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In Reply to: RE: I think my question has to do with value... posted by John Atkinson on June 16, 2012 at 10:14:00:
I have spent about $19,000 on my analogue audio system: Audio Research SP8 mark II preamp, Audio research D70 mark II amp, Fosgate phono, Auditorium tranny, VPI Scoutmaster tt, Benz Ruby III cartridge, and Dunlavy SCIV speakers. All bought at retail at stores. NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING I have heard either at an audio show or at an store beat my system by a significant margin. Very few equal it. Yes, of course, IMO. I have replaced tubes and caps over the decades, but still, IMO, you do NOT have to spend a fortune to get high end sound. Today, you can get a similar system new for about the same price: Magnapan 1.7 or 3.7 speakers or DeVore Gibbon 3 speakers, Audio Research VSi60 integrated amp instead of my classic speakers and amp. My digital system costs under $6,000: apple ipod, apple computer, Gallo Reference Strada speakers, and iDecco integrated amp. Both Stereophile and The Absolute Sound led me to audition many of the components I eventually bought, and I am eternally grateful for their help. Yes, both high end magazines DO review many relatively inexpensive components that compare with the best.
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