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Which components are "stupid good"?

Which components, known to be outstanding in their category, have a performance to price differential such that they can truly be called "stupid good?"

Pmboyd (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

08-01-11

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08-01-11 Norh se 9. good luck trying to find one. Philefreak

08-01-11 The squeezebox touch comes immediately to mind. it can be ha ... Hodu

08-01-11 Rega rb300 arm. Tbromgard

08-01-11 Good call on the rega arm, i 100% agree, and would add the f ... Macdadtexas

08-01-11 Eastern electric minimax dac modwright ls100 preamp grover ... Mofimadness

08-01-11 Eastern electric minimax dac. supra classic 6 speaker wire. ... Pmboyd

08-01-11 1.)altec (288, 802d,416,515,604,414,806, 811, 511) 2.)rca ph ... Amandarae

08-01-11 Over the years these are the 2 that struck me as silly good ... Ludimagis

08-01-11 B&k 200+ amp adcom 565 preamp sound dynamics 300ti speakers ... Schipo

08-01-11 The very well thought out and beautifully machined titanium ... Listener57

08-01-11 I agree with rega's arm and add most of oppo's dvd players. Rwwear

08-01-11 The dehavilland ultraverve preamplifier... wait for it..... ... Sounds_real_audio

08-01-11 Tube research dude (also the samson amps). tube audio labs ... Jeffga

08-02-11 i have to include the vh audio v/caps into this group..thou ... Thorman

08-02-11 The sangeon hdt-1 hd radio at under $200 is a steal ,buy the ... Audioman58

08-02-11 15" tannoy gold's in an appropriate cabinet is the best ... Lokie

08-02-11 I know this will be dismissed by most as bunk because most s ... Blkadr

08-02-11 Lightspeed attenuator. Swampwalker

08-02-11 Components? does the power juice qualify? Buconero117

08-02-11 The grant fidelity tube dac-09 is unbeatable value, at about ... Halbrian

08-02-11 It doesn't qualify as "stupid good" unless 1. it's ... Pmboyd

08-02-11 "stupid good" : standard but good quality intercon ... Shadorne

08-02-11 I heard a pair of big buck focal grand utopias recently. ve ... Mapman

08-02-11: Waltersalas

Technics SL-1200 turntable
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08-03-11 Used apogee speakers. they may be a 20 year old design but t ... Ptmconsulting

08-03-11 I already mentioned a couple and agree with de havilland ult ... Ludimagis

08-04-11 Used quad 57. Needfreestuff

08-04-11 W4s dac2. for the money,or regardless, its crazy good. wyet ... Nglazer

08-06-11 The little sony hd tuner, now, sadly, out of production. wil ... Theduke

08-07-11 Linn lp 12/sondek Tbromgard

08-16-11 ars sonum filarmonia se tube int amp . Masilu

08-16-11 There are certainly many outstanding components whose perfor ... Pmboyd

08-16-11 I lot of stuff is "stupid good" when set up proper ... Mapman

08-16-11 Exceptions don't render generalities irrelevant. Pmboyd

08-17-11 "exceptions don't render generalities irrelevant". ... Inna

08-17-11 I think what pm means is he is wanting our views on inexpens ... Rwwear

08-17-11 I don't know why i didn't put this on the first time, but: ... Macdadtexas

08-17-11 The cary should sound good. it's fairly expensive. Rwwear

08-17-11 Mhdt constantine dac. i'm not sure what more one could expe ... Mapman

08-17-11 Stupid what????? Ebm

09-06-11 Tad hibachi mk2 yes they are stupid good x100 Boniccie

09-07-11 My mapletree audio 2a/se linestage pre for $1k new. by far t ... Rockadanny

09-19-11 I really love the simplicity of rega's new brio components a ... Bongofury

09-20-11 The tube audio design tad-150 tubed preamp is one hell of a ... Pmboyd

09-23-11 yamaha a-s2000 , bose's latest 901's , maestro ac outlets ... Hifisoundguy

10-18-11 Nad 565 bee cd/dac w/digital in-out and usb port on the fron ... Jmelet

10-26-11 Sonos for wireless music distribution around the home.i rece ... Yioryos

10-28-11 Wyetech opal pre. unfortunately, all sold out and waiting fo ... Nglazer

10-28-11 I will go out of a limb and say all would agree that the be ... Rok2id

10-30-11 these cables are by far the best that i have ever tried !! ... Hifisoundguy

11-18-11 I think we have covered the stupid good stuff. now lets focu ... Sounds_real_audio

11-18-11 Stupid bad stuff? hmmmmmm ok, i'll play. clever clocks, br ... Audiofeil

11-18-11 A great front speaker and a great sub will have you playing ... Bjesien

11-20-11 1. huge multi driver speakers that resemble a pa system bu ... Sounds_real_audio

12-02-11 Nad pp2 phono stage Tbromgard

12-03-11 Hi all ! i guess i have a few nominations...tekton lore lou ... Bradluke0

01-08-12 And the airport express with a toslink Mrisney

01-08-12 Ayres top tier gear. Tmsorosk

01-12-12 With it's dacs, power supply and fully balaced outs, i think ... Wgblake