It may be worthwhile purchasing a one month memebership to the bluebook feature here on Audiogon to get a feel for the market value of your components.
Looking to downgrade...possibly
Hi. Been around this corner of the woods for a couple days now. Great site and forum.
I have had my current system for many years. Growing tired of the huge rack of components and cables...
My mid high-end system:
Rotel Tuner and Rotel 3 separate amps for 5.1 surround
Acurus ACT-3 Proc(w/o bass chip upgrade)
Vandersteen VCC-1 center, 2Ce fronts, and M&K rears
Sony DVP-C650D (I know it's old and probably cr@p and would like to upgrade to a single DVD cartridge solution)
Directv HD Rec
Audioquest and Straightwire interconnects (cheap toslink for Directv HD and Cardas 75 ohm cable for DVD player), Tara Labs Phase II Bi-wire Sp Cables
I am reading reviews about AV Receivers. I would love a all-in-one great sounding solution for under $1500 to part with the tuner, amps, and proc. The Marantz SR8500, an equiv Denon, HK seems to be the way to go. I would like a seemless solution to integrate the PC/MP3 playback and THX cert DD with HDMI switching. Am I a glutten for downgrading? I don't seem to only listen to my home system for HT rather than 2-ch stereo nowdays.
That said, this site seems to be great place to sell used equipment, something I would probably do if I buy new gear. Would I be successful selling my used gear here?
I have had my current system for many years. Growing tired of the huge rack of components and cables...
My mid high-end system:
Rotel Tuner and Rotel 3 separate amps for 5.1 surround
Acurus ACT-3 Proc(w/o bass chip upgrade)
Vandersteen VCC-1 center, 2Ce fronts, and M&K rears
Sony DVP-C650D (I know it's old and probably cr@p and would like to upgrade to a single DVD cartridge solution)
Directv HD Rec
Audioquest and Straightwire interconnects (cheap toslink for Directv HD and Cardas 75 ohm cable for DVD player), Tara Labs Phase II Bi-wire Sp Cables
I am reading reviews about AV Receivers. I would love a all-in-one great sounding solution for under $1500 to part with the tuner, amps, and proc. The Marantz SR8500, an equiv Denon, HK seems to be the way to go. I would like a seemless solution to integrate the PC/MP3 playback and THX cert DD with HDMI switching. Am I a glutten for downgrading? I don't seem to only listen to my home system for HT rather than 2-ch stereo nowdays.
That said, this site seems to be great place to sell used equipment, something I would probably do if I buy new gear. Would I be successful selling my used gear here?