If you had insane amount of cash, what would be your personal HiFi Choice for 2024?

[Jasonovich]

They look like they could be used to power a Slayer concert...

Sorry SR, I was having a Crocodile Dundee moment, "You call that a Knife"... 🤣

View: https://youtu.be/dSnosk4tWrg?si=PjgOdRZM515DO9rF

 

[jjbomber]

Ask me again next year, I'm pretty sure it will be something different 🙂

McIntosh monoblocks?

 

[Jasonovich]

McIntosh monoblocks?

I love the McIntosh but the cost of maintenance is pretty high. Still, I guess that's a small price you pay for magic.
Shame they don't do solid state?

 

[Dom]

If I had insane amounts of disposable cash, I would buy a Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 with the ESAVOX audio system.
https://www.lamborghinistore.com/eu/ixoost-hi-fi/

Lamborghini says "The ESAVOX is a docking-station speaker that takes its cues from the most iconic details of Lamborghini dream cars: a monocoque chassis in autoclave polymerised carbon fibre, a variable-valve exhaust system to handle the sub-woofer pressure, a passive shock-absorber system to dampen vibrations and variable-height tapered supports."

https://www.lamborghini.com/en-en/models/limited-series/countach-lpi-800-4

 

[Jasonovich]

If I had insane amounts of disposable cash, I would buy a Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 with the ESAVOX audio system.
https://www.lamborghinistore.com/eu/ixoost-hi-fi/
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Lamborghini says "The ESAVOX is a docking-station speaker that takes its cues from the most iconic details of Lamborghini dream cars: a monocoque chassis in autoclave polymerised carbon fibre, a variable-valve exhaust system to handle the sub-woofer pressure, a passive shock-absorber system to dampen vibrations and variable-height tapered supports."

https://www.lamborghini.com/en-en/models/limited-series/countach-lpi-800-4
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Dom,..... mate, can I borrow your Lamborghini box, I have a relative in Aussieland who hasn't seen rain for months. 🤣

 

[Stuart83]

If I had insane amounts of disposable cash, I would buy a Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 with the ESAVOX audio system.
https://www.lamborghinistore.com/eu/ixoost-hi-fi/
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Lamborghini says "The ESAVOX is a docking-station speaker that takes its cues from the most iconic details of Lamborghini dream cars: a monocoque chassis in autoclave polymerised carbon fibre, a variable-valve exhaust system to handle the sub-woofer pressure, a passive shock-absorber system to dampen vibrations and variable-height tapered supports."

https://www.lamborghini.com/en-en/models/limited-series/countach-lpi-800-4
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There's also offerings from pagani for an unlisted but obviously going to be crazy price.
The record deck integration looks very nice. 😎

 

[Al ears]

I love the McIntosh but the cost of maintenance is pretty high. Still, I guess that's a small price you pay for magic.
Shame they don't do solid state?

Why should they need to? Plenty of other manufacturers for that....

 

[Deleted member 201267]

I love the McIntosh but the cost of maintenance is pretty high. Still, I guess that's a small price you pay for magic.
Shame they don't do solid state?

Maybe these instead :-

Goldmund's luxury amp teases stunning precision and power – but the price will make your head spin

Goldmund's Telos 2800 mono power amp costs £125,000 (or £250,000 for a pair)

www.whathifi.com

 

[Jasonovich]

Why should they need to? Plenty of other manufacturers for that....

It has the McIntosh badge 😊

 

[Jasonovich]

Maybe these instead :-

Goldmund's luxury amp teases stunning precision and power – but the price will make your head spin

Goldmund's Telos 2800 mono power amp costs £125,000 (or £250,000 for a pair)

www.whathifi.com

It's a microwave!

 

[Stuart83]

Why should they need to? Plenty of other manufacturers for that....

It's a microwave!

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

[JDL]

Maybe these instead :-

Goldmund's luxury amp teases stunning precision and power – but the price will make your head spin

Goldmund's Telos 2800 mono power amp costs £125,000 (or £250,000 for a pair)

www.whathifi.com

It's a microwave!

I was thinking it reminds me of a Microwave oven then I noticed your comment 😀

 

[JDL]

Why should they need to? Plenty of other manufacturers for that....

I love the McIntosh but the cost of maintenance is pretty high. Still, I guess that's a small price you pay for magic.
Shame they don't do solid state?

There's a McIntosh CD player for sale on eBay at the moment. It's quite unusual looking. I bet it's a great CD player. I was thinking that only our American friends know how to do American styling.

 

[Jasonovich]

Only McIntosh can come up with these extraordinary if not eccentric designs.
The budget version is more conventional, kind of cute. 😊

McIntosh MCD85 SACD/CD Player. Pre-Owned. Mint with Full Warranty. RRP £5,995 | eBay

The MCD85 with its open chassis design is not only a serious piece of music hardware, but it shows that you are serious about your love of music. McIntosh MCD85. To be put on display. To be a conversation starter.

www.ebay.co.uk

McIntosh MCD201 CD PLAYER, good working order | eBay

McIntosh MCD201 CD PLAYER, good working order.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[Fandango Andy]

There's also offerings from pagani for an unlisted but obviously going to be crazy price.
The record deck integration looks very nice. 😎

I think I saw one that looks just like that the other day. It didn't sound great, just made a bubbling and hissing noise. It was behind the counter at Costa.

 

[podknocker]

Linn Sondek LP12-50

Bargain.

 

[Messiah]

Meridian DSP8000

Special Edition DSP8000

Our flagship DSP8000 Loudspeaker, contains a complete matched audio system to reproduce concert like sound

www.meridian-audio.com

 

[jjbomber]

If you had insane amount of cash, what would be your personal HiFi Choice for 2024?

Even if they were only to look at ...

R 8 – Audiovector

audiovector.com

 

[matthewpianist]

Based on my experiences at the Bristol Show, I wouldn't spend an insane amount of cash. My pondering would include...

Hegel, Audiolab, Rega, Amphion, Harbeth and Audio Note.

I think I would be very happy with an Audiolab 9000-series system and top-end Wharfedale speakers, as demonstrated at the show. No need to spend more than that.

 

[Jasonovich]

Even if they were only to look at ...

R 8 – Audiovector

audiovector.com

I agree it really is beautiful on the eyes, the Danes do make incredible loudspeakers. It's nice to see more and more speaker manufacturers are adopting AMT tweeters.

 

[podknocker]

NAD M66 and NAD M23 and a pair of KEF R3 meta, with matching stands in blue. This is John Darko's current system and the best he's heard. I would love the funds and space for this setup. It's a lot, but I think it would be worth it, according to all the reviews I've seen. Spending much more would provide only cosmetic improvements in my opinion.

 

[JDL]

I want a Rotel Michi amp. But only because it looks cool. No idea what it sounds like. 😀

 

[matthewpianist]

I want a Rotel Michi amp. But only because it looks cool. No idea what it sounds like. 😀

I was disappointed when I heard the Michi set-up at Bristol, with Spendor speakers, but that may have been down to the room and set-up.

 

[JDL]

I was disappointed when I heard the Michi set-up at Bristol, with Spendor speakers, but that may have been down to the room and set-up.

What were your thoughts....?

 

[davidf]

I'd start with having a room built specifically for sound reproduction. The room is always the limiting factor, and many people end up with an unsuitable system for the room it is going in. The right system in the right room doesn't necessarily have to be mega bucks, because it's all working harmoniously.