What’s your latest high-end audio purchase?

@lrlacosse 

A present from your drunk self. Congratulations!

I have to be careful with leaving webpages open when I get punchy with insomnia, with or without chemical help. Intensive research can turn into an impulse purchase pretty quickly. But even though I certainly didn’t need them, I’ve been enjoying a new Audeze LCD-X and HeadAmp GS-X mini. Probably would have bought something else if I’d been fully coherent, but I’ve been getting more into headphones lately so I’m not going to call it a mistake or complain too much about newly imposed belt tightening. 

Aurender A15, very happy with it. 

re: impulse purchases (chemically influenced or otherwise), i deliberately disabled paypal on my phone. it’s not equipment in my case though - discogs and bandcamp can (and have) very quickly blow(n) a crater in my budget...if i let them 😂

I recently had my Apogee Duetta II Signature Series magnetostatic full range ribbon speakers upgraded completely with top of the line Graz ribbons, Wilson caps/crossovers generally, internal and external strengthening, etc. I’m absolutely floored with how incredible they sound from top to bottom. Stock they’ve been incredible since ‘88, but they are now at a whole different level. Exceptional in every way. Have to experience them to understand!

Also, soon I will be greatly improving my BlueSound Node2 with a Teddy Pardo external power supply. I only use it for streaming. I can’t wait since my streamer is in my opinion by far the “weakest” link in my signal path.

Cheers!

In the last two weeks:

IFi Zen Stream

Benchmark DAC3L

Benchmark AHB2 not yet hooked up to my Cornwall IV's