Hi, guys,
I'm a newbie here and am so excited to see fancy gears you have. Mind blowing stuff. Those systems must sound like an opera house or a live concert local bar. Here are my stuff: (by the way, I live in USA.)
in mid-'80s to mid-'90s (purchase time)
NAD receiver ($500, out of order - natural cause - one channel goes away often - that bothers me so bad - stopped using it)
NAD CD player ($350, I broke it - a hard elbow hit to CD tray, when drunken - Ouch! wondering if it can be repaired now. It sounded great before broke.)
KEF C10 speakers ($250/pair, still sounding great, better than anything under today's $500/pair speakers)
Thoren turntable ($500, lowest priced one in '86, working still great - love its simple wood frame - looking for new rubber drive bands - with Shure V15 III cartridge! buy a Shure always!)
after 2000.
- for my study room - mostly background music purpose
Sherwood receiver ($50 at a mega washing machine/refrigerator warehouse, working good, no complain for the money)
Panasonic DVD, blur-ray, CD player ($150 at a Costco store, plays everything, reasonable sound for music CD)
Bose speakers ($220/pair, ok just in a pinch. not so good musically as many magazines praise.)
- for my bed room
Yamaha AV system all in one box ($300 at a household stuff warehouse, ok just to watch movies, music sound isn't good, or I don't know its usage well enough.)
Panasonic VHS, DVD, CD player ($250 at a Costco store, the last working VHS player at home, try not brake it, ok to play anything except for blue-ray media).
I'm thinking to buy nowadays, so to speak, a beginning high-end audio stuff like every component costs $1000. So, $4000 for amp, CD player and 2 speakers. I have an eye on Marantz amp and CD player, and B&W speakers (welcome any advise). I'd better do house cleaning for a space before buying any audio stuff, though.
