$181,000 stereo system

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

That's it i'm going to rob a band tonight....

From what genre of music ?

 

[Ayrton 10+ year member]

Well it is McIntosh and I am sure that was full list on the prices. Still $181k is just silly, but if people will pay it (and they do), then more power to them.

Thankfully the world is full of stupid people with money.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

whoa!!

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HT forum usually isn't this popular...

Anything tube based will be very expensive. I love audiogon though; middle to late old-aged men arguing on whose $3000 power cable is the best.

 

[OneKrazyKeebler 10+ year member]

I remember hearing somewhere that Fabio had like over 1mil in his setup

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

Don't forget about the $350k amp..........

or the 325,000$ speakers

i bet you could spend over a million on a system....

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

I guess everyone missed the point of this thread... not to show off expensive

gear or to name expensive gear... rather what that guy is describing can be

had for a huge fraction of the cost ------------- if you DIY ---- evil ----

He makes it sound like you *need* to spend this cash to get ..*that* .. sound.... not

if you carry the dark lord's light saber in hand .... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

God, Knights of the Old Republic I and II are such good games...

 

[HeatSeeker 10+ year member]

God, Knights of the Old Republic I and II are such good games...

Even better, there's gonna be a 3 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

REALLY? I require a link NOW!

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I guess everyone missed the point of this thread... not to show off expensivegear or to name expensive gear... rather what that guy is describing can be

had for a huge fraction of the cost ------------- if you DIY ---- evil ----

He makes it sound like you *need* to spend this cash to get ..*that* .. sound.... not

if you carry the dark lord's light saber in hand .... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

Now that I perfectly agree with //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I hate the automatic assumption that all vacuum tube gear is overpriced - because of that very phenomenon you described. Sure, I could spend $3k on a pair of Welborne Labs monoblocks or some other "audiophile approved" brand name that advertises in Stereophool or TAS. But why, when I could buy a kit from Bottlehead or Decware and build it myself for a tiny fraction of that, or scratch-build something for even less? Doesn't make sense, unless he gets part of his e-penis from the name and/or is too lazy to DIY.

A single-ended 2A3 amp, if the same transformers and components are used, is going to sound just like any other 2A3 amp that uses those same parts; I'd rather not have the name and have the cash in my wallet //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

*Looks at Tulip's avatar*

Yep, no audiophile stuff for you!

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[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

not impressed. and yes, fabio has been known to drop crazy amounts on stereo's