made through AG. $250 shipped.

Pure Music playback program on a Apple Mackbook pro playing CD ripped AFFA files. $129.

M2Tech USB/SPDIF converter, bought used $90. (701 lacks USB input)

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@mesch 

excellent post mike!  a great reminder that one doesn't need high dollar systems to deliver a tremendous amount of listening pleasure

hope you are having a happy and healthy holidays

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