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What are/were the best sounding cheap components you have ever had?

It is easy to like the best of the best, so to say.  However it is always satifying and memorable when an inexpensive product turns out to be very good to great. 

Some that come to mind from personal experience"

Large Advents (original)

Early Nakamichi SR receivers

Original Monster interconnects and speaker wire

Pioneer Pl-12 turntable

Shure M-95

Early Stax and Audio Technica headphones

MoFi "special" pressings

Magnum Dynalab Etude.  Yes some were better, but a real value

The Absolute Sound mag in the beginning 

Early Conrad-Johnson and Audio Research tube electronics

Early Classe integrated amps.

The original Sony Trinitrons

And there are others....but part of this hobby is enjoying the journey.

Have you had cost effective items that were successful for your enjoyment?

jusam
ghdprentice
8,100 posts
 

@oddiofyl 

Thank you. I try.

immatthewj
3,300 posts
 

+10

@ghdprentice  and  @oddiofyl  .

You get what you pay for?

elliottbnewcombjr
5,949 posts
 

This Pyle Phono Stage, $14.

doggone thing beat fancy ifi ... cambridge duo, .... it hides behind, linear in/out, I prefer my phono in my mx110z and my Luxman, but to get up and listening, it's surprisingly good.

elliottbnewcombjr
5,949 posts
 

Flimsy wood floors, I still needed something to solve getting 2 steps away from my TT after dropping the needle in the run-in area

$13. rubber/cork blocks did the trick

 

see them under TT here (eventually I wrapped them with black tape

 

elliottbnewcombjr
5,949 posts
 

Story about ’CHEAP’.

I’m a retired Interior Designer, specialized in Corporate Offices, New Headquarters, Relocations, Renovations for 46 years.

I’m still in school, working part time, just allowed to meet clients alone.

I come back from a meeting, tell Betty, head of the Decoration Dept. (furniture and furnishings).

"The client wants cheaper furniture"

Betty leans back in horror, batts her eyelids at me and says "We don’t sell cheap furniture, tell the client I will find something "LESS COSTLY".

I didn’t say anything, but the word has been out of my vocabulary ever since then.

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