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Which would you rather have (assuming you could afford it): a $20,000 turntable or $20,000 speakers?Some may feel this is a stupid question. Maybe they're right! What I think I meant is assuming you have $20,000 to spend and had to spend it on either of these, which would be more apt to significantly improve the sound of your system?
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Later Gator,
Dave
How could audio "stuff" ever be a waste? You should be banished from the Asylum for that comment!
SME Model 15 and Tekton Double Impact SE $18,000 total
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The biggest issue with $20k speakers is the space they probably take up. If I had all the space I wanted, I'd take the $20k speakers because I've had turntables that cost less that half that that would be hard to improve on, and even I there was "improvement", at what cost would it come... cost of being able to enjoy all records, not just Krall or Barber LPs specifically recorded for "audiophiles".
Just building the room is in the 50K-200K category (in California, certainly). I would spend 10K on a turntable, but if I had money, 20K is not out of the question. Then, I would also spend 20K-50K on the loudspeakers. I got my loudspeakers on close-out for < 1K (1.5K if you add subs). I spent 2.5K on turntable (used). So, it all depends.
I like a nice turntable to hear what my vinyl is capable of. If I wanted better sound now, I've have to cough up $3K certainly and much more, for better loudspeakers, if the cash were there.
So, it all depends upon your reserve of cash. A bigger room requires much more expensive loudspeakers and amplification IMO.
I think you're taking this question just a bit too seriously!
First, good speakers will improve all souses. Also, the law of diminishing returns kicks in a lot more for turntables at $20K than it does for speakers, IMO.
Dave
totally agree.
Great answer and one reason I posted this. I agree about diminishing returns with turntables at that level compared with speakers. I'd much prefer $20,000 speakers and a $2-3000 turntable than $3,000 speakers and a $20,000 turntable. I should have phrased the question differently. My mistake...
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Even at that price range, you still want to maximize your sound per dollar ratio!
Dave
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...some pure meth and a boom box. To each, her own.
I think I must have had at least two of those before I typed the original post....
Nt
Sorry- you'll have to explain THAT one to me. What does self aggrandizement have to do with my post?
If you have fine speakers that took several trade-ups to acquire and a lower end turntable and cartridge, the answer is obvious.
Perhaps after 9 years here you could list in Inmate Systems.
Any Damned Fool Knows One Horse Can Run Faster Than Another
"Perhaps after 9 years here you could list in Inmate Systems."
I suppose I could, but as Melville's Bartleby said: "I prefer not to."
dude, didn't he refuse food and die in prison? what is your point?
Not sure of YOUR point, DUDE! What does that have to do with anything? Maybe I missed something: is imprisonment now the penalty for not filling out your equipment profile?
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A Dynavector DRT-XV (not sure which one), a Roksan or Naim Aro (used)???, Led Zeppelin I - UK first press turquoise lettering, Beatles White Album numbered vg+/nm, Led Zeppelin I - UK NM and others.
Sorry, I am a terrible person who deserves to be banished from the parts for at least the rest of the evening.
Speakers
Then you would know whether every other improvement was meaningful. Assuming you were skilled at picking the right speakers.
Swim upstream! That is the way I did it.
Mike
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Since this is the vinyl forum, I'll say a $20,000 turntable. ;-)
You probably should post this in the speaker forum, too. ;-)
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