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Perhaps we should stick with midfi...

I just bought a $60,000 system with big names like krell, Audio Research, Mcintosh, B&W 802 D speakers, Sony SACD, Transparent wires, etc, and I get more enjoyment from my sub $1000 I put together used with ADS speaker, NAD monitor pre amp, Onkyo Integra M-504 power amp, Toshiba SD-9200 DVD player (as CD and DVD).

I am thinking I should have stopped with my midfi system now...

Anyone else have similar sentiments, or is my ear not golden enough to hear the difference yet?
gonglee3

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tvad
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Well, it doesn't appear to be a troll based on Gonglee3's recent post, but it does appear to have been a highly uneducated purchase decision.

A list of the brands reveals a mish-mosh of electronics that shows no forethought in their purchase by the original owner, and a high probability of sounding very average when assembled.

Caveat emptor.
tvad
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How do you people know so much when so little info has been given?
Onhwy61 (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)
Truth is, we don't know enough to make a good judgment.

All we know is the OP says the combo doesn't sound good to him, and seeing the varied list of brands, I have no problem believing him; admittedly, without technical basis.

What is difficult to debate is the decision to spend a substantial sum of money on an assembled system that was not heard before purchase.
tvad
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08-30-10: Mceljo
I took a different route in playing detective and tried to figure out the value of the bike in the pictures found on the link so see if the OP could afford the systems described. I wasn't able to figure out exactly what model it was as the name on the forks seems to be assessory type stuff and not a bike model.
Appears to perhaps be a Trek 1 Series (based on the Shimano Sora/Tiagra components). Fork is a Bontrager (all Trek bikes are spec'd with Bontrager forks).

The Trek 1 Series retails for around $1000.
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