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Offline Bdifr78

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Is there a good resource for a "high end" stereo begginer?
« on: November 21, 2005, 06:22:39 PM »
Hey there everybody,

Over the last couple of months I have really been considering some real good stereo playback equipment as my next big upgrade.  I know audio basics very well, and a fair amount about home theater playback.  But I have never learned about or explored the world of high end stereo.  If I am going to invest in good stereo gear I a not gonna go cheap, but will not have anything like $5K to spend anytime in the near future.  So I am wondering if any of you could point me in the right direction to start to learn about different components, brands and types of gear.  I am in no real hurry to put a stereo system together but i want to start learning so I can figure out what I might want and what I might have to scrape together to make it happen in the next 6 months to a year.  I have a pretty nice taping rig right now IMO, and before I go for new mics or 24bit I want to really be able to hear all that I have going on right now. 

So...where can I start?
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Re: Is there a good resource for a "high end" stereo begginer?
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2005, 07:06:16 PM »
Quote from: Bdifr78 on November 21, 2005, 06:22:39 PM
Hey there everybody,

Over the last couple of months I have really been considering some real good stereo playback equipment as my next big upgrade.  I know audio basics very well, and a fair amount about home theater playback.  But I have never learned about or explored the world of high end stereo.  If I am going to invest in good stereo gear I a not gonna go cheap, but will not have anything like $5K to spend anytime in the near future.  So I am wondering if any of you could point me in the right direction to start to learn about different components, brands and types of gear.  I am in no real hurry to put a stereo system together but i want to start learning so I can figure out what I might want and what I might have to scrape together to make it happen in the next 6 months to a year.  I have a pretty nice taping rig right now IMO, and before I go for new mics or 24bit I want to really be able to hear all that I have going on right now. 

So...where can I start?

Discussion:  http://www.audioasylum.com/index.html
Used Gear and More Discussion:  http://www.audiogon.com/       (THE way to go for cheap but higher end audio gear). 
Headphones and Amps: http://www.headfi.org/
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Re: Is there a good resource for a "high end" stereo begginer?
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2005, 07:25:45 PM »
Quote from: bhadella on November 21, 2005, 07:06:16 PM
Discussion:  http://www.audioasylum.com/index.html
Used Gear and More Discussion:  http://www.audiogon.com/       (THE way to go for cheap but higher end audio gear). 
Headphones and Amps: http://www.headfi.org/


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Re: Is there a good resource for a "high end" stereo begginer?
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2005, 07:35:59 AM »

Just use common sense on the audio boards.
There are some poseurs and psuedo-scientists around.
Also allot of solid, helpful folks.

Remember that it's your ears that count !
Get to a club or a good dealership to hear for yourself, if at all possible.
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Re: Is there a good resource for a "high end" stereo begginer?
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2005, 09:44:21 PM »
I would also recommend the audio bible. I have it & found it  to be very detailed, it will give you a good background in understanding what everyone is saying on the web boards.

The Complete Guide to High-End Audio - Second Edition
by Robert Harley, Acapella Publishing, 1998

www.hifibooks.com

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Re: Is there a good resource for a "high end" stereo begginer?
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2005, 10:29:05 PM »
Sweet!

Thanks fellas.

Carlbeck, I freakin love your avatar.  But I think I may have mentioned that before, it gets funnier each time I see it.
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Re: Is there a good resource for a "high end" stereo begginer?
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2005, 09:56:14 AM »
Quote from: carlbeck on November 22, 2005, 09:44:21 PM
I would also recommend the audio bible. I have it & found it  to be very detailed, it will give you a good background in understanding what everyone is saying on the web boards.

The Complete Guide to High-End Audio - Second Edition
by Robert Harley, Acapella Publishing, 1998

www.hifibooks.com



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Re: Is there a good resource for a "high end" stereo begginer?
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2005, 10:22:42 AM »
Good call, it would become ther gift that keeps TAKING. Taking money from your bank account, taking time from your wife, taking time from your friends. Yup, high end stereo, it's what all the cool LONELY kids do  ;D
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Quote from: Cooker on November 24, 2005, 11:44:50 AM
I know you like, tape for people's approval and stuff, and wave your tapes around like they're your dick...  but even you can't actually think section tapes from philips sound good.  



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Re: Is there a good resource for a "high end" stereo begginer?
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2005, 10:33:57 AM »
Quote from: _Bob_ on November 22, 2005, 07:35:59 AM
Just use common sense on the audio boards.
There are some poseurs and psuedo-scientists around.
Also allot of solid, helpful folks.

sounds a lot like ts.com...  ;)
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Re: Is there a good resource for a "high end" stereo begginer?
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2005, 01:05:39 PM »
well dude you do work at the bose store :P
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Re: Is there a good resource for a "high end" stereo begginer?
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2005, 01:45:35 PM »
Quote from: jpschust on November 23, 2005, 01:05:39 PM
well dude you do work at the bose store :P

I know.  I have the best of what Bose offers, but alas now that I have started really listening critically I have decided that I need to go for stereo and not surround and that I want to so something that is a bit more stereophilistic(is that a word?).  I am talking nice bookshelfs or smaller floorstanding and thinking that an integrated tube amp is the way to go.  So what I am looking for is well outside of what my company offers and far beyond my audio expertise.

I have shared my opinions before about our product and stand by my conclusion that for 95% of people out there our products are more than enough to meet and exceed their performance needs.  And for those that have no idea what they are doing with electronics our Lifestyle systems really do offer the best performance, and simplicity combination on the market, but I am just look for something a little different here.
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Re: Is there a good resource for a "high end" stereo begginer?
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2005, 02:20:55 PM »
i was just teasing dude.
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Re: Is there a good resource for a "high end" stereo begginer?
« Reply #12 on: November 24, 2005, 10:26:56 AM »
Quote from: jpschust on November 23, 2005, 02:20:55 PM
i was just teasing dude.

Yeah I hear the word Bose and go into professional mode.  Sorry.
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