jsh

Regarding the disappearing 7"… This guy has 2 more for sale on eBay. He's in the UK, but total with shipping to the U.S. was sub-$10.

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Very interesting, slinch. Where were you able to find such deals?

As interesting as the vintage vs. new discussion is, no one has addressed my original question. Maybe this isn't the right forum; ha ha.

I understand the music vs. equipment debate, but I've already made that decision. I will continue to acquire music slowly as I have for years. Right now, I have $1500 for equipment. Also, having a lot of experience with electronics, I'm fairly convinced to buy new. So, my question is, really, would you have chosen different new components than the ones I have? If so, why? Thanks for all of the discussion and opinions.

Well, like I said, this is my first system. These decisions are based on reading a ton of reviews but on no actual experience. The consensus in every review I read was that the Music Hall, the Axioms, and the DAC were far better than their price tag. I'm definitely curious to see what other route you would have taken and why, ajxd. b_demarco: What do you mean by "Dac player" and "card"? I'm assuming you mean a digital audio card in a computer by the latter, which doesn't have to be too expensive. Nonetheless, I will be using an AppleTV, which includes a digital audio output. So, the digital to analog converter will be inbetween the AppleTV and the amp. Perhaps you are talking about something else when you say "Dac player"?

With $1,500 to spend, this is what I came up with for my first hifi system: TT: Rega RP1 Amp: Music Hall a15.2 Speakers: Axiom M22 v3 DAC: Micromega MyDAC (connected to an AppleTV) OK; so that's a bit over budget, but I think it'll be fine. Also, I plan on adding a powered subwoofer in the future, but the M22's should be fine in the meantime. Any thoughts? Anything you think I should be using instead of one of these components? Thanks! -jsh

Anyone have one / know of one for sale? Thanks.

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