Quadophile said:
This is the same guy who owned the Kef Reference Two and had hardly listened to them all while the speakers sat in his living room. He gets pleasure only in owning things and not listening to them. In ten years his music collection has grown only by 10 albums and that it. Do you really think he is a listener? According to him the CD's are very expensive. Now tell me honestly, does it make any sense to you?
Dreaming about good things in life is good, provided you also enjoy what you have in the present, otherwise one can never sense of satisfaction so to say.
Oh, how I can sympathise with how you feel there Quad, what a waste
I don't have a very good system, really, but I do listen to a lot of music and enjoy it.
I'm seriously thinking of a new amp at the moment.
My main system:
Kef Cresta Loudspeakers on Gale stands.
Kenwood KA-1080 Amp
Marantz CD52-II CD PLayer (About 15 years old now)
NAD 4020A Analogue Tuner
AIWA ADF 450 Cassette Deck
Dual 505 Turntable with Shure SC35 cartridge
All interconnects made with low loss cable and gold phonos, by myself.
Speaker cables (bi-wired) 2.5mm Speaker cable from RS Components with banana plugs.
Now, in my opinion, this is a budget system, but I still enjoy listening to it.
I really think the amp is the weakest link. I rarely use the cassette deck and turntable these days, mostly listen to CD's. And my DVD player is plugged into Tape Two.
And in the kitchen:
Another Marantz CD52-II CD Player
NAD 3030 Amp (the 1st one they ever made, wooden case)
El Cheapo wall mounted small Ariston loudspeakers.
Cables: whatever I had handy at the time.
Sounds good while I'm doing the washing up and still beats spots off any boogie box or midi system you care to name
So, just thought I'd share
I was once a Hi-Fi nut, less so these days, but I'm still a music nut.