How Long Has It Been?

Early B.
Early B. Posts: 7,900
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
Since the time you became heavily involved in HT or 2-channel audio, how long have you gone without upgrading anything?
HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

"God grooves with tubes."
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  • neomagus00
    neomagus00 Posts: 3,899
    edited August 2005
    new equipment - none since last November or so, so about 1.7 years.

    changing configuration / custom work - finished last week (finally!)
    It's not good, very fundamentally simply not good. - geolemon

    "Its not good enough until we have real-time fearmongering. I want my fear mongered as it happens." - Shizelbs
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited August 2005
    About 3 hours,....

    Seriously
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited August 2005
    ND13 wrote:
    About 3 hours,....

    Seriously
    Hope you like the new Dodd :D
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited August 2005
    I upgraded my DVD player about a month ago. before that it had been May the last time I added anything to one of the rigs. SDA's. :p
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited August 2005
    Seeing how the Toshiba 3960 was far from an UPGRADE, it would be about a year or so now.

    George Grand (of the Jersey Grands)
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited August 2005
    A couple of months ago. I got my new cd player.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited August 2005
    About... 1 hour
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited August 2005
    Cathy, you impressed with that Onk cassette deck? I picked one up in a thrifty about 3 years ago for $6 and that is one rock solid, great sounding machine. It's busted to the point where I can't record on it, so I just use it on my desk at work to play Zappa and Captain Beefheart stuff which torments the **** out of my co-workers. The PBS radio station in the Filthadelphia area also plays a Sousa march every morning at 7:15. I crank that to ear shattering levels for the zoomies (Air Force Academy grads) in my office. They tell me it's the worst part of their day. Not my fault they don't have good memories of the academy.

    George Grand (of the Jersey Grands)
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  • trubluluc
    trubluluc Posts: 2,067
    edited August 2005
    .....about 5 years on the HT thing. And thankfully, it's been over a year since I've changed anything there.

    Much longer on 2-Channel rigs, and about 6 months since I upgraded anything, (went to balanced ic's)

    Thankfully,I think I'm there for awhile.....
    now, it's more about enjoyment than aquirement.

    -Luc
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited August 2005
    George Grand wrote:
    Cathy, you impressed with that Onk cassette deck? I picked one up in a thrifty about 3 years ago for $6 and that is one rock solid, great sounding machine. It's busted to the point where I can't record on it, so I just use it on my desk at work to play Zappa and Captain Beefheart stuff which torments the **** out of my co-workers. The PBS radio station in the Filthadelphia area also plays a Sousa march every morning at 7:15. I crank that to ear shattering levels for the zoomies (Air Force Academy grads) in my office. They tell me it's the worst part of their day. Not my fault they don't have good memories of the academy.

    George Grand (of the Jersey Grands)

    LOL George you're a riot!

    Yes I like my tape deck just fine. It doesn't get a lot of use nowadays but it plays & records beautifully! I love the Dolby noise reduction buttons that it has. Cuts down on the hiss real nice.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited August 2005
    Mine is TA-2056, and the previous owners SS# is etched onto the front panel. His initials too. That's a military habit. Knuckleheads.

    George
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  • gshisme
    gshisme Posts: 1,038
    edited August 2005
    Wow! Captain Beefheart...now there's a blast from the past.

    Anyway, back to the subject....about 2 months.
    suds, suds and more suds!
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited August 2005
    About 2 years since I got the DAC. Not really an upgrade, but I had to have a decent system in the computer/home office area since I spend a fair amount of time in there and half my HD is filled with music. Completed that about 2 months ago. Some day I'll be getting new main speakers. I love my RTA's but soon it's time to try something different trying to stay w/ Polk but will look at other options. Biggest draw back is no place close to demo anything. All the higher end stores are gone from my area....it sucks! I know there is always Chi-town which is a good option. Plus I only start looking when I have the cash to buy. I hate just going out to demo stuff.....I want it right then and there when I decide.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited August 2005
    About 5 min ago I pulled the trigger on a new phono preamp. Hopefully it will do something better than the one I bought last week. :)
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited August 2005
    Beginning of this year.
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  • Polkitup2
    Polkitup2 Posts: 1,623
    edited August 2005
    Three to six months between aquisitions.
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