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Old 05-28-2017, 04:25 AM
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My dedicated treated room $20 000
Vivid Audio Giya G1 Spirits $90 000
My 2 devialet D premier amps $10 000
My squeezebox touch front end $299
Cables $1000
Roon lifetime membership $200
Tidal $120 a year
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Old 05-28-2017, 06:48 AM
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My dedicated treated room $20 000
Vivid Audio Giya G1 Spirits $90 000
My 2 devialet D premier amps $10 000
My squeezebox touch front end $299
Cables $1000
Roon lifetime membership $200
Tidal $120 a year
Seems to me your front end is a severe weak point, look at a Aurender and a decent DAC
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Old 05-28-2017, 07:15 AM
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Not really, it's used in the digital domain..Devialet have the dacs included.
If Devialets' AIR wireless protocol worked properly..I would send the digital signal wirelessly to them .. but it doesnt
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Old 05-29-2017, 10:59 AM
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Hello and welcome to the forum Rodney. I remember you from another forum (the asylum) years gone by. I posted mainly in the music lane as it was called, back in late 1999 through 2001. I have always found your postings thoughtful, informative, and precise. Enjoy!!!

As for the OP, I find my expense the greatest on the speakers. I can always work backwards as the times and technology changes for my components. For now I am completely satisfied as I am not getting any younger, and I find myself needing to enjoy the music.

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Old 05-29-2017, 02:38 PM
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Hiya , yep I used to post and moderate at Audio asylum .. what was your nickname there?
I still go onto their IRC chat room now and then

Im also not getting younger .. sold a few yank muscle cars (vettes) that were gathering dust in the garage and sunk it into hifi.. much better "investment"

I would never have got the speakers I have (giya g1 and now g1 spirits) without the room , which I consider the most important and the best bang for the buck albeit its not the most expensive component
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I'm confused...i agree with you about the speakers being the overall most important determination in a system's SQ, but your story didn't seem to back that up. You said the guy could NOT tell a difference after hooking up cheaper gear and bought them anyway?

I think a good speaker will reveal what good (or bad) gear can do. So he shouldn't have bought those speakers if a receiver can sound just as good as a Mc stack through them.
I'm just not going to bother responding to that.
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Rodney, I went by the nickname of Small Soldier and frequently posted on the music lane forum. I enjoyed the posts that folks like "John E", "petew", and "Rob" would make on the forum. It saddened me hearing the passing of Rob. Good to see that you are still involved in audio. I agree with your comments on having the right room and your setup is quite remarkable.

In line with the original OP, I too spent time and money on room treatments. Getting the right acoustical treatment as well as electrical/ power conditioning setup. The electrical/power conditioning was the first step in conjunction with the purchasing of the equipment. After the equipment, speakers, and seating/furniture were placed, the acoustical panels and bass traps were placed to best dampen the room.

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I also did the power thing .. but more cos of surges, brownouts and rolling blackouts
I use a 5kva pure sine wave inverter to power the room , fed off banks of batteries which are solar charged..
My room is always evolving .. busy with 20" diameter 8ft tube traps .. Im replacing all my flat traps with them .. I need 12 .. a massive DIY project .. apart from low bass trapping , 1/2 the diameter of the traps is diffusion and the other 1/2 absorption so you can tune the room by rotating them.
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I feel speakers should have a higher value compared to electronics. My system is about $30k, roughly 20 for speakers , 7 for electronics, 3 or 4 for room treatments, cabling, racks, isolation etc. Personally I've been more impressed with expensive speakers on good affordable amps,etc then with mediocre speakers on expensive gear. I also feel speakers should be the foundation of which to build on, for future upgrades and enhancements. This of course could allow the ratio to eventually become much more balanced.
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Old 08-23-2017, 01:07 PM
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There are many ways to make this decision.

Old school Linn fans overloaded the front end to good effect for those who desired that kind of sound.

Often in retail, we demo'ed speakers with electronics far above the norm (and 30ips tape) to show ultimate speaker capabilities on a modestly priced speakers.

In the 90's, Mark Goldman used to carry around an NAD3020 to play with Watt/Puppies to show a good way to build a system.

All have their proponents and with good reason. IMO, decisions should be more based on what the actual individual components are than on their relative price tags.


Yeah, I have been a hardcore Linnie myself, slowly letting go without always think source-first. Nothing wrong with that but nice to think different now
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