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This is my basement crib, man cave, rendezvous and escape from .........
This is my modest system built over the years.
My plea? I am guilty as charged, I am an audioholic.
My system was built around Jazz, Jazz and MORE Jazz. I have been to hell and back with bad and mismatch equipments, basically due to lack of knowledge and buying on impulse. I have grown up now and my trades are carefully selected and auditioned.
My system at this point is very dynamic, musical, has passion, extended at both ends and I really enjoy listening to them. I guess that s the ultimate goal, isnt it? The equipment that tipped the scaled for me was the additional of my DIY speakers, built with guidance from Tony Gee -
http://www.humblehomemadehifi.com/Andromeda%20Mk-II.html. BIG Thank you SIR Tony Gee, when I grow up, I want to be like you.
This is the best set of speakers I have owned, they replaced a Paradigm S8 and Wilson Sophia.
Total parts under $4000. Go figure! Well labor is a whole new story; total hours spent was approx 180 hours. Was it worth it? Hell yea, I sold the Wilsons, didnt I? LOL. On a serious note, I really love these speakers and they are what I have always wanted and could not afford.
The Cary SLP-05 is the heart and QB of the system. They are simply amazing.
And the Cary CAD 500 MB, I am taking them with me six feet under. LOL.
Oh, oh, oh and then the Cary 306 SACD Pro. Is this guy a CARY fanatic? .Nay well you get the drift.
I replaced the Bel Canto DAC 3 with the Havana. The Bel Canto (IMO) sounded metallic and the Havanas had a more natural presentation; for the price, I cannot complain.
I cannot say there will be no future equipment trades, but for now I am happy. Like every audioholic, I may relapse every now and then. So folks there you have it, my humble audioholic story.
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