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How cheap can you go and still be happy with the sound?

I would think many guys on this forum are spoilt by the gear they have and never listen anymore on cheap rigs.

I was listening recently on my younger daughter’s PC audio rig and got reminded again of how good it sounds. There is a fairly high level of clarity, detail, tonal balance and great bass in this rig.

 

- Yamaha HS8 powered monitors: $700 to $800

- Yamaha WXC-50 MusicCast streamer+dac+preamp: $450, often found on A4L for around $300

- Audioquest Powerquest PQ3 (was around $200 or so)

 

IMO, this would qualify as a high quality (sonically) charity price hifi rig for any younger or older person w.r.t small room nearfield or midfield listening.

 

What is the cheapest rig that has brought you happiness these days?

 

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immatthewj
1,847 posts
 

(On that note, i still probably listen louder than most guys on this forum).

I would expect nothing less of you.

inna
7,296 posts
 

Don't get me too wrong, I can sometimes kind of enjoy listening to iphone when I have nothing better at the moment.

Yes, this is audiophile forum and standards should be high enough. $10k is not much really.

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travelinjack
171 posts
 

The bedroom set up is:

 

Yamaha WXA-50 which cost around $550 and Focal Chorus 706 which cost around $600 here in Vietnam.  They sound very good in the bedroom.

kennyc
1,390 posts
 

+1 @inna we spend to get better sound within our budgets. 

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audioman58
4,094 posts
 

I helped my wife with a beginner audiophile setup 

for around $10k, used Klipsch forte 3   speakers, Eversolo 8 streamer dac ,

Schiit freya+ preamp,LSA warp 1 amp , AQ Niagra 1200 line conditioner ,

wireworld equanox cables , starlight Ethernet cables ,Pangea sig mk2 power cords .

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