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In Reply to: RE: I find myself thinking of the good gear I let go and now I want some of it back posted by airtime on August 12, 2016 at 08:50:27
...is you can always go back to something you sold, often for less money than you sold it for and then when you tire of it (again), its usually not that difficult to get your money back, assuming you buy and sell sharp.
I've owned many pieces of gear multiple times ...for example the Yamaha C2a preamp. I've always liked it since I first heard it, back in '76, I think. But, at a thousand bucks there was no way for me to afford one ...so I bought a used one years later.
I eventually sold it and bought an "upgrade".
I did that a few times and have had a Meitner PA6i, Audio Research SP-9 MKII and MKIII, Counterpoint SA-3.1 and others that escape my mind at the moment.
My current preamp ...you guessed it ...a Yamaha C2a. I think its my third or fourth one.
I don't think I lost a dime along the way and may well have made a few bucks.
I still want a Threshold FET-9 someday.
My advice, keep the CJ, buy the Mc, listen to both and keep the one that floats your boat.
Best of luck.
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.
Follow Ups:
I hadn't thought about my Yamaha C-2x preamp in years but it was an excellent preamp. It had separate power supplies for the line-stage and the phono-stage, and the phono-stage power supply remained powered on continuously. I had the matching B-2x power amp, which was also a honey. I'd love to own these brand new again. I wouldn't want them used, though. Come to think of it, I'm really happy with my new VTA SP14 tube preamp and PH16 phono-stage. I'm sure these new tube components sound better than Yamaha. However, it's nice to reminisce. ;-)
Best regards,
John Elison
...and I bet it sounds sweet too. Glad to hear you are happy with it. Nothing beats a satisfying change to the system.
I stopped "upgrading" a few years ago, when I realized "good enough" was good enough. That's when I slowly started "downgrading". I bought and sold a bunch of gear to get where I ended up. It was fun finding a system that cost little, yet was good enough for me to thoroughly enjoy music through. As you know, its all about synergy ...I was hunting for the right combination of gear. I even bought a CD player ! I hadn't had one in years.
As a side note, when I bought the C2a I have now, I purposely bought a dead, but cosmetically excellent unit ...in other words, it was cheap. I then gave it to a buddy of mine with his mission being to make it as good, or better, than new. I gave him carte blanche.
He installed upgraded caps in both power supplies and both phono stages, as well as in the moving coil head-amp. He calibrated the regulated power supply, DC balance of the phono stage, the DC balance of the line amp stage and the stage bias current. All Molex connectors for input and output connections to the main board were cleaned. Solder joints in critical paths were removed and replaced with silver solder. In total, 66 parts were replaced/upgraded.
It sounds nice ...listening to it is even more fun than reminiscing about it. ;-)
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.
- I bought the AES/Cary SixPac EL34 monoblocks twice. Finally had to let them go permanently as they're under powered with my current speakers and not suited for the small office listening room.- I bought the PS Audio GCPH phono preamp twice. Tried several phono preamps over the years then bought the GCPH again. I still have it.
Used gear is a cost effective way to experience variety that one would take huge financial losses on with new gear. Love it or hate it, Audiogon has forever changed the game.
Edits: 08/13/16
Remember those days ?
I'd anxiously await the arrival of that little list. No pictures, no PayPal ...just trusting a guy you talked to on the phone.
I miss those days.
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.
I've owned three BAT 300-Xse integrated amps and three Magnum Dynalab MD-208 receivers. If I had a true listening room, I would have kept at least one of each :)
Pic is from 2002 when I had both the MD-208 and a Rogue setup with Magnum 99 preamp and Model 88 power amp.
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