For me it was when I changed out the Carver amps with a pair of McIntosh MC 352 s. Driving a Martin Logan Request. Amps mater
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?
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The purchase of the EMMLabs XDS1 (currently V5) SACD player, which contains Ed Meitner's latest DA technology. The player replaced a Krell Evolution 505 SACD player and a Linn Karik/Numerik cd player. The difference the XDS1 brought was immense. In fact, so much so that I was cured of the analog bug instantly. I am selling my turntable and all my LPs. Pointless to hang on to legacy technology. |
1) I became aware of the imersiv D-1 DAC from an article online. I started a thread on A'gon about that unit asking if anyone had an opinion. A year later my friend was contacted by imersiv to sell the DAC. When I went over to visit one day I noticed the D-1 DAC sitting on his desk and was shocked to see it. I asked how it sounded and he said he had not heard it since there was an issue with his iPad as the source. Well, I took the D-1 to my place and got it working. The end result is that I sold $27k worth of gear since December 2025 until today. All of those sales (maybe 10 pieces) were all directly tied to the D-1. 2) OTL/OCL designs are the way to go for me for preamps. I am using the $500 Schiit Valhalla 3 OTL/OCL preamp now in my office though the much better Allnic OTL/OCL preamps ($$$) are something I have long term idea of getting. 3) The RAAL SR1a earphone is endgame sound. If I were to suffer the loss of my nice 2-channel listening space when I move soon, I have the incredible safety net of the SR1a.
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@hilde45 I agree with all that you are saying, although I think that you conspicuously omit the other side of the coin in order to make your point. In fact, there ARE audiophiles who predominantly connect to technical performance and really don’t have much of a connection to the music. Their motivations? Celebrating technology, status, ???? In those cases. The criticisms can be well founded! |
@mrmb Youve had a great litany of equipment! In my early days, I recall how impressed I was with how the Aragon handled my Quad 989’s! What a great baseline to start with. I still think it’s a great budget amplifier! |
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