td5_pete
04-03-2011, 10:26
Hi all,
Been reading with interest for a while and thought I'd join in the fun.
I was into audio in a small way when I was at university and within my limited budget I probably bought the 'right' things at the time ( musical fidelity B1, marantz CD60SE, Rega Planar 3, and some KEF somethings... )
Fast forward 20 years... I find myself with the career and family thing well under way, BUT I also started working from home and me and the cat thought it a good idea to set up all the old kit in my office... trouble is it was all starting to get a bit temperamental.
Time for some upgrades we thought - trouble is I am hampered by being extremely tight-fisted and never happier that when I am getting a 'bargain'.
Set about sourcing some 'new' kit on eBay ( yes - I know it's a bit of a mixed bag, but I've been careful to always bide my time, any buy only absolutely 'mint' condition items, and not get emotional ! ).
First purchase was a late model Audiolab 8000A -and OMG!! what a revelation
- from that point on I was hooked again.
Current system ( all 'mint' and all off eBay ) is:
Marantz CD 63 mk2 KI Signature
Audiolab 8000C pre-amp
Audiolab 8000P
Monitor Audio Silver S1's
Altas Hyper 3.0 cables
Chord Cobra Plus interconnects
Total outlay £679 ( so far ).
I am absolutely over the moon with it - but starting to worry about where it will end !! I'm always thinking about the next upgrade... I kind of think this is going to get expensive !
My musical tastes are varied:
From Steely Dan and Rickie Lee Jones, through to Prefab Sprout, Seal, EBTG and on to Chill/Drum and Bass : Rae & Christian, Kosheen etc...
The cat only really objects to Steely Dan, but then she's too young to appreciate it ( and slightly deaf ).
Pete
Been reading with interest for a while and thought I'd join in the fun.
I was into audio in a small way when I was at university and within my limited budget I probably bought the 'right' things at the time ( musical fidelity B1, marantz CD60SE, Rega Planar 3, and some KEF somethings... )
Fast forward 20 years... I find myself with the career and family thing well under way, BUT I also started working from home and me and the cat thought it a good idea to set up all the old kit in my office... trouble is it was all starting to get a bit temperamental.
Time for some upgrades we thought - trouble is I am hampered by being extremely tight-fisted and never happier that when I am getting a 'bargain'.
Set about sourcing some 'new' kit on eBay ( yes - I know it's a bit of a mixed bag, but I've been careful to always bide my time, any buy only absolutely 'mint' condition items, and not get emotional ! ).
First purchase was a late model Audiolab 8000A -and OMG!! what a revelation
- from that point on I was hooked again.
Current system ( all 'mint' and all off eBay ) is:
Marantz CD 63 mk2 KI Signature
Audiolab 8000C pre-amp
Audiolab 8000P
Monitor Audio Silver S1's
Altas Hyper 3.0 cables
Chord Cobra Plus interconnects
Total outlay £679 ( so far ).
I am absolutely over the moon with it - but starting to worry about where it will end !! I'm always thinking about the next upgrade... I kind of think this is going to get expensive !
My musical tastes are varied:
From Steely Dan and Rickie Lee Jones, through to Prefab Sprout, Seal, EBTG and on to Chill/Drum and Bass : Rae & Christian, Kosheen etc...
The cat only really objects to Steely Dan, but then she's too young to appreciate it ( and slightly deaf ).
Pete