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Shoestring audio
This sound system cost less than $2,800 using some of my existing components (Squeezebox, turntable) and by picking up some bargains here and on E-bay. My previous system consisted of my Boston Acoustic BA 150s circa 1984, a Yamaha RX-V670 receiver from the early 1990s(both now in my home music studio for monitoring and recording), a Sony 5-disk carousel CD player from the 1980s, the Squeezebox and turntable.
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09-10-10
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09-16-10   How do you like your quads? i researched a lot of speakers ...   Roytex

09-17-10   Just over a year ago i wrote this after ruth lost her battle ...   Getamped

09-17-10   Not long after i wrote the previous story, i followed it up ...   Getamped

09-17-10   Which brings me to my current system. i love the quads. they ...   Getamped

09-17-10   Beautiful story. it's great that you shared a love of hifi ...   Jaxwired

09-20-10   @jaxwired: thanks for the comments. i read through some of y ...   Getamped

09-22-10   System edited: added the cambridge audio dacmagic and took s ...   Getamped

09-23-10   System edited: added the koss headphones since they are esse ...   Getamped

10-04-10   The amps were getting a bit hotter than i liked, so i used a ...   Getamped

10-08-10   System edited: changed the layout of my living room and upda ...   Getamped

10-08-10   Getamped i am sure ruth would approve.quads are along with a ...   Chazzbo

10-08-10: Getamped
Chazz, thanks for your comments. I'll have to keep an eye out for some large stones that I can get for cheap or maybe borrow just to see the difference. They will certainly have to be hefty to be able to compress the carpet enough to be stable.

The sub is only used for TV/movies. I generally don't use the HT system at all for music, including music videos, even if the source is cable (Palladia, for example) or the laptop. I mute it and just use the line out to the main stereo. I have been looking at replacing the sub anyway and probably will if I stumble across a bargain. The same goes for the Yamaha receiver as well, but I'm not as concerned about that aspect of my gear right now.

Which means I'll mostly be focused on making small adjustments for a while, enjoy the music, and develop a good understanding of what works and what doesn't as I tweak things.

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10-13-10   I've settled in to a comfortable arrangement now that seems ...   Getamped

10-22-10   The vinyl resurrection project will be going forward in the ...   Getamped

04-29-11   System edited: i wanted to be able to bi-wire/bi-amp the qua ...   Getamped

05-09-11   System edited: after scouring the interwebz for a high quali ...   Getamped

04-23-12   System edited: the replacement of the nad 1600 pre-amp with ...   Getamped


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