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High end system for $5000
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Posted on May 23, 2015 at 13:02:22 | ||
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Location: maryland Joined: September 25, 2004 |
It is possible to set up an excellent high end audio system for $5000. The main hitch is you are restricted to head phones. The sound quality is fairly amazing. I set this up to supplement my primary system. My choices were arrived at by listening to different headphones and headphone amplifiers at Axpona. Headphones are Audeze LCD-3 with a Woo WA22 tube class A balance amplifier. Source is a Sony SACD ES5400 player or vinyl through the tape out on my Spectral 20 preamp with a SOTA Cosmo SME V Lyra Titan I combo. Headphone were $1711, WA22.was $1995 and Sony was $1200. Sony out of production at this time. $5000 price excludes the phono set up. What is lacking is the feel of low bass on your body. Plus the headphones are heavy and not very comfortable for long listening sessions. Still this offers amazing sound quality for a fraction of the cost of a big rig. The Woo in black is beautiful and sounds great especially in the balanced mode. No fancy tubes or interconnects. Try it - you may like it. |
RE: OK..., posted on May 23, 2015 at 23:54:14 | |
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Headphones suck + 1 |
My ex has a nice set of cans too. Nt, posted on May 24, 2015 at 08:54:40 | |
Nt |
Agree, posted on May 24, 2015 at 09:31:44 | |
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Headphone listening is selfish. Others should be able to listen to a great system thru speakers. Cheers Bill |
RE: My ex has a nice set of cans too. Nt, posted on May 24, 2015 at 16:05:55 | |
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OK, but I guess you didn't care for how she "Sounded" in the long run !!! |
RE: High end system for $5000, posted on May 24, 2015 at 19:00:19 | |
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RE: High end system for $5000, posted on May 26, 2015 at 08:50:23 | |
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Yeah, if I had lights like that I might forget about soundstage. |
RE: How much more for lights and magic..... ?, posted on May 26, 2015 at 14:56:42 | |
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Could use that room to investigate the death of Laura Palmer. |
RE: "Headphone listening is selfish.", posted on May 27, 2015 at 05:16:36 | |
How come everything I can't help doing is considered selfish? |
RE: Nah., posted on May 29, 2015 at 14:07:21 | |
The only times I use headphones are: 1. When I have to, and 2. When I have to. :) |