If you had to live with the most basic system that you can imagine...

[gtubes]

I'm thinking of running an mcd500 (I tried it recently), or an mda1000 direct to my amp with my Sonos and calling it a day.

[Portugal]

Originally Posted by two dot

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To think with a S5 Sonos Player and an iphone and Rhapsody you can access almost all of the music ever recorded...amazing.
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Thanks for pointing me towards Rhapsody. Just tried and is really amazing. No more blind purchase of CDs... from now on I have a way to listen to them all at home, before purchasing.

[80B]

Stephen,
Great question - I'm quite happy with the bedroom system we now have iPod into a Triode TRK3488 amp powering my Infinity RS4s (from Highland Appliance on Monroe St., purchased in '83). At some point I'll get another DAC & use my old Mac Mini in place of the iPod, but for a goofy combination of the iPod, 10w tube integrated and nearly 30-year-old speakers, it does a great job of putting a smile on our faces.

[PHC1]

Most basic system I've ever had was a pair of Senn's HD600, EAR MAX OTL, triode headphone amp and Ah Tjoeb! tubed CD player. Some seriously great listening sessions with that setup. I'd gladly listen to that if I had to go to bare bone basics.

[Dj_AmTraX]

It would be headphones for me. Beyer T1 and my Musical Fidelity M1 HPA & M1 DAC.

[djwhog]

Oppo 95, my 452 and a good preamp from MAC and my dynaudios and at least 1 sub.

[jdandy]

Originally Posted by djwhog

Oppo 95, my 452 and a good preamp from MAC and my dynaudios and at least 1 sub.

Dave.......Honestly, I think you missed the point.

If you had to live with the most basic system that you can imagine... is the thread title. That's the most basic system you can imagine living with?

[tigerhonaker]

Originally Posted by two dot

what would it be?

My Shaker 1000 sound system in the 2008 Bullitt Mustang I already have.


Terry

[f1 fan]

Originally Posted by two dot

Mike,

Just more of a hypothetical question... I just like to start these kinds of conversations....

Kinda reminds me of back in the day when, as a kid, I would read the stereo mags and they would put systems together...$1k,5K and what seemed like at the time the unubtainian $10k system...


I really love music and simple systems...

To think with a S5 Sonos Player and an iphone and Rhapsody you can access almost all of the music ever recorded...amazing.

I agree...

Dave

Originally Posted by dpod4

Utterly basic would be my Beyerdynamic T1 headphones into the tube driven headphone socket of my Modwright 5400es sacd/cd player. One component plus one set of headphones. Two pieces that I could be utterly happy with. Darrin

Listened to this tonight when kiddos went to bed. I would add the beyerdynamic matching A1 amp. It pairs perfectly with the T1s. I thik it is what was used to voice the T1s.