What are your Eureka Moments in this Hobby?
OK so I did steal this term form @lordmelton
I wandered through midfi. Surround speakers, 5.1 set ups, eventually getting to Classe Pre / Pro, Parasound 5 channel amp, Bowers and Wilkens Nautilus 800 series speakers and M / K Subs. Then the best thing ever happened. My Classe SSP-800 Pre / Pro broke for the second time. So I ended up getting an Audionet Pre G-1 preamp. Eureka! What were your events?
I have had a few: 1. understanding how important a tonearm is in the vinyl reproduction system. I replaced a Rega tonearm with a Basis Vector. The difference was astounding, and sent me through a lengthy system upgrade to see what else could be improved. 2. doing some room treatments took my system to another level. The best bang for the buck upgrade 3. replacing my very good tonearm cable with a great tonearm cable. It made a huge difference. Far more than I could have imagined |
Could not agree more @zlone ! Audionet gear is impressive from the bottom to the top of their line with respect to preamps, amps and integrateds. |
To hear what is possible: - Staked Quads, ML Electronics, subs the size of coffins at Victors Stereo in Chicago - top of the line MBL demo at CAF
for my system: when my local dealer in 1988 agreed to take back my ProAc Studio 100s and stands plus a little $$ for a demo set of ProAc Studio 3 with ATC drivers. Put my early system in a different league. Still using the speakers. |
