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    • Mcintosh MA-6500
    I owned two of these. Liked/loved both. Sold both. Just didn't think they offered 20 times the value or performance of my Harman Kardon HK 3490 for the money. Sold.
    • Legacy Audio Studio HD
    My favorite speakers to date. Beautiful, very detailed, agnostic to power source, and made in the USA. Sold.
    • Penaudio Rebel 2
    My favorite bookshelf speaker with a silk dome tweeter. While small and less revealing that other speakers I've tried, the tweeter and woofer were well matched. What they did, they did well. Really no complaints. Wish I would have kept them. Sold.
    • Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 2
    Great when paired with some tower speakers I had at the time. All the power I'd ever need. Not so much with some bookshelf speakers I tried. Still a great amp. Back breaking to move. Sold.
    • Dynaudio Contour 1.3se
    If aesthetics were all that mattered, they certainly did not disappoint. Unfortunately, I didn't care for the sound at all. The bass seemed bloated and silk dome tweeter did not impress. Sold.
    • Bowers and Wilkins DM630i
    My first pair of audiophile speakers. Kinda wish I would have kept them. Very well integrated little tower speaker. Had impressive bass for its size and the metal dome tweeter was more revealing than anything I'd heard. Sold.
    • Magnepan MMG
    Disappeared better than any speaker I've tried. Wish I would have kept. Superb value at $599 new. Powerful amp needed to drive them. Sold.
    • Emotiva A-300
    Great value at $399. Powered everything I tried with easy (including Magnepan). Wish I would have kept it. Sold.
    • Emotiva PT-100
    Like it for its small size and impressive tuner. The controls were a little confusing. Small display. Sold.
    • Emotiva A-100
    Nice little headphone/Desktop integrated amp. Surprising power for its size. Powered a few bookshelf speakers with satisfying results. Sold.
    • NAD D 3020
    Nice little unit for a small desktop rig. Amazed at all the features NAD crammed into that pint sized unit. Sold.
    • Scansonic MB-1
    First ribbon tweeter. So revealing. Every detail was present in the music. Sold.
    • Mcintosh MC-7106
    This was my first taste of good clean power. I was amazed at the clean sound that didn't distort as you cranked up the volume a little. Sold.
    • Mcintosh MX119
    Bought the MX119 early in my audio journey from Audio Classics to pair with a MC7106 I had at the time. Sold.
    • Wilson Audio Tiny Tot (WATT)
    Had two pairs of these. Probably the most uncolored sound of any bookshelf/monitor speaker. Sold both pairs.
    • Teac CD-1000
    Nice clean looking SACD player. Solid build, super heavy remote, spun everything well. Kinda wish I would have kept. Sold.
    • OPPO BDP-103D
    My best SACD/Bluray player. Plays everything without a hiccup. Nice remote. Sold.
    • AudioQuest Nighthawk
    My one and only pair of audiophile headphones. Insanely comfortable. Wish they were more detailed. Adding the Schiit Asgard 2 helped. Still satisfied with the performance. Sold.
    • Harman Kardon HK 3490
    Great value for a small integrated amp/receiver. At 120 watts it doesn't want for power and has almost input you could want. Lacks balanced input/output. Can also be used as a preamp. Sold.
    • Integra DTM-7
    Nice little integrated receiver that (according to the specs) can drive a 4 ohm load. The biggest selling point for my was the HDMI inputs and ability to decode a DSD signal. Currently driving my WA Watt Puppy 6.0s.
    • Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 6.0
    Currently own these speakers. They are by far my favorite pair of speakers I've owned.
    • B&W (Bowers & Wilkins) DM600
    Nice bookshelf speakers. Metal dome tweeter was revealing. Sold.
    • Emotiva XPA 2 Gen 3
    Class D, didn't care for it compared to the A/B XPA 2 Gen 2. Sold
    • B&W (Bowers & Wilkins) Matrix 804
    Really did not care for this speaker. Tried didn't amps, nothing worked. Sold.
    • Schiit Audio Asgard 2
    Solid build for a small headphone amp. Sold.
    • Focal Elegia
    One and only pair of headphones. Comfortable headphones and they isolate most external noise.

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Audiogon did not tell me that I had a comment.... Not in the same room, but no wife to stop me! I listed all the gear I've been through over the past 3 or 4 years since I fell down the audiophile rabbit hole. I hate clutter and only keep one system going at a time. I sold or traded everything on the list. Current set up is the new Legacy Audio Studio HD speakers, Harman Kardon HK3490 receiver, Oppo 103D CD player, and two Rel T5/i subwoofers.

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