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No more "High End" for me...Back to Reality Audio

After a 3 year roller coaster ride with so called "Audiophile High End" Tube Amps,/Tube Preamps, multi thousand dollar DAC's, Speakers of all shapes and sizes, and several DIY mods. I've settled on what will be my "forever system" and stop chasing a Dragon that I'll never catch. There's more important things in life to worry about. Plus HIgh End crap can be very fickle at times. It has taught me though what sounds good and how to get there and of course how much it will cost new or slightly used.

For the first time, I'm building a system around the Speakers. I'm an electronics Geek so that has ALWAYS come first. I've always done DIY Speakers as well form High School to College to married life (my Wife puts up with A LOT).

My Bose 901 "passion" will be with me forever. I will defend those Sealed Box odd shaped boxes till I do. Any old Geezer will be told off wherever they knock that Brand down. I did it last last week.

Anyways, the list :

  • Klipsch Cornwall IV's driven by a pair of resto modded McIntosh MC50's
  • Sony UBP-X1000ES (gotta get some more before they and the 1100ES become as rare as the overpriced Oppo crap) with my mods to the Analog Output boards
  • Orchard Audio Ultra Amplifers x6 (I'm getting near the end of hand buiding/soldering the 6 pcb's)
  • Stax SRM-007tA with Koss 95/X Electrostatics
  • Surround Speakers will be 4x Series I/II Speakers with two on Tulip Stands and two more hung from the ceiling (what the Wife can see sitting down but can hear is always a good thing)
  • Center Channel with be two Heresy's resting horizontally angled up towards the screen slightly
  • two double stacked 12" H-Frame Subwoofers on the back wall 
  • All the Electronics will be mounted in the wall giving lots of space for the Cornwall to do their "thang"

To those still chasing the Dragon. Enjoy !

 

 

rajugsw
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gkr7007
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Rayjugsw

I used the VCap ODAMS for the crossover mod.  In fact I use those caps for a lot of my mods.  They are great for both crossovers and circuits.  Always get a nice positive move forward.  If you already have caps that's great, but just an FYI.

mustbethemusic
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There's a saying in sports .. stay out of other people's pockets! I'm always tickled at how passionate folks get about what other people spend on their enjoyment. The speed limit is 55 mph, that doesn't stop me from driving a performance car. Enjoy your Prius but don't throw shade at the Porsche owner. 

larryro2
137 posts
 

Congratulations 

I went through this three years ago when I relocated 

I’m released from expensive cable  amps pre amp etc etc etc

I’m free and enjoying MUSIC! 

I just re equipped a listening room for a mere fraction of one of my past

 and just thrilled!

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coltrane1
744 posts
 

Good 4 you. It’s a waste of money. Keep everything under a strict budget and ignore the latest and greatest. 

punio
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From what I learned , that we all chase the sound , we listen to the speakers , amplifiers , sources , cables and all of the above , the most important is , that  we forget about the music . Most of us neglect the best recordings because It does not sound right .At work I listen to all recordings  from a cheap sound bar and I feel that I have more appreciation for the music , I feel like I focus more on composition than on the quality of the sound .

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