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I've been in the audio industry for over 40 years and I don't think I've ever heard a more succinct analogy for guiding a purchase! That is pure gold.
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How did this turn out? I'm sure everyone would love to see what you went for and if you have more questions, I'm sure that better answers are to be had...
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Thank you everyone well I have settled on a New NAD with ELAC and i'm scanning Craigslist for a nice technics table
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The record store that's kinda next door also has used gear. All sorts of things -- recall seeing a Cambridge CD player for something like 75 bucks there, and some of the old school Quad speakers. Probably a table or three. |
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If you're seeking a used 1200 you might be happy with an Audio Technica LP-120 that you can buy new ready-to-play for $300 +/-.
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Alternate plan:
Lossless player + quality headphone amp + gift certificate to HDtracks.com or something similar. Plus maybe a year subscription to a good streaming music source. I sold off my nice stereo equipment a while ago and just kept the headphone setup(s). I'm fairly happy. The value of streaming for music discovery/education cannot be overstated. Or get him a musical instrument. A lot of audiophile stuff is tilting at windmills, no system will ever duplicate the magic of hearing an instrument in person, particularly anything that doesn't produce sound via a loudspeaker. |
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Slight drift. What kind of lossless player do you use? I didn't realize that Fiio has a pretty cheap player now; debating between that and a Dragonfly DAC for my work computer.
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