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Old 05-11-2016, 11:41 PM
robj144 robj144 is offline
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Originally Posted by matthewpartrick View Post
The good news for audiophiles is that a lifelong system can be made from not a lot of scratch. Www.parttimeaudiophile.com among others reviews less expensive gear. If I was on a tight budget, I'd get used equipment, electrostatics, a decent used technics turntable, and a NAD amp. Super cheap computers and dacs abound so I wouldn't kill you with detail. Just know that the $800 Takamine may actually sound better than the 5k Martin.
I wasn't aware of that site, but am I missing something? Most of the reviews on that site seem to be fairly expensive stuff. His editor choices for one, have systems that are $100k:

https://parttimeaudiophile.com/most-wanted/

Just wondering if I'm looking at the wrong part of his site.
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