What's your top 5 on the "Upgrade List"?

organ

1. Tube DAC or TOTL Musical Fidelity CD player

2. Cheap HT receiver with pre-outs (Most likely Yamaha)

3. Mono block for center speaker

4. LSiC (maybe with an LSi9 x-over)

5. LSi7 for surrounds

I'm sure that by the time I get to the LSi stuff, Polk will already have introduced the second generation of their LSi series. So if I can find the LSi cheap during clearance, they'll move up the list.

Oops, I forgot to mention that an SVS can suddenly appear anywhere on the list;).

Maurice

HBombToo

I would like to have a vinal settup prior to Christmas.

I have the Channel Islands pre

I'm seriously considering this unit after your great review on the forum;)
Pre- Antique Sound Lab AQ-2004DT

Not sure what type amp or turntable yet?

The mancave is in my cross haires

probably a universal dvd player but I'm procrastinating

HBomb

dcarlson

1. Speakers - Near future
2. Speaker wire - Near future
3. Turntable - Later
4. Tube amp - Later

Man, that's a lot of money to throw at equipment.

VR3

1) SVS
2) Tweeter replacement
3) Surround Shelves
4) XBox
5) Nada

danger boy

1. sub more likely an SVS, might also be a HSU, or Velo

2. new TV i was at CC last night looking at the Panasonic Tau flat screen HDTV ones. 36" looked amazing in 16:9 format. Picture was clear, sharp, and the hues and skin tones were right dead on. Black levels were beautiful. Not at all the grey/bluish ones some TV's pump out.

3. a couple more good quality interconnects

4. nada

5. nada

petrym

1. Wife

faster100

Originally posted by petrym
1. Wife

LOL. thats funny.. good luck!! in your search


My upgrade path is as follows, Pioneer elite dvd player
and maybe down the road a 5 or 6 channel external amp.. ie: outlaw audio, rotel, adcom, some such,., and thats all

RuSsMaN

1. DQ10's
2. SDA SRS 2 soft-dome replacement tweeters (4)
3. Refoam for Advent Legacy's (v1) - or upgrade to the Seas H283
4. VMPS Smaller Subwoofer for the B&W rig (ht)
5. Tube preamp (ASL or Decware) for the SRS rig (mancave)

There's more, but thats my top 5 as of 1900 hrs, CST.

Cheers,
Rooster

pjdami

1) New sub (SVS, Hsu, Paradigm, or Velodyne)
2) Kimber Kable 4TC / 8TC bi-wire for the two channel rig
3) "Different" speakers (other than LSi) for the two channel rig
4) Upgraded power cords
5) PS Audio Ultimate Outlet and Juice Bar for two channel rig.

1) and 2) are short term (< 3 months); the rest may take a while.

madmax

1: Some sort of stand or wall shelf for the turntable.
2: LP/CD/DVD organization
3: VPI 16.5 record cleaning machine
4: Install vibrapods on amps and dvd player
5: Make custom high grade power cables

(no particular order)

madmax

danger boy

Madmax,

vibrapods on amps? I haven't heard of that one before. What benefits would you get adding them? I can understand vibrapods on a CD or DVD player.

Al

tryrrthg

1. New amp to match with my new pre (probably will be from McCormack)
2. new interconnects for pre/amp and CD player to pre
3. new sub (probably SVS)
4. cheap receiver with pre outs
5. maybe a cheaper amp to power my center speaker
6. new CD player
7. new speaker wire
8. ...
9.....
10... buy a house (which will probably put a halt to a lot of upgrades...

yeah I know I was supposed to stop at 5 but why would I want to stop there!

madmax

Originally posted by danger boy
Madmax,

vibrapods on amps? I haven't heard of that one before. What benefits would you get adding them? I can understand vibrapods on a CD or DVD player.

Al

Sure! Many components such as capacitors and coils ring or osillate when they are vibrated. For example in my preamp I can flick one of the switches (mechanical jolt) and hear a very high pitched soft "ting" sound. Probing around inside I could hear this ting when I tapped on certain caps. This gets transfered into the signal. I have tubes as well which are even worse. I could go into my "magic brick" story at this point but I'm sure most people have already heard it.
madmax

dcarlson

Organ, For a student - you seem to be rolling in cash.

I'd say, I've got a pretty modest career going and finding it hard to keep up to my audio needs/wants.

