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In Reply to: RE: Remembering some past systems posted by Awe-d-o-file on July 19, 2016 at 11:38:11
The first stereo I bought myself was in 1970 while in college - I recall comparing a couple of different models using the Stones "Brown Sugar" - was a KLH Compact system.After graduating from college and moving to So. CA in 1973, I bought this system at Pacific Stereo in Long Beach for about $700:
Infinity 2000 AXT speakers (with the Walsh tweeter)
Kenwood Qaudraphonic receiver
Dual record changer
Eventually KLH 6s for rear speakersThen in 1977 shopping for new speakers I discovered high end and the following summer moved into a house with a detached cinder block garage converted to a family room that became my dedicated music room:
Dahlquist DQ-10s
Dahlquist subs
DQLP-1 electronic crossover modded by Van Alstine
Rappaport Pre-1 preamp
Dual Quatre Gain Cell amplifiers
Kenwood KD-500 turntable
Infinity Black Widow tonearm
ADC-XLM II cartridge
Polk Cobra speaker cable
Fulton interconnectsAfter having listened to at least a half dozen different speakers in the $300-$400 ea range in different audio stores, I came across a pair of DQ-10s playing in the high end room of a Federated big box stereo store in Huntington Beach and it was love at first listen.
Then I heard Dahlquist was coming out with subs and a crossover. I stopped by a small high end store I happened to see near Federated called Havens and Hardesty. I chatted with Richard Hardesty (http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/richard-dick-hardesty-19442014/) and he sold me his first DQ-LP1 crossover when it came in. And he introduced me to TAS.
Fast forward nearly 25 years through a multitude of system changes with 15 years of reviewing equipment to 2001 when I built my last system:
Thiel 7.2s
Manley Neo-Classic 250s
Wadia 850 CD player
MIT Oracle 3 speaker cables
MIT MH-350 Oracle interconnect
Black Diamond Racing Shelves and ConesNow I can forget about the equipment and just enjoy the music.
Edits: 07/19/16 07/20/16Follow Ups:
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...other than by Peter Aczel, who rated the Pre-1 first place in his big preamp shootout in issue #1 of TAC, he was unknown and unsung.
I recall TAS reviewing the Pre-1 later and saying it was not that good and had an upper midrange glare.
The guy I bought mine from decided he liked the Levinson JC-2 (#2 or #3 in Aczel's survey) better.
So I guess that's pretty impressive for a new designer, but the what happened to him after that?
...borderline dangerous. I've never encountered an amp that ran hotter.
On the plus side, it didn't sound awful.
Dean.
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3_-2fUm6y0
I'll bet.
...system #2. The DQ-10's were, and in many ways still are, awesome speakers.
There is no beer in food, but there is food in beer.
...it sounded pretty good in the day in the dedicated room but I wished I knew then what I know now about set-up.
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