same here, most my somewhat higher dollar stuff is in amps, pre, cd, some semi above average Audioquest cables. some Belden ones which did drown out the radio tower 1 mile from my home.
Am I Getting Soft Here?
I’ve just been loving my stereo lately, this despite the fact everything is far from bank-breakingly expensive and is, well, at least a few years old. Right now I’m streaming CD quality music from Idagio and the sound is just glorious. Timbres are lovely. Sure, I’m listening to a modest. perhaps a ten person Baroque chamber ensemble, but there’s a convincing sense of image, dynamics and space. I’m not in the first row of the venue but I’m far from the nosebleed section or hidden in a corner. Hoping I’m not cursing things with this post!
NOLA Boxer Speakers. Primaluna Integrated amp. Cambridge Audio streamer. Interconnects, etc., at a similar quality level. But yeah, I was able to build my listening room pretty much to audiophile precepts, and everything is painstakingly positioned.
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@arcticdeth my highest priced piece is my amp, which is technically an integrated but with separate power supplies. Then my electrostatic speakers, then DAC, then phono amp. And while it seems illogical to put a stereo together this way, I have exactly what I had envisioned but it took some work. If I were consulted on to put another high dollar stereo together, I'd probably need about two or three months to figure things out. Save money in one place but invest it in another. |
Enjoying another truly wonderful listen right now via Idagio. A 1966 recording of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro (the Marriage of Figaro). Conducted by Otmar Suitner. Sung in German. Everybody is having a smashingly good time as they prowl a remarkably 3D soundstage, plotting, scheming and wooing. Hey, is someone knocking at my front door? No, it's just a character in the opera trying to get in on the fun. |
@edcyn I would like to hear more about the Nola Boxer speakers. I just bought some used S3s and will get them in a few days. Amps that work, cable recommendations, placement issues. Glad to hear that you are in audio nirvana and I'm excited about getting these speakers. |
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