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In Reply to: RE: If you've got it, indulge yourself posted by RGA on April 12, 2021 at 21:51:52:
I sorry if I gave you that impression at any point, however there are people who are.Will a $600 preamp sound like a $30,000? I hope not, but then whether the latter sounds better is a matter of personal preference.
Here is a system that will give one a SOTA reproduction of the source recording:
Topping D90 DAC, $700, (or $800 with MQA) Topping Pre90 preamp, $600, (or $850 with additional inputs) Purifi amplifier, let's say from VTV Audio, $1500 depending I/O buffer. TOTAL electronics: $2700 to $3150 Granted, "SOTA reproduction of the source recording" isn't what everybody wants. However spending more around, say, $3000 is a quest to tune the sound to personal preference.
Dmitri Shostakovich
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Follow Ups
- You aren't a flaunter, RGA - Feanor 04:45:05 04/13/21 (20)
- RE: You aren't a flaunter, RGA - RGA 17:08:02 04/13/21 (19)
- I suppose a AN user would feel that way - Feanor 17:31:35 04/13/21 (18)
- RE: I suppose a AN user would feel that way - RGA 19:21:51 04/13/21 (17)
- Ha! if my suggestion is 38,000, AN's is 29,000 -nt - Feanor 08:26:07 04/14/21 (16)
- RE: Ha! if my suggestion is 38,000, AN's is 29,000 -nt - RGA 17:40:07 04/14/21 (15)
- It comes down to preference - Feanor 04:40:31 04/15/21 (14)
- RE: It comes down to preference - RGA 02:18:57 04/16/21 (13)
- RE: It comes down to preference - airtime 07:14:30 04/16/21 (2)
- RE: It comes down to preference - RGA 17:32:13 04/16/21 (1)
- This tends to validate a certain strategy - Feanor 04:38:08 04/17/21 (0)
- Arguing 'till you're blue in the face - Feanor 05:03:56 04/16/21 (9)
- RE: Arguing 'till you're blue in the face - morricab 04:54:20 04/29/21 (1)
- Then again it's been another 20 years since I lived with that sound -nt - Feanor 11:32:02 04/29/21 (0)
- RE: Arguing 'till you're blue in the face - RGA 17:17:21 04/16/21 (6)
- I love to hear AN and your other systems - Feanor 04:24:36 04/17/21 (5)
- RE: I love to hear AN and your other systems - morricab 05:02:41 04/29/21 (1)
- Once in while, but 'Live' isn't my criterion for playback equipment - Feanor 11:29:55 04/29/21 (0)
- RE: I love to hear AN and your other systems - RGA 04:58:14 04/17/21 (2)
- RE: I love to hear AN and your other systems - airtime 11:16:58 04/17/21 (1)
- RE: I love to hear AN and your other systems - RGA 22:02:32 04/17/21 (0)