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What's the worst high-end set-up you've had?

While stationed in Korea, I had Polk 5+ Jr's placed atop 7ft tall room furniture with one speaker facing southeast and the other looking northwest five inches from the ceiling.
The speaker cables were Monster Livewire automotive, IC's were Monster 400's@$25 a pair(purchased every payday).Akai cassette player, Yamaha C-80 w/parametric EQ and Carver 1.0 amp.
I said I would never need another system again....then I got stationed in Japan.
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blindjim
2,837 posts
 
Worst, huh?

Krell entry level KAV 250, BW 9NT, SONY 444ES as preamp, and all Monster wires. It was so revelaing you could tell what color socks of the musicians were wearing... some were not up to participating in maiking a fashion statement of their own.

Only time it sounded good was on rainy nights around 2AM.

Did I mention my ignorance of ground loop issues at the time? Well, even afterwards, it wasn't good.

It pays to address a system's requirements as you go... cables... isolation... synergy... power lines... etc.
samzx12
883 posts
 
I have had several because I did not address my cables and power.
detlof
1,899 posts
 
A complete Gryphon system, cables and all, on loan from a dealer. Didn't work with my Quads and Sound Labs I had at the time. Dead, lifeless, edgy, but very hifi.....)-:
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