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  • jagara4

    Do you own a proper stereo?

    • Yes.jagara
    • Stereo with an amplifier, etc... From the Technics brand, I haven't used it in 15 yearsOBBTKN
    • Yessted
    • ofchans_glib
    • Nopango
    • Nomilfhunter
    • Absolutelymonospaced
    • 2xneverscared
    • I did have, but left the speakers with my parents who left them in the shed to be ravished by damp and mould.Ianbolton
    • Yes. Technics von 1983: Amp, EQ, Tape, Tuner. Plus 2x Technics SL-1200 mk2. All the same color.oey_oey
    • Technics amp and CD player, Onkyo tape deck, Numark turntable, bluetooth receiver. I extremely rarely use physical media players.jagara
    • What's proper? I have a frankenstein of 25y old Sony amp and speaker with newer Denon CD-Player and Rega P1 Phono. Works and looks nicely reduced.Longcopylover
    • I like to look at expensive Macintosh and arm thick cables, but I don't want to go down this rabbit hole.Longcopylover
    • too many, i must have 10 sets of speakers knocking about. have forcibly upgraded all my friends systems with spares.kingsteven
    • Mine is a marantz home theater AVR and a pair of high end Polk towers. I use it mostly for movies and tv.monospaced
    • disgracefully apart from my studio monitors i only have a turntable + bookshelves in the kitchen ATM.kingsteven
    • Yup. It's in the garage, ready to be given to some charity.formed
    • 5.1 channel living room deal; PSB speakers, Toshiba reciever, Pioneer turntable, etc.

      Studio monitors (also PSB) for the office; 2.1 channel.

      Overall good.
      ideaist
    • Jesus, Toshiba = Yamaha!!! Tomato / Tomato I guess!

      ; )
      ideaist
    • Rocking a $10 headphone set lol.Wordsworth
    • My Alexa 2nd Gen bumps. Yes, in my car.HijoDMaite
    • Sansui 1000X needs repair, Akai turntable, Pioneer 12" sub 3-way stacks, pos Technics receiver.bezoar
    • technics receiver, Sony turntable and some mission bookshelf speakers, I'd like to upgrade everything though_niko
    • Of coursescarabin
    • yes, mid 70's Marantz 2235b and Marantz 6300 turntable with a pair of Wharfedale floor standing speakers.fooler
    • I have a Telefunken Senator I want to get restored if possible, or gutted and upgraded (more likely).i_monk
    • Just my studio setup and my DJ setup.section_014
    • Anyone gone fully wireless?!

      The appeal of a SONOS system intoxicates me, BUT I ain't rich.

      : (
      ideaist
    • Pioneer PL600 for the vinyl, Akai 702d for the rest. Do I use them? Never. They've been sitting unused and unplugged for years.garbage
    • I inherited my dad's Pioneer SA-5300 Stereo Integrated Amplifier Amp - made in JAPAN. 1970's. All analogue. Built like a tank. Sounds... amazing.shapesalad
    • @ideast, I have a pair of Sonos 5 units in the living room, their largest speakers, and those things are seriously impressive!monospaced
    • But those are just for music, and now only that lossless codecs are starting to become the norm. Still not as "hi-fi" as a proper system though.monospaced
    • in just a few hours what a flex this simple question became :)sted
    • YesSimonFFM
    • Nodrgs
    • yesslappy
    • I have a 20 dollars Koss earphonespango
    • Yes - mainly plug the laptop in to listen to tunes, or record player when feeling particularly in the mood to settle ininteliboy
    • No, I trashed my "proper stereo" when I trashed when I was like 21.utopian
    • The best audio device I have quality wise would be my pcYakuZoku
    • Nope, just really expensive headphones.yuekit
    • yep, an old solid state Sony thing for pipe and slippers afternoons with the radio.MrT
    • yesApeRobot
    • Yes, some parts over 25 years old. Reviving it now. Just bought Kef R3s on sale and am shopping for a Reag Planar turntable, prob 6.comicsans
    • I have a Filipino covers band for all my music needs. They do a mean CCR medley.zardoz
    • No I'm got a little amplifier thingy with speakers that's meant to plug your ipod into to charge and listen to music w remotecherub

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