My Music Sounds Better Than I Ever Expected - How long will it last?


I listened to album after album this weekend.  Both/All sides of every LP I placed on the turntable. I closed my eyes and had goosebumps - at least until I would hear a "POP" that would damage my cool for an instant.  My listening levels are not conducive to conversational environments but I no longer wake the neighbors.  

We chase the magic for decades.  It was triggered when I was young and would regularly visit The Grove in Houston and listen to the B&W Matrix 801 3 or the flagship Dynaudio speakers of the time.  I have not been to a high end salon in decades, so I do not know how much better it is today if at all.

How long will my happiness last?  The analog chain of my system is very much aligned with that time and place.  Much of the gear purchased in recent years now that I can afford the things that I heard back then.

System:

Aragon 4004 mkII

Aragon 28k preamp

Apogee Stage speakers

Rythmic Sub

Linn LP12 w/Ittok LVII

Linn Linto phono stage

Ortofon MC X40

Eversolo, Topping DAC, SMLC CD Transport, etc.....

maam522a

Those apogees are not good, but, could be rescued.. Send it to GR Research and have him design a crossover upgrade for you (prolly will come to 400 or 500 bucks with some very good parts). It should take the sound up a few notches.

You will find new joy that the Apogee had been robbing from you all these years.

Good luck.

 

"My Music Sounds Better Than I Ever Expected - How long will it last?"

pl borrow/check Technics SL1000R TT

It will sound better if you buy a new something....anything.  and then you'll tire of that

“My music sounds better than l ever expected. How long will it last?”
 

My music always sounds awful…… as expected, and probably because I can’t play a single instrument.

And when l do, it doesn’t last long.