Spend 2K on your rig.

TroyD
TroyD Posts: 13,077
edited February 2008 in 2 Channel Audio
Let's just say that you had a windfall of 2K and you were going to spend it on your rig.....how would you spend it.

Me?

I'd probably sell my VPI HW-19 MkIV table (any takers? ;)) and move in to a Scout Master and a step up transformer.

At this point, I'm feeling Conrad Johnson naked. I'd like a Premier 10 pre and possibly a premier 11A or premier 12 monos. Just to HAVE. Not that they would 'replace' my Melos/Heaths but just to have.

BDT
I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited February 2008
    Could you bump that to 20K? ;)
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited February 2008
    Faak, man. I could double that and spend it without even blinking.

    BDT
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited February 2008
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited February 2008
    Nope, I'm going Quads. 2809's. After I build a bigger room.

    BDT
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited February 2008
    -Decent power conditioner
    -The best massage chair I can find.
    -Upgrade the TT
    -SACD's

    Edit; Ok; I'd need $4,500 just for this. :eek::eek:

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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited February 2008
    Sell my whole set of amps and the maggie 3.3R's and get the 3.6r's and some JC1 mono's
    There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited February 2008
    Finally get a used Aleph 30 or other Nelson Pass amp. Purchase some truly high end cables and see how much improvement I notice. Perhaps a new listening couch too.
    "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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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,411
    edited February 2008
    Troy, you could spend 1.1K on used equipment, without even trying :)
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited February 2008
    ****, I already did.

    BDT
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited February 2008
    Ricardo wrote: »
    -Decent power conditioner
    -The best massage chair I can find.
    -Upgrade the TT
    -SACD's

    Edit; Ok; I'd need $4,500 just for this. :eek::eek:

    EP30005TU_500.jpg

    What the hell? That thing give you a surprise prostate exam while your at it?
    There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited February 2008
    New speakers...what exactly, I don't know. Still researching.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited February 2008
    Room treatments and magic pebbles. :D










    Seriously, room treatments.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited February 2008
    A Marantz Reference Series TT-15S1 (a rebadged Clearaudio Emotion):

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    and a Rotel RCC-1055 CD Changer:

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    There is nothing else on my "wish list" at the moment.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited February 2008
    yea, prob a new TT, sell the Rega, which I do though like very very much, maybe just a new cartridge for it, sad thing, 2K becoming a tweak as you move up the chain.

    RT1
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  • rskarvan
    rskarvan Posts: 2,374
    edited February 2008
    I'd add a Krell SACD player.... (probably used).
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited February 2008
    shack wrote: »
    Rotel RCC-1055 CD Changer:

    rcc1055_front.jpg

    There is nothing else on my "wish list" at the moment.

    The RCC-1055 will most likely be my next CDP, when the CEC dies.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited February 2008
    I'd get the best CD / SACD player I could find for $1K and spend the other $1K + sale of my Thiel CS1.2s to get some Thiel CS2.3s or something a bit more full-range.

    I actually made an offer on a local Marantz SA-14 (the one that's been on Agon for about 3 months). If he goes for it (although he already balked and countered), I'll sell my current transport - DAC combo to pay for it.

    I tried to pick up some Thiel 2.2s locally as well, but wasn't committed enough to get them at asking price and lost out to another.
    Stereo Rig: Hales Revelation 3, Musical Fidelity CD-Pre 24, Forte Model 3 amp, Lexicon RT-10 SACD, MMF-5 w/speedbox, Forte Model 2 Phono Pre, Cardas Crosslink, APC H15, URC MX-950, Lovan Stand
    Bedroom: Samsung HPR-4252, Toshiba HD-A2, HK 3480, Signal Cable, AQ speaker cable, Totem Dreamcatchers, SVS PB10-NSD, URC MX-850
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited February 2008
    steveinaz wrote:
    The RCC-1055 will most likely be my next CDP, when the CEC dies.

