you guys are way up the diminishing returns ladder
diminishing means - alot more dough a lot less refinement
admit you are willing to pay a lot more for little incremental sonic gain
even lower prices you must pick tonally accurate gear that synergizes well or buy bad schlock
prices (new/used) I buy well kept used pieces (see my system on right side)
cd tranpsort 2000/1200 teac(wadia) vs-10 $450
dac 1500/1000 EVS Millenium II $1050 new
solid state amp 3500/1400 Audio Research D200 $1400
preamp 4000/2500 Audio Research LS5 mkII $2000
speakers 5000/2500 Von Schweikert Vortex $1400 pr
interconnect 1200/600 Cardas Gold Cross $300pr
speaker wire 1400/800 Harmonic Tech Pro 11 shotgun
will upgrade speakers and interconnects
but I live on the low end of the diminishing returns curve
tube amps - big bucks and expensive tube upgrades
so I stay away
tom
diminishing means - alot more dough a lot less refinement
admit you are willing to pay a lot more for little incremental sonic gain
even lower prices you must pick tonally accurate gear that synergizes well or buy bad schlock
prices (new/used) I buy well kept used pieces (see my system on right side)
cd tranpsort 2000/1200 teac(wadia) vs-10 $450
dac 1500/1000 EVS Millenium II $1050 new
solid state amp 3500/1400 Audio Research D200 $1400
preamp 4000/2500 Audio Research LS5 mkII $2000
speakers 5000/2500 Von Schweikert Vortex $1400 pr
interconnect 1200/600 Cardas Gold Cross $300pr
speaker wire 1400/800 Harmonic Tech Pro 11 shotgun
will upgrade speakers and interconnects
but I live on the low end of the diminishing returns curve
tube amps - big bucks and expensive tube upgrades
so I stay away
tom