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Your greatest high end audio purchase!!!

My audiophile journey has extended to over 40 of adventurous sonic delight. Over the coarse of my over 40 year journey as an audiophile, like so my others, I cycled through a multitude of speakers, amps, cables, etc,. Now that I’m an old guy, I’ve pretty much settled on my "End-Game" audio system for the long haul, primarily because I simply love the way it sounds, and also because, at this juncture, I no longer have the will, nor do I have the desire to continue the crazy (but fun) merry-go-round of audio components in and out like I did in years past (my spouse and my wallet thank me). When I look back on all the high-speed audio gear that I’ve owned down through the years, and after giving it much insightful thought, I’ve come to the conclusion that, after everything was said and done, my beloved Revel Salon 2 speakers were my overall most pleasurable and greatest purchase of all. What was yours?

kennymacc
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curiousjim
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Getting a pair of Ohm F speakers and powering them with a Ampzilla amp. Went through several preamps back then, so it was either a SP3a, an SP6 or a modded Hafler DH101. 

mickeyb
573 posts
 

Buying my music culture rl-21 loudspeakers. The guy I bought them off wanted to buy them back for more than I paid. They are sublime. 

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mikekollar
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real simple: my greatest purchase ever that has followed me since the 80’s, given me the most audible pleasure, and is in my current setup with 17K speakers (and NOBODY will ever understand my answer) available on ebay for around $200. I own 3 of them just in case

                                                 1980’s Carver C9

p05129
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Been doing this since the early 70’s. Those Revels are keepers IMO. 
my biggest expenses have been 4 custom audio rooms, a couple of them based on Rives Audio designs and 1 using feedback from Cardas, and copied 1 design from a hifi+ reviewer. Now, I’ve been downsizing, still expensive equipment, but not looking to upgrade any longer

judsauce
147 posts
 

AUDIO GD HE 1 VACUUM TUBE PREAMP WITH REGENERATIVE POWER SUPPLY.

I bought this from Wally at Underwood Hi Fi. Best decision I have made so far for my system. After 100 hours, this preamp had my jaw on the ground and my ears in Nirvana. I heard an element of separation, clarity, crispness, slam, speed and overall depth and presence that I never knew was capable on my system (see virtual system). This is one overbuilt, highly engineered piece of gear made in China that I would highly recommend.  

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