Is it time to just quit?

Thats a good one but I'm pretty sure the ice shower would be quite unpleasant whereas  my digital is the exact opposite quite lovely so can't buy it.  

My 80’s vintage NAD 7020 that I use with my downstairs TV finally died.

Since I do not use this setup very much I decided to cheap out and try this before dropping more $$$$$s on an infrequently used setup:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076XSBCCL/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Hooked it up yesterday and gave it a spin streaming from Spotify and my music server. Speakers are vintage Boston A40s I refoamed a couple years back.

Yowsa! That was very good sound quality for a total investment of ~ $100. The 2018 remaster of The Beatles sounded better than ever! Most impressive!


And this thing is tiny, about the size of a pack of cigarettes. Made in China, modern technology in play with both the gear and recording......makes you wonder.....
It’s cheap enough that any audiophile might give it a try before dropping way bigger bucks on an amplifier.

Next time maybe I’ll try a similar cheapo tube amp and see what that can do these days..

Looks pretty well made but if it does not last long no big deal to replace.


I might even listen to that setup more often now. Very easy to stream to from any bluetooth enabled device......

In any case this is the kind of budget oriented competition for peoples hifi dollars that is out there nowadays.


They could probably have blown these things out the door at Capital Audiofest or any audio show for that matter by playing it and then showing people where that very respectable sound quality came from, how small, and how inexpensive,  but probably small fries compared to the volumes of these kind of things sold on Amazon, ebay, etc...

Elizabeth as I understand it you have a love of music, time available to enjoy it, , a huge music library and a great setup to do it with.   I envy you!   Just take time stop and smell the roses.   Maybe try to gear down on the spending if that is causing stress.   If not, then have at it.  Downsizing is always an option as well.  You've accumulated a lot of knowledge on these things.  You might even be surprised at how good things might sound for less if needed.

   Cheers!