What Does 80 Grand Get You Nowadays?

Op, Based on my research on their website, services provided by JLCPCB include (1) PCB fabrication, (2) PCB assembly and (3) 3D printing and CNC.  I might miss something but you got an idea.  So essentially they are a service provider who receives the design file uploaded by DIYers and fabricate PCB for them, with an option to assemble components provided by LCSC on the PCB.  They do not verify if the uploaded design files are legit, free of infringement of someone’s IP, nor do they own the design after manufacturing.  They simply fabricate / assembly PCB according to the DIYers’ request.

I am not a DIYer, so I don’t have knowledge of the general practices or ethical codes in the DIY community. You could possibly advise the general audience here about that if you belong to the community.

I have alot of legacy audio and like them.wispers,focus,aries,valor.  I Do like the ribbon planar tweeters.the wood in them is great he has an organ company do the wood. Recently merged with an investor and hope the company does not change much.they are now putting alot of ice modules in thier base. Also the wavelet dsp they are using is great. Enjoy the search. I have bought almost all used so 80k turns into 240k. Plus it's fun to meet other audiophile when I travel to pick it up.

Someone commented that it's fun to mix and match components.  I have done it all my life (I'm 73) but it is not in your shop with an untested combination.  Those periods of experimentation are supposed to have occurred in late night listening sessions in the privacy of your ears only and the triumphant results are the ones you feature in your store for others to share.  And I smile at the almost infinite combinations one can conjure in one's head for an $80,000 system.  How about this one?  A pair of The Smaller Advent (the original produced between 1973 and 1975 with the green fried egg tweeter and spit wad dust cap on the woofer - professionally redone by a true gentleman and craftsman, Chuck Wroblewski at Chasrock Services in Rochester NY), a Musical Fidelity A1 integrated (yes, one of the new redesigned ones) and then a new totally tricked out LinnSondek LP12 with the new Bedrock Plynth?  Top of the line arm and cartridge.  I'll leave you to decide whether you want to go with the Linn Uphorik phono or use the one in the A1.

I haven’t read this whole thread, just some of the first page. I can respond to a couple of points made. 

First, the guy who said "buy the speakers first then use matched pre and power amps" is the strategy that I’ve found to pay dividends. 

The second thing is regarding “consumer brands” like Marantz, Yamaha and Denon. Don’t get me wrong, Marantz was high end when they started with tube gear decades ago. Yamaha and Denon were considered more “audiophile grade” in the 70’s and 80’s. 

I started out with a Yamaha A-1000 integrated amp in 1985. It was their flagship integrated. After being out of the hobby for 15 years I bought their new integrated flagship, the A-S3000 in 2019. Then I bought my current speakers, Magico A3’s. Eventually I put in a Dynaco PAS-3X preamplifier with the A-S3000 using it as the power amplifier. I was amazed how much better adding the inexpensive and old PAS-3X made the rig sound! That A-S3000 was retailing for 8K at the time. Thankfully I bought mine new at a substantial discount and only lost 1k selling to the Music Room when I moved on. 

Yamaha makes great products in a lot of different markets. The A-S3000 (silver faceplate) is the most beautiful integrated amp I’ve ever seen. High end it is not.

I also bought a Denon DP-62L turntable in 2019 because I always wanted one but couldn’t afford it in the 80’s. I used it for several years before upgrading to a TriangleArt Maestro. The DP-62L was a great little table but it isn’t in the same league with true hifi components of today. Denon's new stuff is mid fi at best.

The A-S3000 does look nice. 9K is wild though, I would expect a lot for it.