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In Reply to: RE: Pretty darn low ... posted by reelsmith. on July 23, 2014 at 08:39:37
My standards have dropped along with my hearing acuity.
I am very satisfied with my Empire 208 turntable/SME tonearm + Ortofon M20FL cartridge with LFD integrated amp/built-in phono stage. It's not my primary system, but it may soon be as I intend to move out of a big house and into smaller "retirement" digs at some point not that far in the future.
The budget system that I had for many years and would be happy with again was a Thorens TD-150 (various MM cartridges) + Audible Illusions Model 3 preamp/phono + Dynaco Stereo 70 (Welborne mods). With judicious shopping, I could recreate this system (excluding speakers) for less than $1,000 today.
"Knowing what you don't know is, in a sense, omniscience"
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I get my hearing checked every year when I have my physical. As of this past January I heard out to 16kHz.
Not bad for 55 years old.
I'm just more easily satisfied as I get older.
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.
Nice! I'm about 10 years older than you and am only hearing out to 12-13k.
Having been an audio enthusiast my whole life (started building kits in the 1960's), I do not think I'm any less demanding. Instead, I think my expectations for what is possible have been lowered. Even very high-end systems just don't deliver the experience of live music. Considering just the past decade, I've spent over $60,000 on various high-end audio gear -- brands and models that are well thought of.
That experience, along with attending audio events and high-end demos has affected my hopes for what is achievable with today's technology. Maybe I'm experienced enough now not to expect that the next new gear or tweak will ever deliver more than a weak simulacrum of the actual event.
Or maybe I'm just delusional. If I could just stretch a bit to afford that Graham tonearm, my deck would finally deliver Nirvana...
"Knowing what you don't know is, in a sense, omniscience"
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