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New Audiophile going crazy

Hello,
I've always been a music fan, play guitar and have dedicated HT, stadium seating and so on.  Beginning in about November I started collecting some vintage equipment.  A Kenwood receiver from the 70's, a nice Adcom amp
(GFA-555), Sonic Frontiers SFL-1 Signature.  Apparently that was just the taste I needed because I went into high gear at that point.  B&W 802's (series 80's), 805 Nautilus, HTM2 center and a thumping B&W sub.  I constructed a 2-channel system for my home office made of McIntosh C28 pre, a 2105 amp, Rega P3 and Pioneer 707 R2R and full set of Dalquist DQ-10 (sub unit and crossover) all in mint condition. And of course, all the Audioquest cabling to connect it all.  To go with all those Bowers & Wilkins I picked up a Mac MX135 and a MC7108 just this weekend.  House is wired for two channel in every room already so the multi-zone seemed a good choice.
Now, I'm sitting here looking at projectors to re[place the one in the theater.  I've become quite consumed with upgrading all my equipment.

That's since Thanksgiving.  Is there any hope for me?  I have to get this "Obsession" under control.  Any advice?
:-)
jj228
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jj228 OP
23 posts
 
Some great advice here.  I’ve come to the realization that for a minute I’m good on equipment, although, I’m in Atlanta and would like to see the Lexicon amp (Audiobill1).   I did go ahead and finish out the system my wife and daughter watch with a B&W HTM2 center channel speaker and B&W 300W sub to go with the 805 Nautilus for a really nice 3.1 system. Got them one of the LG OLED 65” tv’s. I got to tell you, the picture is awesome. In HT I swapped out the equipment for a Mac MX135 and MC 7108. The 7108 is great bridged at 100W / ch, but only four channels so I think I need one more to run 7.1. But that’s it!!  I’m going to take someone’s advice from up above an just listen for a while.
iagree with all here who were nice enough to tell their own audio-fever stories. I don’t see it going away,and I can’t help but look through all the online markets for the “Great deals”. Hey WYF, you only live once, it’s not a dressed rehearsal. 🤒
caprayf
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I am going through the same thing as OP, but maybe on a shorter budget. I bought a set of Polk SDA-2s and was amazed at how much better they sound than anything else I have had in my house. And once you start looking, it is hard to turn that spigot off...  I found a bargain on a set of Polk 10b, and than I looked closely at my pretty nice sounding basement speakers I saw they are Polk 7. Then I dusted off my Marantz 2015 and found it needs some love, so I am getting that cleaned up.  So now I am trying to get a few systems to make each of my speakers sound great. One of the amps that gets mentioned as a good match for the Polk SDA-2s is the OP's Adcom- I'd be interested in that. I'm currently running off a Yamaha AV RX-679. It advertises 100W/channel but it sounds muddy. I'm still looking, and the spigot still seems to be on...
axeis1
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I’m really at a loss for words. There’s so much nonsense here. Old B&W ‘s really? 
caprayf
2 posts
 
Everybody finds their own gateway drug...
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jj228 OP
23 posts
 
I like the 802’s. They sound great.  Choice of equipment is purely subjective I think.  Someone once told me that good wine was wine you enjoyed drinking.  I think the same think applies to audio - a good system is one that sounds good to you. Specs and manufacturers matter, but at the end of the day, if it sounds good it is good.
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