Stock Take! How Much Kit have you got

[Andy831]

Turntables: 2

Cartridges: 6

Pick up Arms 3

Phono stages/ SUTs / Head Amps: 3

CD player 1

DACS 1

Integrated Amplifiers: 0

Pre Amplifiers: 3

Power Amplifiers: 5 {or 6 if you include monoblocks seperately (each one weighs and takes up the same space)}

Loudspeakers: 2 pairs

Subwoofers 0

Headphones 0 pairs (not planning to change that).

Tuners: 1

Tape decks 0

Vortexbox 1

SBT 1

DAT decks 0

Multi-channel 'Home Theatre' receivers: 0

[RobbieGong]

Integrated Amp x 1
Turntable x1
Cartridge x 1
Cdp x 1
Pair of speakers x 1

[jandl100]

Integrated Amp x 1
Turntable x1
Cartridge x 1
Cdp x 1
Pair of speakers x 1

Wow - that is seriously weird.

[RobbieGong]

Wow - that is seriously weird.

depends on what you got, depends on what you want

[Beobloke]

After consulting my "stock spreadsheet":

Turntables: 23
Arms: 9
Cartridges: 34
Phono stages: 4
CD Players: 7
DACS: 1
Integrated Amplifiers: 4
Preamplifiers: 2
Power Amplifiers: 7
Receivers: 4
Loudspeakers: 15 pairs
Subwoofers: 2
Headphones 2 pairs
Tuners: 6
Cassette decks: 9 (including one microcassette deck)
Multi-channel A/V receivers: 2
Surround Sound processors:1
Integrated systems: 1

Yes, I do have too much stuff, before you ask...

[Audio Al]

i'm keeping quiet

[struth]

After consulting my "stock spreadsheet":

Turntables: 23
Arms: 9
Cartridges: 34
Phono stages: 4
CD Players: 7
DACS: 1
Integrated Amplifiers: 4
Preamplifiers: 2
Power Amplifiers: 7
Receivers: 4
Loudspeakers: 15 pairs
Subwoofers: 2
Headphones 2 pairs
Tuners: 6
Cassette decks: 9 (including one microcassette deck)
Multi-channel A/V receivers: 2
Surround Sound processors:1
Integrated systems: 1

Yes, I do have too much stuff, before you ask...

shame

[Colinijohnson]

Yes, down to 9 as I have recently sold a few off. They include a couple of multiples, though.

Rundown of contenders .... B&O H6 and Form 2a (3 pair), Beyerdynamic DT-150, PSB M4U-1, AKG 551, Fostex T50RP mk3 (2 pair), Soundmagic E10 & E50 IEMs.
Also recently heard some Hifiman HE400 planar magnetics (too smooth for me) and have owned several pairs of Stax 'stats in the past as well as numerous other dynamic cans.
Quite a few more over the last year or so that didn't impress so much ... the above listed are the good'uns imo.

I'd never even heard of the Fostex until a reccie was posted on an AOS thread I started. But they are the Winners as far as I am concerned. They make 'reviewer hyperbole' irrelevant - they just sound right, as in "that's how it should go".
2nd place (i.e. the pair I would keep if only allowed two) would be the B&O Form 2a. Not because they are better than the others (although a case could be made for that! - very open, transparent and immediate sound and 'not-there' comfortable, not for bass-heads, though) but because of the sound+fun aspect. They weigh next to nothing and sound ridiculously good for not much physical presence - and they come in some cool colours - I have orange, green and black pairs.

So - the Fostex. As good as any I have heard and way better than most. .... actually, better than any others. A real surprise. The standard earpads come in for a lot of stick online for comfort issues, although I find them OK. The Brainwavz earpads are a good comfort and sound upgrade, though (£20).

As you can see I have focused on mid-price cans - they are a secondary source for me, only used before the wife stirs herself in the morning, so I don't feel the need to spend more.
-- Mind you, I was expecting the HE400 dem to be a game-changer and to raise my budget, but no, fantastic in some ways but deeply flawed in others.

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[Colinijohnson]

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Thanks for that! Just taken a punt & ordered some fostex with the earpads - £150 in total, can't be bad


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[cre009]

Since someone admits to more TT's than me even though he is a Hi-Fi journalist

Turntables: 14 plus an old portable with speakers I had when was a kid

Cartridges: 1 per turntable and around 4 spares

Phono stages/ SUTs / Head Amps: 5

CD/SACD Players: 2 including a CD recorder rarely used

DACS 0

Integrated Amplifiers: 2 but never used

Pre Amplifiers: 3

Power Amplifiers: 2

Loudspeakers: 2 pairs

Subwoofers 0

Headphones 2 pairs I use but have others tucked away in a box.

Tuners: 2

Tape decks 3 plus 2 buried in a cupboard somewhere

Reel to Reel 2

DAT decks 0

Multi-channel 'Home Theatre' receivers: 0