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Down graded, with fantastic results

I sold some gear recently to raise some cash. I sold a pair of Cary/AES Six Pacs mono amps, a Cary/AES DJH preamp and a pair of B&W 703 speakers. I purchased a pair of Tyler Acoustic Ref. monitors and a Jolida 302b integrated amp to go along with my Jolida CD player, all wired with Signal cable speakers. My wife does not usually comment on the "sound" of our system, but last night when the Jolida amp finally arrived, she loved the sound of it. I must admit, it does sound fantastic! And at a fraction of the cost of my former gear! $2,050 is the cost of the new stuff. $6,200 was the cost of the AES and B&W gear.
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digsmithd
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yeah i like the heritages too,nice.probably a lot more axe fo da money,doing lessons right now with howard roberts kid,young guy,roberts music institute,along with don mock.check out that guys credentials!just jammin around seattle..no shortage of great jazz out here,enjoy gretsch!!
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flg2001
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A "downgrade" in your speakers will also yield great results with your current set-up (Paradigm, Mission, etc.)

Fernando
gretsch6120 OP
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Fernando - what do you mean?
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flg2001
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I ment that you can also consider a step-down in the speaker piece (I did that for some other reasons) and found great results using a pair of Mission 733i w/subs ($500 US) replacing a nice pair of B&W CDM1s.

You were speaking of sownsizong and wanted to share with you my experience hoping it might help.
gretsch6120 OP
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Gotcha, yes, I down sized my speakers as well. From B&W 703 to Tyler Acoustic Ref. Monitors. Love the Tylers!
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