Your Best Audio Purchase of the Year!

[Kumar101]

Singxer SU-1 gave a new lease of life to my aging Audio-gd DAC, now sounds beautiful.

Pity they stopped making PCM 1704 DAC Chips which is what my Audio-gd DAC 19 is based on - I would upgrade to a newer design based on this Chip in a heartbeat.

 

[Narasimhan_M]

This Year 2019, most memorable for me in terms of Audio Upgrade.

Upgraded from Polk Satellites to Polk Signature Series with a 12" Sub and enjoying every bit of it

 

[sameer kumar]

The Good : Jeff Rowland Model 6 Monos
Acendos C6 Renaissance Spkrs
KR Audio Kronzilla SXI Integrated
Joshua USB cables & ICs

The Bad : Sold my Line magnetic 503 PA
I really miss these monos

 

[PNSHR]

It's come down to the last day of the year and just like that 2019 will pass into memory.
Frankly I can't believe how quickly time flies but yes we are onto the New Year in less than 24 hours!

So what has been your best audio purchase/acquisition for 2019?

For me it is a no brainer - the USB cables and Interconnects from FM jls001 (Joshua) has been a home run.
I had started a thread to describe the cables back in June. Everything I said then still holds in December.
Anybody looking for a serious upgrade to their setup should consider talking to Josh.

Another great addition for me has been the Belden 8477 speaker cable.
Very inexpensive given that I use them bare wire - they have been performing really well in my setup.

Looking forward to hearing what you all have to share from your experiences in 2019!

Regards



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Hello,
Nice review abt Joshua usb cable.
Am interested to purchase.
How to reach jls001 thru private msgs.
Tks

 

[Naturelover]

A whole lot of music

 

[surfatwork]

Martin Logan ESL from a FM
My DIY USSA-5 monoblocks
Soekris 1021
Sonic bliss... though the woofer on one of the MLs has blown. Waiting for a replacement

 

[Jayant_S]

Upgraded my TT from Rega RP1 to Planar 3. Then went crazy and replaced the Elys 2 cart with the Ania MC cart and bought Rega MC phono to go with it

The jump in SQ made it totally worth the excessive spending!
Been spending truck loads on vinyl all year as well

 

[jagadeeshwarank]

2019 - the year I made my first purchase towards HT. Marantz 5013, Dali speakers and nVidia Shield.

 

[Vivek Batra]

This year started with some HT equipment that ended in bad experience. Finally finished the year by disposing off everything and bought Klipsch Forte. Search for amp is still on.

 

[argho]

I bought a Denon DRA 800h amp to replace my Marantz CR610.

 

[frend2001]

2019 was the year.

I mustered up courage and blindly bought a Sansui D707 on auction site. Lot of things that could go wrong, from buying from sellers who refused to work with foreigners to coordinating with proxy services, generic translations of item descriptions from Japanese to English . Many unknown entities like customs, currency exchange and what not.

It came intact, untouched and above all, mint.

It was my first face off with Sansui's DD/DC amplifiers and it blew me away (Pun intended). Very crisp and accurate yet non fatiguing.

For me it delivers everything the way I had always wanted in my listening. Clarity, presence and power in the same order.

 

[mshifi]

Looking for a good sounding amp in 2019. Hope to conclude my search in early 2020

 

[manniraj]

I have scored a bunch of equipments for HT - Magnat Ceiling speakers, Tangband FR drivers, GRS woofers, Marantz AVR. But, I would rate the Jericho horns by @manniraj, the best deal so far. Rock Solid Gear!!

Thanks Vivek, now you should come over some day to hear my Audio Nirvana drivers

 

[arunkvivek]

Thanks Vivek, now you should come over some day to hear my Audio Nirvana drivers

Don't tempt me.. I am broke.

 

[manniraj]

There are lot of things happened in my setup and almost all of them being DIY

1. Sold my Jericho Horns and made Audio Nirvana super plus 8 floor standers in full rangers
2. Sold out my Frugal Horns with Mark Audio Alpair 7p drivers
3. Packed my Sony VFET2 amplifier for preservation
4. As I built the Nelson Pass M2x with the Ishikawa input stage boards
5. LDR based volume control with Korg Nutube buffer board
6. Raspberry Pi with a linear PSU
7. Sold out my class AB amplifier Shaan's PeeCeeBee V4
8. Built a LM3875TF chip amplifier kit and unfortunately one of the friends (member) picked up the amplifier



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[Love4sound]

2019 was the year for me. Denon 4500,Nvidia shield,svs elevations,Xtz 10.17

Well Add c9 to the list. Just ordered a 65 inch. Purchased on the last day of the decade

 

[raghupb]

2019 saw an overhaul of my rig.
Parasound NC 200Pre (Preamp) + Parasound NC 275v2 (Power-Amp) was a great addition; very affordable.
Lyrita DHT (Preamp) + AKSA55 (Power-amp) was a surprising reveal; thanks @jai1611 for parting with it.
REL T9i was the element that made me realize the importance of bottom octave.

If I were to pick 2 items it would be in this order:
1. REL T9i
2. AKSA55

Happy New Year to HFV members!!
Cheers,
Raghu

 

[manniraj]

Don't tempt me.. I am broke.

I think both are good at their own way, so do not be tempted or tempt me

 

[palu]

Finally got my stereo amp , Audiolab 6000A. Mostly streaming from Spotify as source for music

 

[arj]

For me it was an Ortofon SPU Cartridge.. a dream for many years !