Just in case you want to put together a little system to go with your iPod, and perhaps impress your friends… here’s what the editors of Stereophile magazine think would do nicely:<\/p>\n
Turntable : Goldman Reference II turntable: $300,000<\/p>\n
ToneArm: Continuum Audio Labs Cobra is $15,595<\/p>\n
Cartridge: Clearaudio Goldfinger : $8000<\/p>\n
Phone PreAmp: Boulder 2008: $33,250<\/p>\n
DAD-A playback: Meridian Reference 800: $22,540<\/p>\n
or, you could go with a separate transport and digital processor: dCS Verdi Encore: $15,499 and dCS Elgar Plus: $15,499<\/p>\n
PreAmp (surround): Meridian Reference 861 is $19,000<\/p>\n
or, if you prefer stereo only: McIntosh C1000 : $26,000<\/p>\n
Next, if you like a solid-stat amp, it’s hard to beat the Chord SPM 14000 MonoBlocks: $79,000<\/p>\n
or for you tubie-types: Lamm Industries 2.1 MonoBlocks: $29,900<\/p>\n
(I hate to bring it up, but some folks like to slum, and get an integrated amp: Ars Emitter II Exclusive: $24,900… very crass…)<\/p>\n
Speakers: the Peak Consult El Diablo is only $74, 995 the pair.<\/p>\n
Sub-woofer: the REL Studio III: $8995<\/p>\n
Headphones: Stax SRS-007II Omega II system: $3895<\/p>\n
Equalizer: Meridian 861with MRC room correction: $19,000<\/p>\n
Power Isolator: Arcolink 6N-NCT: $10,950<\/p>\n
AC cables: JPS labs Alluminata power Cable: $3499 each (you’ll need 8 for all this gear) $27,992<\/p>\n
Interconnect cables: JPS labs Alluminata: $2999 per meter. (you’ll need about 4 of these as well.) $11,996<\/p>\n
Speaker cables: JPS labs Alluminata: $8499 \/ pair (you’ll need 5 pair for surround sound) $42,249<\/p>\n
Hey! Less than a million! : $700,705. (That’s the stereo price; if you want 5:1 surround, you probably ought to stick in another $250,000…)<\/p>\n
Drat… that takes it right up to a million bucks… sigh<\/p>\n
and, like computers, this will all be obsolete in a year or so, and you can start over!<\/p>\n
\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Tracy<\/p>\n
And, oh yes: this stuff actually sells!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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