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Yes, I am juvenile enough to write that. Speakers are the oldest. NADs replaced a big HK amp, a Tandberg preamp, and a mid-fi tuner and CDP. On a tight budget, I elected new for the warrantees. I was really surprised when the interconnects were installed. I buy from a vendor who has big ProAcs and Naim gear, and my sound can begin to compare, esp mids and highs. Bass is open and tight; not murky. The Rega P2 was sold and a Pro-Ject Essential is on board. A slight upgrade to the OM-10 stylus smoothed the highs and a pair of Gavin Basic interconnects from phonostage to amp gave great clarity, depth and range. Now, this TT set up is better than the Rega. the Rega with the Bias cartridge smothered mids and highs
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    • NAD C326 BEE
    overachiever
    • NAD C515BEE
    much better than a Panasonic DVD carousel
    • NAD C425
    more NAD bang for the buck
    • Status Enterprises XS 7E
    Have responded well to every upgrade. Can hang with some big "Pro"s. Made in Denmark.
    • Status Enterprises XS 7E
    they biwire
    • Soundsilver all silver
    CD and turntable to amp. Featured on Audiogon
    • Chord Rumor
    Biwire
    • Gavin Audio basic
    Nothing basic about these sub $100 gems. Full open spectrum without one element overpowering another; full open bass and intricate background detail. btw phonostage and C326bee
    • NAD pp-2
    phono preamp
    • Pro-ject Audio Essential
    Well articulated mids out of the box but wispy highs and weak bass. Improved greatly with Gavin cables and an Orto OM 10 stylus. Stylus upgrade polished the highs and the Gavin interconnect brought amazing range and openess.
    • Rega RP3 w/ Elys II cartridge
    demo

Comments 10

Owner
System edited: Finally fortunate enough to upgrade the turntable.

garn509

My NADs. I think that's pretty funny and deserves acknowledgement.

bizango1

Owner
System edited: Update on turntable

garn509

Owner
Pulsetsar
the speakers were made before builders raised the drivers to knee level or higher.

garn509

Loved the 326BEE when I demoed it. I wanted more power but couldn't find the 375BEE in my area.

Those speakers are wild! Haven't seen that porting scheme before. Enjoy the new table.

pulsetsar

Nice system. I am glad you like NAD. I used to have a NAD 5355 cd player and loved it. Too bad it broke on me. Enjoy and happy listening.

highend64

Owner
System edited: The Pro-Ject Essential offers an open presentation and will benefit from stylus upgrades and good cabling.

garn509

Owner
System edited: new turntable coming

garn509

Owner
Yes, North Carolina. And, thank you. I bought from a knowledgeable Brit-Audio phile.

garn509

Very nice system. You have clasic high value for minimal outlay there. I'm a big NAD fan myself. I also use the Chord Company cables. Their products are outstanding for the money. Are you in the USA?

I'm quite sure your system sounds fabulous. :)

jaxwired

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