Feeling like a Stereophile reviewer out of his big money league

[croak]

So I set up this little rig earlier for someone to check out.  Listening to Captain Fantastic on a Jap pressing. 

NAD 316 BEE
Edwards Audio Apprentice Lite
PSB Alpha 5

The316 BEE  NAD amplifier is new but is just so traditional NAD in many ways (but has a remote).  Lovely punch and a good phono input.
Put together with a turntable much in line with what the classic table
of the 80s was about and playing with a great pair of budget small speakers. 

I sit here somewhat in awe of how a whole system that costs half the cash of my regular phono pre amp conveys music and is a ?jol? to listen to. 

I am reminded of those stereophile reviewers waxing lyrical about things like the Diamond 10.1, the PSB Alpha and other budget greats where I felt then they don?t know how good the entry stuff can be. 

Playing with high end just sometimes makes you disconnected of what?s possible with smaller money and a R40k phono pre amp is your normality.  Half that for a full system that makes awesome music seems a miracle. 

Perspective. 

I am reminded of a time where pay cheque one went to flat deposit  and rent, cheque number two for
a fridge, number three went to hifi. 
Life seemed simple.  Music was in the centre of life  for nearly everyone I knew.

.

 

[Stereosane]

 

[Lamb Chop]

 

[Stereosane]

 

[croak]

 

[achim]

 

[croak]

 

[Carnajo]

 

[capetownwatches]

 

[fredeb]

 

[ron g]

 

[BiZKiT]

 

[vinyljan]

 

[achim]

 

[chrisflex]

 

[croak]

 

[M.H.Hugo]

 

[Agaton Sax]

 

[Stanp]

 

[Katji]