I love the clean look of all the Esoteric lines of electronics, just not their outlandish prices!Never seen a 11 grand amplifier made out of polystyrene before :-
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It has a brushed aluminum or anodized look to me.Never seen a 11 grand amplifier made out of polystyrene before :-
Yep, sure doesn't look like plastic ?
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My most beautiful gear is probably my sub (KEF Kube 12b).....and I hid it behind the TV lol.
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Back in the day one of the strangest but really nice occurrences in my Hi Fi journey happened then.
My PL 700B blew up, taking out a couple drivers in my La Scalas.For lack of funds at the time my rig remained
silent for a couple months while I saved up. Looking for somewhere to repair it I found a Pioneer-Jensen repair place
only a couple miles from my house. The amp was quite old at this time with half of the meter lights burned out, etc. I had actually bought it as their demo model from my local Pacific Stereo where I had drooled over the thought of owning it for a long time till it was replaced by the Series II stuff and sold at a big discount.
Anywho I got a call a few weeks later that it was done, so holding my breath I grabbed my checkbook and went to get it.
The counter man carried it out and set it down with the bill. I asked "How Much", to which the guy said No Charge. ???
I was dumbfounded and picked up the bill off the counter that listed a number of electrical repairs and included replacement
of all the meter lamps, which I had even never mentioned, sure enough the in the bottom total column it was marked NC
Never being one to look a gift horse in the mouth, I said thank you very much, picked up my Flame Liner and walked out.
I was sure there would be a call in a few days saying "ah, we made a mistake" but that call never came?
It sure was great not only to have everything playing music again but to see the ole girl running, even looking like new with
all the lights working again. Once in a while the Hi-Fi Gods smile on you.
For many years I also ran the stand alone "autocorrelation noise reduction" unit that was an internal part of that big 4000 preamp. It worked wonderfully at taking down LP surface noise, removing low end rumble, and perking up the dynamic range.
I much admired Bob Carver for his ground breaking engineering work in the early days of Hi-Fi.
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Good story, I what a fine looking piece of gear!
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I love the simplicity of my recently acquired c. 1979 vintage Kenwood tuner, which awaits professional alignment/restorarion.
Tastes are tastes, but in my opinion the 200 Meridian series was one of the most beautiful series produced by the British manufacturer. Furthermore, the CD200 works really well, as well as still being fascinating!
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Very nice!
Ha! One of my first purchases!!
I helped rebuild the deck I am currently sitting on to earn the money.
Sweet!
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Very British, even down to the pin striped suit!
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Unusual visible CD player by Cool Geek
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M1 Portable Audio Player with Replaceable Battery & Acrylic Panel | CoolGeek
Enjoy up to 8 hours playback with the M1 portable audio player featuring a high-transparency acrylic panel, replaceable 18650 battery, aerospace-grade aluminum support, and recyclable MDF body.
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I always believed my JVC XL-Z1050TN CD Player was an extremely handsome player that also sounded gorgeous. 
Sold it at retirement and move to FL since I had already changed to computer based music serving but I do tend to regret not having that beauty around any more.
Sold it at retirement and move to FL since I had already changed to computer based music serving but I do tend to regret not having that beauty around any more.
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Jeremy Sikora
https://www.instagram.com/budget_audiophiler/
is a gear and media collector.
Isn't the definition of audiophile that the gear is worth more than the media? Does that apply in the era of streaming. No Idea. I think he has more invested in media than gear. He has a wife and family too.
His collection is documented on Instagram. Someone made a compilation of his gear videos for a short introduction. It's a good place to start. His collection is more quirky or classic vintage, rather than high end.
I think you can see it without an Instagram account and ASR successfully embeds it.
https://www.instagram.com/budget_audiophiler/
is a gear and media collector.
Isn't the definition of audiophile that the gear is worth more than the media? Does that apply in the era of streaming. No Idea. I think he has more invested in media than gear. He has a wife and family too.
His collection is documented on Instagram. Someone made a compilation of his gear videos for a short introduction. It's a good place to start. His collection is more quirky or classic vintage, rather than high end.
I think you can see it without an Instagram account and ASR successfully embeds it.
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HIFI RETRO on Instagram: "There is something quietly subversive about these objects: taking the ultimate symbol of childhood, the LEGO brick, and turning it into a full audio system with a CD player, modular blocks, oversized “stud” controls, and bui
3,365 likes, 24 comments - hifi.retro on January 26, 2026: "There is something quietly subversive about these objects: taking the ultimate symbol of childhood, the LEGO brick, and turning it into a full audio system with a CD player, modular blocks, oversized “stud” controls, and built-in...
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