I'm in a minimalist mood right now

Posted by 4season on March 21, 2007 at 11:09:00

In Reply to: I won the lottery posted by gortnipper on March 20, 2007 at 16:12:13:

Lately I've dreamed of ditching clutter of the separate preamp, monoblock amps, etc in favor of a stereo integrated amplifier, probably a 300b single-ended, such as the one offered by Triode Corporation (around $2K)

Also tempted to get rid of the turntable and LPs because much of the newer music I like isn't available in that format, or it's much pricier than the CD. Digitize the rest and upload onto music server.

CDs likewise, rip and upload. I really like the idea of perfect rips being streamed from computer memory rather than on-the-fly from an optical transport. To this, I might concede one extra box or two in the form of a USB DAC.

Exactly what the music server should be, I haven't decided. iTunes is an obvious choice, but I feel I want something that seems more appliancelike and less like a computer. But at the same time, something that lets me upgrade and backup the hard drives without any proprietary crap.

Speakers: Maybe Avantgarde Duos, maybe some back-loaded horn setup based on Fostex or Lowther drivers.

Okay, if I have to keep a turntable, maybe a newer Sondek--or even a Rega P3 in green. P3? Yes, because of it's nice sonics and unfussy nature. Something about the very massive school of turntable design just doesn't excite me.

This system isn't about being the "ultimate" at anything, except for delivering my music the way I want it, and I want big, easygoing sonics that can rock, but none of this phony hyperdetailed stuff which I find so tiring.

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Topic - I won the lottery - gortnipper 16:12:13 03/20/07 (17)

The almighty dollar - Nemo non 05:47:05 03/22/07 (1)

Sorry. I included my ticket, too. - Nemo non 07:58:05 03/23/07 (0)

I'm in a minimalist mood right now - 4season 11:09:00 03/21/07 (0)

A-U-D-I-O N-O-T-E - Frihed89 09:42:10 03/21/07 (8)

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Re: A-U-D-I-O N-O-T-E - Len_ 14:31:20 03/21/07 (5)

Re: A-U-D-I-O N-O-T-E - posbwp55@msn.com 16:32:15 03/21/07 (4)

Re: A-U-D-I-O N-O-T-E - Len_ 10:03:37 03/22/07 (0)

Re: A-U-D-I-O N-O-T-E - Larry I 06:32:27 03/22/07 (0)

Re: A-U-D-I-O N-O-T-E ...Japan - jon_s 19:09:52 03/21/07 (1)

My visit to Kondo (Audio Note Japan) - winstoncheng888@hotmail.com 23:00:41 03/21/07 (0)

Re: "$100K will only buy a middle-of-the-line system, not the best." ALRIGHTY THEN! - SirAnthony 13:15:57 03/21/07 (0)

Re: I won the lottery - Story 08:26:31 03/21/07 (3)

I may be stupid, but I am not a fool - "my dream still has a budget" (nt) - gortnipper 15:50:17 03/21/07 (0)

Re: I won the lottery (Good advice here but what about..) - John Chleapas 13:51:22 03/21/07 (1)

Now I just neeed to find that winning ticket when I wake up.... - gortnipper 15:25:34 03/21/07 (0)

Re: I won the lottery - Len_ 16:35:40 03/20/07 (0)

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