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It gets worse (or better, depending on how you look at it) ....

I got my first job in audio in 1978 at Waltham, Camera & Stereo in Waltham, MA. I had the gear bug real bad and was going through a lot of equipment. One of my buddies suggested I keep track of it all for posterity, so I always have.

Here is the rest of the stuff I've burned through, again in chronological order. As you'll see, I had a penchant for buying stuff I liked over and over again.

Speakers
Genesis Physics Model One
Yamaha NS-5
a/d/s/ L710 II
JBL L40
JBL L36
Allison Three
B&W DM-7 (purchased from Sam Tellig)
a/d/s/ L-1230
B&W DM-7 MKII
Euphonic Audio “Nymphs”
Allison Three
B&W DM-17
B&W DM-7 MKII
a/d/s/ L300
Wharfedale Diamonds (the original)
Spectrum 208
a/d/s/ L-1230
KEF 102
Mission 70 MKII
Mission 700le
Vandersteen 1b
Paradigm Esprit
Snell EIII
B&W DM-7 MKII
B&W 801, 80-Series
Dahlquist DQ-20
Platinum Audio Trio
Joseph Audio RM25
Snell CV
Martin Logan Aerius
Snell CV
Magnepan MG1.6QT
NHT 2.9
Snell CV
Snell D7
Vandersteen 2ciSE
Snell CV
Aerial 10T
Gallo Reference 3.1
B&W 801 Matrix 2
PMC DB1+
Large Advent, original, walnut
Snell E.5mk2


Electronics
Harman/Kardon 330c receiver
Harman/Kardon 430 receiver
Harman/Kardon 730 receiver
Nikko NA-780 integrated amp
Yamaha CA-610II integrated amp
Yamaha CA-810II integrated amp
Yamaha CA-500 integrated amp
Harman/Kardon 230 receiver
NAD 3020 integrated amp
NAD 1020 pre-amp with Hafler 200 amp
Yamaha CR-220 receiver
Yamaha C2 pre-amp with Hafler DH-500 amp
Yamaha C2a pre-amp with McIntosh MC-2155 amp
Tandberg TR-2080 receiver
Yamaha CR-2020 receiver
NAD 7020 receiver
Proton 930 receiver
NAD 3155 integrated amp
NAD 7225 receiver
Yamaha CA-2010II integrated amp
Nakamichi TA-2A receiver
NAD 7000 receiver
NAD 1600 pre/tuner with Forte 5 amp
Meitner PA6i pre-amp with same amp
Acurus RL-11 pre-amp with same amp
ARC SP9II pre with same amp
Same pre-amp with Parasound HCA-2200II amp
Audio Refinement Complete integrated
Cambridge Audio C500 pre-amp with B&K ST-140 amp
Conrad Johnson PV-8 with McCormack .05 Deluxe
Aragon 18K with Muse Model 100
ARC SP9II pre-amp with B&K ST-140 amp
SP9III with same amp
Same pre-amp with ARC D200 amp
Same pre-amp with ARC D-300 amp
Forte Model 2 with Rotel RB-1080
Creek EVO integrated amp with Bellari VP-130 phon0 section
Crown Straight Line Two pre-amp with Yamaha P-2050 amp

CD Players
Magnavox (the one the Mission DAD-1000 player was based on)
NAD 5220
Yamaha CDX-1030
California Audio Labs Icon MKII
California Audio Labs Power Boss Icon MKII
Audio Refinement CD Complete
ARC CD2
Audio Refinement CD Complete, Alpha version
ARC CD2
Marantz CD5003

Tape Decks
Akai GX-103D
JVC KD-A7
Nakamichi 480
Nakamichi ZX-7
Nakamichi 480
JVC KD-A7
Nakamichi 480
Nakamichi 600
Pioneer RT-1011L (reel to reel)
Nakamichi 480
Kyocera KD-101
Nakamichi 600II
a/d/s/ C4
Currently no tape deck

Tuners
Yamaha CT-610II
NAD 4020
Yamaha T2
Sansui TU-717
Yamaha CT-1010II
McIntosh MR-78
Tandberg 3001a
Yamaha T2
Sansui TU-217
Yamaha CT-7000
Mitsubishi DA-F20
Technics ST-9030
Currently no tuner

Pretty crazy ...yes? All that gear and by far the most enjoyment was derived from the very first system ...a Pioneer PL-12DII, a Harman/Kardon 330c receiver and a pair of Genesis Physics Model Ones. That's the system that turned me into a vinyl adict.

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.



Edits: 10/02/09

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