Most eye opening audio purchase in the last few years?

[asindc]

Going from Martin Logan Vantages to Martin Logan Spires. Much bigger jump in sound quality than I imagined.

 

[bzr]

Western Electric speaker cable.

Jim, does it have that vintage sound about it? :scholar:

 

[still-one]

Vandersteen 7 Mk2 speaker and M7-HPA monoblock combo. It changed my listening world.

Ken

I heard those for the first time at RMAF a couple of weeks ago. Very, very good.

 

[kimurastanley]

ASI liveline grand stereo and preamp

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[kzhtoo]

Magico S3 and Ayre KX-R.

 

[FDPDK]

came from a Bluesound Node, and to Lumin T1, what an amazing difference.

 

[Jim Smith]

Jim, does it have that vintage sound about it? :scholar:

LOL!!

Exceedingly involving musically, for between 10 to over 100 times less than 'audiophile-approved' cables. :mock:

IMO, they do require relatively high efficiency speakers to do their thing...

 

[Jazzhead]

Trinity DAC / pre ... Great great combo !

 

[tube-vds]

my turntable and buying records.

after many years of (digital) frustration, now I have fun again in hearing music from my hifi.

 

[XV-1]

Simple. Thales Simplicity II tonearm.

Provides life, transparency, purity and tangential tracking. Huge step up from the Graham Phantom in every respect.

 

[bzr]

Simple. Thales Simplicity II tonearm.

Provides life, transparency, purity and tangential tracking. Huge step up from the Graham Phantom in every respect.

I knew you liked it but didn't realise it was that good.

 

[XV-1]

I knew you liked it but didn't realise it was that good.

It sure is Kev. Quite a few Airforce One users out there.

I would love to hear one on a AF2, NVA or Kronos

 

[Melbguy1]

Simple. Thales Simplicity II tonearm.

Provides life, transparency, purity and tangential tracking. Huge step up from the Graham Phantom in every respect.

The best tonearm i've ever heard is the Swedish Analog Technologies (SAT) tonearm. Just incredible insight into the recording, though not cheap! The Thales would offer a lot of musicality at a more approachable price. I also like the Reed tonearms.

 

[XV-1]

The best tonearm i've ever heard is the Swedish Analog Technologies (SAT) tonearm. Just incredible insight into the recording, though not cheap! The Thales would offer a lot of musicality at a more approachable price. I also like the Reed tonearms.

I saw the SAT at this years hk hifi show.like a more massive sme. Way above my pay grade.

It would be an interesting comparison as the SAT still is a pivoting tonearm with the associated two null points and higher tracking error depending on alignment. The Thales is near tangential, with a maximum tracking error of 0.0006%.

 

[Melbguy1]

I saw the SAT at this years hk hifi show.like a more massive sme. Way above my pay grade.

It would be an interesting comparison as the SAT still is a pivoting tonearm with the associated two null points and higher tracking error depending on alignment. The Thales is near tangential, with a maximum tracking error of 0.0006%.

The SAT arm sounded incredible on the AF1 I auditioned! That was an a-b comparison with a Graham Phantom Supreme arm w/ identical Air Tight Supreme carts. But yes, way above my pay grade as well. The Thales arm seems to offer great bang for the buck. I think i'd still have to have a 2nd Reed 3P arm with a nice Cocobolo arm for fun :audiophile:.

 

[BruceLet]

Pass 350.8 amp. It brought my Salon 2s to a whole new level.