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How would you rate my system?

Audiophile HI FI System

Let's put this way. If you have about $65,000 to start with. You can build a nice awesome "audiophile" system. That is just the start not including speakers. Then dish out anther $30,000 on speakers. This person might be eating tv dinners while listening to music. While a person like myself with a system ranging around $10,000 or so and eating Lobster dinner while listening to my music. It is what it is. :smoke:






TobyS123 said:
Luckily for me I don't know anyone with a "true" audiophile system (then again... what defines a "true" audiophile system? :scratch2: ) so I think I'm safe. Yes, you're right, I'm addicted enough as it is (then again, there are certainly worse things to be addicted to!)
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jbl64 said:
Let's put this way. If you have about $65,000 to start with. You can build a nice awesome "audiophile" system. That is just the start not including speakers. Then dish out anther $30,000 on speakers. This person might be eating tv dinners while listening to music. While a person like myself with a system ranging around $10,000 or so and eating Lobster dinner while listening to my music. It is what it is. :smoke:
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And then waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay at the other end (lower end!) is me, with my sub-£200 system. :D

It plays music, it sounds good and it didn't break the bank. I'd call it a winner. :music:
 
It looks like it could be a nice system but to be honest I don't see how anyone can really say without seeing how it is set up in room. Setup can be more important than equipment.
 
Stop apologizing! And if you say the word "Audiophile" one more time.. :)

Seriously tho... lots of guys on here have systems built out of thrift store mid-level mass market equipment or worse, but they know how to use their ears and so it works! And lots of guys on here play iPod docks through those same vintage systems. You won't hear any of complaining about not having "audiophile" equipment.

I spend my money very carefully and I know how to use my ears... saves us lots of $$ doesn't it? :)
 
mhedges said:
It looks like it could be a nice system but to be honest I don't see how anyone can really say without seeing how it is set up in room. Setup can be more important than equipment.
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Ah, now there's the thing... Set-up isn't ideal... It's in my room (I'm actually a student), so the acoustics probably aren't ideal. The speakers are standing on the floor, too... Not sure if that would affect their performance much... :scratch2: The person who gave me the speakers had them on speaker stands, which he was going to give me, but couldn't find one of the stands. Might be something I should invest in?

I'm sure there's a lot of tweaking I could do in order to make the system perform a lot better, but it doesn't sound bad at all as it is. The best thing I did (in my opinion) was upgrading from an Akai CD player to my Cambridge Audio CD4 SE player - it's so much clearer, especially when I listen to albums like Tomb of the Mutilated by Cannibal Corpse, which features very deep, guttural vocals, grunts and hectic guitar-work. :music:
 
operaman said:
Stop apologizing! And if you say the word "Audiophile" one more time.. :)

Seriously tho... lots of guys on here have systems built out of thrift store mid-level mass market equipment or worse, but they know how to use their ears and so it works! And lots of guys on here play iPod docks through those same vintage systems. You won't hear any of complaining about not having "audiophile" equipment.

I spend my money very carefully and I know how to use my ears... saves us lots of $$ doesn't it? :)
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Sorry! I apologise WAY too often, I know! :D

And I appreciate what you're saying about these types of system. I guess the beauty is in the eye of the beholder (or, in this situation... the EAR of the beholder! :banana:)
 
Turntable is now back-in-action. Has a new Edwards Zephyr C100 cartridge (basically an AT95e) and it sounds good!
 
I'm in the same boat as you. My speakers/receiver are what I had lying around the house - the deck, and cart/stylus, are what cost me about $200 (after wrecking my stylus which came with the TT - d'oh!). Experiencing my favorite albums on vinyl via my system has opened up a whole new world to me I didn't even know existed before. I had no idea just how complex some of these tunes were! (damn .mp3 compression) I'm sure I'll upgrade eventually, but no use in wasting $$$ and spoiling myself too soon. The 'upgrade bug' is real.
 
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I like your system. The only thing that matters is that you like it. I have four mid-fi systems. If I had saved money for about seven years, and spent all of that on one system, I could have a very good one. But I would not have had something good to listen to while I am on the computer because my best stuff goes into the living room. I also would not have stereo in my classroom (I am a high school teacher). Today was the first day for the students, and I REALLY liked cranking up the tunes after school. It is just a Sherwood receiver, a Sony DVD player, and Pioneer SP-BS22LR speakers, but to me it sounds great. Savor the joy whenever you can! Peace and goodwill.
 
The upgrade bug bit me again! I've now changed to an Edwards Audio TT2 turntable. It's not in action yet, awaiting a new cartridge, but I'm tempted to take the Edwards Audio Zephyr C100 off of my JVC for the time being and just get the TT2 up and running until I can afford a better cart for it. Damn upgrade bug!
 
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