    I've been telling myself I should pull the trigger and buy one ever since I had about a 2 hour demo several years ago. Since I have no real issues with my current player(s), I've just never gotten around to it.
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  • Lowell_M
    Lowell_M Posts: 1,660
    edited February 2008
    I'd upgrade my source and/or my DAC. Maybe that Raysonic CDP that Ricardo (I think it was Ricardo) had at Chicagoland PF 07.
    HT
    RTi70 mains
    CSi30 center
    RTi28 Rears
    Velodyne CHT-12
    H/K AVR-247
    ADCOM GFA-7000
    Samsung PN58B860
    Playstation 3
    2-Channel
    Polk Audio LSi15's
    Rotel RCD-1072
    Nakamichi CA-5 Pre
    ADCOM GFA-555
    Signal Cable Analog II IC's
    Signal Ultra Bi-Wire Speaker Cables
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited February 2008
    I would buy a nice TT and RCM and accessories. New speaker wire, and the rest(if any) I would put towards room treatments.

    Where's my 2k?
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited February 2008
    I changed my mind. If I had $2K, I would sell my entire rig except for speaker cables, Monster HTS 5100SS, and TT. . . . and get one of these: Musical fidelity KW250S

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    and some bigger Thiels.

    It would make life so much simpler / sweeter.
    Stereo Rig: Hales Revelation 3, Musical Fidelity CD-Pre 24, Forte Model 3 amp, Lexicon RT-10 SACD, MMF-5 w/speedbox, Forte Model 2 Phono Pre, Cardas Crosslink, APC H15, URC MX-950, Lovan Stand
    Bedroom: Samsung HPR-4252, Toshiba HD-A2, HK 3480, Signal Cable, AQ speaker cable, Totem Dreamcatchers, SVS PB10-NSD, URC MX-850
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,644
    edited February 2008
    With 2k...

    I would probally get a 120,000 uF Stratos Stereo for my subs...

    Room treatments

    And upgrade my Power Cables, and get a new set of Silver ICs
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited February 2008
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    With 2k...

    I would probally get a 120,000 uF Stratos Stereo for my subs...

    Room treatments

    And upgrade my Power Cables, and get a new set of Silver ICs

    Power cables make a difference? I don't have any gear that accepts a standard power cord so I don't know as of now...
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited February 2008
    appadv wrote: »
    Power cables make a difference? I don't have any gear that accepts a standard power cord so I don't know as of now...

    You don't want to go down that road :). There are some rediculous prices out there for power cords, and they remain dependent on the fact that the rest of your wiring is just as good... which leads you to upgrading your entire house to "audiophile" quality wiring, breakers, and outlets... just in case you want to plug your clock radio into a different outlet :D
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited February 2008
    I think I would upgrade the power cable to my VPI record vacuum. Need clean power to clean records properly.
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited February 2008
    nadams wrote: »
    You don't want to go down that road :). There are some rediculous prices out there for power cords, and they remain dependent on the fact that the rest of your wiring is just as good... which leads you to upgrading your entire house to "audiophile" quality wiring, breakers, and outlets... just in case you want to plug your clock radio into a different outlet :D

    Well, this is just my opinion: If you live in a 70yr old home with ancient knob and tube cloth wiring, I don't think changing the last few feet of wiring (power cord) will make much of a difference if the house wiring is bad. Say you have a refrigerator plugged in on the same circuit...when that frige turns on there will be a voltage drop in the circuit no matter what power cord you use.
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    polkaudio 255c-RT Inwalls
    polkaudio DSWPro550WI
    polkaudio XRT12 XM Tuner
    polkaudio RM6750 5.1

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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,644
    edited February 2008
    I currently have mix & match power cables

    (Shanling, Zebra, Monster) -- and I would like to move all to Signal Cable Magics...

    And get a set of Silver Res Signal Cables
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited February 2008
    I'd spend $1K on a 2-channel pre and the remainder on upgrading my 5-channel amp and HT pre/pro.
    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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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited February 2008
    I'm looking at playing with more tube pre's but probably not $2k worth.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited February 2008
    Probably upgrade my amp from The Parasound HCA1500. That or my cartridge.
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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