Complete system for $10k that will sound good all day long.

Blizzard · Feb 12, 2016

Johnny Vinyl said:
I love the physical interaction of analogue. Digital is too sterile for my liking to use as a primary listening source. It's reserved for my laptop and other areas of the house as background music.

Yes I agree if you listen to digital from your laptop speakers it can be quite sterile. I recommend the system on my $10k system thread if you want to hear good digital on a budget. Soon I'll have my new $5000 system that will kill $15000 system thread up and running if that's over your budget.

PeterA · Feb 12, 2016

Blizzard said:
You're more than welcome to try my recommendations and see for your self if they hold weight. If you haven't noticed there's been a 100% satisfaction record from those who have tried anything I've recommended so far on this forum. So until this changes, I don't see any reason why I should stray away from how I've been doing things.

From what I understand, your claim of 100% satisfaction with your recommendations is inaccurate.

Blizzard · Feb 12, 2016

NorthStar said:
Marty (nc42acc), you put a great system together: http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showt...d-all-day-long&p=378422&viewfull=1#post378422

We all benefit from it. If it was my system that I put together, I would be happy to have other people commenting, complimenting, criticizing, adding, subtracting, improving, recommending, suggesting, sharing, exchanging, discussing, etc. I've seen no "deconstructing" comment on your setup (gear), but few sarcastic personal comments on Mike though.
Those are unimportant, but yours are. Your thread had all the makings for a beautiful journey, and please don't blame Mike anyone; read real carefully, don't judge, be smart...see the good side of life because it's right here.

I thought KKables was good. And I had few more questions...to you and Mike in the goal to advance in my higher audio learning.
Please Marty put back your posts, so that your great setup has a chance to be fully appreciated and perhaps improved...this is what it's all about...towards the best for the money.

Cheers,

That's right Bob. We all know what the sign on the door says right?

"A forum where anything can be discussed, but you better come prepared...."

Blizzard · Feb 12, 2016

PeterA said:
From what I understand, your claim of 100% satisfaction with your recommendations is inaccurate.

Who's not satisfied? If you're chasing the impossible it may be true, but if you can accept reality then I think there's been a 100% satisfaction record. If your referring to Ian's $7000 DAC purchase not matching his $140k vinyl rig like you likely are. But has he tried making quad DSD rips from his vinyl rig yet? No system will ever make the source any better than it originally was. If you subjectively prefer vinyl colorations, this is the only solution with digital. Read my sig.

Johnny Vinyl · Feb 12, 2016

Blizzard said:
Yes I agree if you listen to digital from your laptop speakers it can be quite sterile. I recommend the system on my $10k system thread if you want to hear good digital on a budget. Soon I'll have my new $5000 system that will kill $15000 system thread up and running if that's over your budget.

Whether $5K or $50K, a digital system cannot provide me with the interaction I enjoy from analogue. The physical interaction is a huge part of my enjoyment when settling in for a listening session.

Blizzard · Feb 12, 2016

Johnny Vinyl said:
Whether $5K or $50K, a digital system cannot provide me with the interaction I enjoy from analogue. The physical interaction is a huge part of my enjoyment when settling in for a listening session.

Well unfortunately my sub forum is all about sound quality and convenience. Not religious rituals.

Johnny Vinyl · Feb 12, 2016

Blizzard said:
Well unfortunately my sub forum is all about sound quality and convenience. Not religious rituals.

Oh I care very much about my analogue sound quality...

Blizzard · Feb 12, 2016

Johnny Vinyl said:
Oh I care very much about my analogue sound quality...

You should send your collection to Bruce to rip to quad DSD then. Unless you think your vinyl rig is better than his

Johnny Vinyl · Feb 12, 2016

Blizzard said:
You should send your collection to Bruce to rip to quad DSD then. Unless you think your vinyl rig is better than his

LOL! There really is no point in answering any further. So I'll leave you to feel complete with your 1's and 0's.

Gregadd · Feb 12, 2016

Blizzard said:
You're more than welcome to try my recommendations and see for your self if they hold weight. If you haven't noticed there's been a 100% satisfaction record from those who have tried anything I've recommended so far on this forum. So until this changes, I don't see any reason why I should stray away from how I've been doing things.

Satisfaction is way below the standard you have set for yourself. How many satisfied customers is that? Do you have testimonials that it blew away or shamed?
Before I try it out I will let you go first.

Blizzard · Feb 12, 2016

Gregadd said:
Satisfaction is way below the standard you have set for yourself. How many satisfied customers is that? Do you have testimonials that it blew away or shamed?
Before I try it out I will let you go first.

I'm flattered you feel this way. Look around my sub forum for the positive feedback. Latest was in my $10000 system thread.

Gregadd · Feb 12, 2016

I 've read every post.

Blizzard · Feb 12, 2016

Gregadd said:
I 've read every post.

Glad to hear you're a true fan

Gregadd · Feb 12, 2016

Yes I am quite the fan of a system of $10k that shames a $30-60k system. Just waiting for some confirmation.

Blizzard · Feb 12, 2016

Gregadd said:
Yes I am quite the fan of a system of $10k that shames a $30-60k system. Just waiting for some confirmation.

Well Marty had confirmed the DAC is great. Actually it was him who introduced that excellent recommendation to my sub forum, which was followed by great praise from me. It's also turned into the 2nd most popular thread on the sub forum. Several others have also confirmed as well. Joe bought the Nord amps and is fully satisfied with his purchase based on his feedback, and still hasn't heard them fully broke in yet. I'm sure he will share impressions once again after full burn in. We have several people who disclosed how happy they are with the streamer. So all that's missing is the speakers and cables. Hopefully someone will pull the trigger on any of the many recommended speakers on the thread as well and share feedback.

The $60k killer system isn't listed anywhere on the forum. It's my current personal system and nobody would be able to buy a system of this caliber for $10000 I can assure you of this. The $10K was my parts cost and it's still a bunch of PCB's not even in cases, as well as unfinished speakers. But this has no effect on how it sounds.

Gregadd · Feb 12, 2016

Getting 3 times what you paid for is an attractive proposition but seldom realized. So no one to your knowlege including you has even heard this system. Less than five have heard a portion of it.

Blizzard · Feb 12, 2016

Gregadd said:
Getting 3 times what you paid for is attractive proposition but seldom realized.so no one to your knowlege imcluding you has eve even heard this system. Less than five have heard a portion of it.

I'm not talking about my selling price of my personal system. Nothing is for sale here. Bring a $60K system over any day though and let's compare.

If you're incapable of making an educated decision based on the data provided in this sub forum, this sub forum is simply not for you. That's the bottom line.

Folsom · Feb 12, 2016

Blizzard said:
The $60k killer system isn't listed anywhere on the forum. It's my current personal system and nobody would be able to buy a system of this caliber for $10000 I can assure you of this. The $10K was my parts cost and it's still a bunch of PCB's not even in cases, as well as unfinished speakers. But this has no effect on how it sounds.

Show us a picture of your mad scientist setup.

Steve Williams · Feb 12, 2016

So here is a thread put up in Blizzards Corner by a member who offered a $10K system that would sound good all day. Not only was his opinion stifled but the thread was usurped and taken completely off topic that I notice the OP has removed the OP. Surely there is something wrong here Mike. There were but a few posts discussing Marty's system but you took it completely off topic. I don't think I am the only one who feels this way. Surely a member who starts a thread has some ownership

Blizzard · Feb 12, 2016

Folsom said:
Show us a picture of your mad scientist setup.

I've shown a picture of the 1 system a few times already. The other setup is not ready for public disclosure.

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