I'm a little suspicious of your income source.

organ

I don't make much money. I make most of my money during the summer when I'm out of school and get some extra hours at work. You also have to remember that I live with my parents and I don't drive:).
My last big purchase was the NAD seperates. I traded my Oink for the Dynakit and the ASL was only $442CDN(shipping included). I still feel bad about the NAD stuff, especially the "clinical/analytical" sounding pre-amp. The NAD amp will be used to power the surrounds when I upgrade.
See, I'm movig still moving very slowly.
I'm planning to work for 7-8 years when I'm finised school, save up a buttload of cash, get a loan from the bank and open up a small audio shop. I'd like to sell a lot of tube equipments from ASL.

Maurice

gidrah

1. line arrays (2-ch)
2. 2 chip amps (2-ch or HT)
3. Center channel to better match the Altecs.
4. Build sonosub (HT)
5. Cartridge alignment tool (HT & 2-ch)

goingganzo

1. get a new job to aford the upgrades.
2. rotle 1066 pre to go with my adcom
3.get pop fridge for ht to buld in behing candy counter.
4. buld candy counter
5. front projector around 125+in diag upgrade from a 65

madmax

Originally posted by madmax
1: Some sort of stand or wall shelf for the turntable.
2: LP/CD/DVD organization
3: VPI 16.5 record cleaning machine
4: Install vibrapods on amps and dvd player
5: Make custom high grade power cables

(no particular order)

madmax

#3 down, four more to go

mccarts747

pending the fiance's approval of course ...unless i want to sleep in the dirt basement....


1.FXi30's
2.Entertainment cabinet (custom designed)
3.Line conditioner/ Surge suppressor (brickwall or Monster)
4.Progressive Scan DVD player (switch current to CD duty)
5.Larger Sub (undecided)

mantis

1.a new sub(Rel Storm III or the new discovery the Velodyne DD12)In testing stage right now....mini review coming

2.Sharp 1000u projector

3.Stewart Firehawk screen

4.More Kimber Kable

5.The rest of the Lsi series speakers to complete a 7 channel theater system.

Thats just the beginning..................

jackalope

1. Lsi25 x2
2. LSiC
3. LSif/x x4
4. Onkyo TX-DS989
5. A job

High hopes for an unemployed 16 year old who pays high insurance on a camaro and lives with his parents.

faster100

ah no job and very high standards for gear, thats a good thing though broke with good taste, however may i suggest a cheaper starter setup,:D

thats alot of cash, lsi25 x2 and lsi/fx x4 man

VR3

16 years old.....

Man, you buy them speakers and send them to me. I'll hold them for ya!

BTW - I'm 14, Welcome to the Club

RuSsMaN

Originally posted by RuSsMaN
1. DQ10's
2. SDA SRS 2 soft-dome replacement tweeters (4)
3. Refoam for Advent Legacy's (v1) - or upgrade to the Seas H283
4. VMPS Smaller Subwoofer for the B&W rig (ht)
5. Tube preamp (ASL or Decware) for the SRS rig (mancave)

Numbers 1, 2, and 3 done.

Cheers,
Russ

jackalope

You might be right about that whole cheaper system thing. My rooms not to big, about 12x12 feet. I use my current system mostly for gaming. Anything goes with price and placement. My room is only for my home theater. Any suggestions?

jackalope

I am looking for a part time job maybe a sales consultant at the local circuit city, best buy, what have you. bout 25 hours a week.
My experience with the Lsi series is the setup at my dads house. It sounds incredible to say the least. His system consists of:
2 Lsi25s
LsiC
2 Lsi9s
PSW650
Dont know about the receiver except that it's Denon's flagship model

VR3

No receiver has been found except B&K that can really man-handle the LSi. Even then, its not as good as seperates.

When you get the LSi, your looking at atleast a grand in seperates, 400-500 in a receiver (with preouts). GOOD wire, atleast IXOS and up. A good changer (100-200 dollars).

Your system will be only as good as the weakest link....

VR3

O.K, Sean your right. There are receivers that cost outside this world on the money meter. But for 1,300 or so you can get an awesome seperates system that can rule the LSi and then some.

TroyD

1. Tube pre (Carver C-19 would be nice but you hardly EVER see those)
2. Universal DVDA/SACD/CD/whatever player
3. SVS sub to replace Pdime in HT
4. Separate pre/pro for HT so I can shed the wannabe label
5. Juicy fat monoblock amps
I dunno, I'm getting to the point of where I can't really think about what as far as upgrades go.

The vinyl thing is all but in the bag, I need to get that rolling before I start thinking about upgrading it.

BDT