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I am also a curious soul. I allow my self to try products I am interested in, to see if it fits my system and taste. If not I return them and tick the box - not for me.
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I don't have a dedicated room (living in a 1BR apartment), and the only acoustic treatments are a rug on the floor and the couch. Not a lot of setup options here. Still, other than live music the best sound I hear is in my living room. Nothing here is state of the art, but it's good stuff. That's brought out even more when someone comes over and I play DJ and VJ for them.
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SOTA, Grado, SME, Van den Hul, Gingko turntable setup; Pioneer Elite LD, BDP; Sony OLED TV; Magnum Dynalab tuner, antenna; MIT S-video cable; Pangea HDMI cables; DVDO video processor; McIntosh SACD, preamp, power amps; Telefunken Black Diamond preamp tubes; Kimber IC; Transparent IC, PC, SC; Mirage speakers; PS Audio, Shunyata PC; Audio Additives RCA caps; Furman power conditioning; Sanus: racks |
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Ten? That's too many! I keep a short list, like you. Actually, I don't have a list until I get into a mess like the one I have now.
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I haven't had company since October last year. It would mean a massive clean-up, which I need to do anyway. But the time of year when I like that sort of thing is coming around soon. The excitement and angst of making changes to the main setup comes and goes. This AM I thought, maybe keep the MD 90 as a backup and go after the MR88, or just leave it alone. Related to that, I've long had ideas of augmenting a small second system in the (also small) bedroom and if I can get rid of the HK receiver in there gracefully (a good receiver, by the way) I would get a Marantz MM7025 power amp and combine it with the B&K preamp, Denon TU-800 and Marantz DV8400 universal player doing nothing currently. That idea's been around for over a year. This will all die down at some point, but the ideas continue to swirl.
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SOTA, Grado, SME, Van den Hul, Gingko turntable setup; Pioneer Elite LD, BDP; Sony OLED TV; Magnum Dynalab tuner, antenna; MIT S-video cable; Pangea HDMI cables; DVDO video processor; McIntosh SACD, preamp, power amps; Telefunken Black Diamond preamp tubes; Kimber IC; Transparent IC, PC, SC; Mirage speakers; PS Audio, Shunyata PC; Audio Additives RCA caps; Furman power conditioning; Sanus: racks Last edited by prepress; 08-26-2014 at 05:15 AM. |
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SOTA, Grado, SME, Van den Hul, Gingko turntable setup; Pioneer Elite LD, BDP; Sony OLED TV; Magnum Dynalab tuner, antenna; MIT S-video cable; Pangea HDMI cables; DVDO video processor; McIntosh SACD, preamp, power amps; Telefunken Black Diamond preamp tubes; Kimber IC; Transparent IC, PC, SC; Mirage speakers; PS Audio, Shunyata PC; Audio Additives RCA caps; Furman power conditioning; Sanus: racks |
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I have done a potentially bad thing, but have also mitigated it, I hope.
At church, I invited a friend to the NY Audio Show. She is a self-described "gadget girl" and seemed excited about going. I have now, assuming she is pleased by the show's website, committed to going. She said she was all in already, but I wanted her to look at the site to confirm. I told her that her job will be to act as my wife and tell me I can't have whatever I might look at a bit too hard. Fortunately, most of the brands there are unfamiliar and I may tend to not go to those rooms. I also note that Audio Classics will be there, selling Legacy and Vintage McIntosh. I hope that means nothing too recent (MR88, anyone?). UPDATE 8/26: She's changed her mind and will not be going, having decided her computer audio search can be done another time. Now I have to decide if I'm still going to go. Audio Classics has the MR85 available, a potential enticement. I wonder.
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SOTA, Grado, SME, Van den Hul, Gingko turntable setup; Pioneer Elite LD, BDP; Sony OLED TV; Magnum Dynalab tuner, antenna; MIT S-video cable; Pangea HDMI cables; DVDO video processor; McIntosh SACD, preamp, power amps; Telefunken Black Diamond preamp tubes; Kimber IC; Transparent IC, PC, SC; Mirage speakers; PS Audio, Shunyata PC; Audio Additives RCA caps; Furman power conditioning; Sanus: racks Last edited by prepress; 08-26-2014 at 05:11 AM. |
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It's a few days later, and my attitude has shifted slightly, as has my perspective. Whether it stays this way is less obvious. But it's important to consider the long term, not just the immediate interests or urges. Ten years isn't as long as it seems, and there is being mindful of my desired retirement at that point.
I notice I'm in no hurry to make any of the moves outlined in the first post. Curiosity is strong enough to create some mind-wringing, it seems, but not enough to make me do anything yet. If any of the moves have a chance of happening anytime soon (or at all), it's probably the preamp power cord, maybe the tuner. But then, the tuner exploration was never about sound quality; it started because my MD 90 sees some stations it can't bring in. The blue LED lights up, indicating a stereo signal, but I get nothing. I still don't have the MD SR-100 antenna I ordered, so maybe I'll try experimenting with the one I have before making any tuner moves. We'll see what the attitude is in a few days. The kid-in-a-candy-store mentality is strong, but not invincible.
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SOTA, Grado, SME, Van den Hul, Gingko turntable setup; Pioneer Elite LD, BDP; Sony OLED TV; Magnum Dynalab tuner, antenna; MIT S-video cable; Pangea HDMI cables; DVDO video processor; McIntosh SACD, preamp, power amps; Telefunken Black Diamond preamp tubes; Kimber IC; Transparent IC, PC, SC; Mirage speakers; PS Audio, Shunyata PC; Audio Additives RCA caps; Furman power conditioning; Sanus: racks |
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By the way PrePress, Semi Hobbyist,
I seem to recall that I traded in my Mirage speakers to Nicholson's in Nashville . . . You didn't buy a "barely used" pair from them did you? (This would be funny!)
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