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If Santa could bring you any one audio device, what would it be?

Santa brought me 3 "audio devices" on Christmas Eve. :D

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Realistically: a streamer with Atmos HD decoder, proper DSP for room correction and 8+ channels balanced analog outputs with >22dbu level.
Something like Stormaudio ISP... if it ever existed.
 
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Floor to ceiling line arrays, after that I'll be in heaven!
 
Acoustic Signature NEO turntable ($220k) with their TA-9000 Neo 12" tonearm ($35k) .

I would immediately put it up for sale for $200k. Someone would get a real 'bargain', and I would have a ton of money for audio equipment, home upgrades, my kid's college fund, a new car, etc.
 
I'll have the full Yamaha Centennial system please Santa



It's one system so therefore one item - according to my legal team.
Looks nice, but I don’t even know what half those things are. Looks like monoblock amps on the bottom. Pre-amplifiers perhaps the next shelf up? Then it looks almost like a Betamax player, but I’m guessing CD players.!
And maybe a phono stage on top?
 
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Looks nice, but I don’t even know what half those things are. Looks like monoblock amps on the bottom. Pre-amplifiers perhaps the next shelf up? Then it looks almost like a Betamax player, but I’m guessing CD players.!
And maybe a phono stage on top?
There's two of most of them in that photo but I'll be fine with just one of each :)

I could probably live without the turntable if it won't all fit on the sleigh.

I saw the pre-amp for sale recently, asking price £13500.
 
Jeez, that's one expensive preamp.
Any idea why?
 
Was the KH420 damaged? Or only the packing?
Anyway, I would also have trust issues with such a delivery condition. Unbelivable! :eek:
The kh420 was damaged.
The packaging was destroyed by ups by dropping it. After which, it lost its nylon ties and staples. UPS tried to band aid it by taping the top to the bottom which, due to its weight, made no sense at all (other than keeping the mangled styrofoam inside the box)
 
The kh420 was damaged.
The packaging was destroyed by ups by dropping it. After which, it lost its nylon ties and staples. UPS tried to band aid it by taping the top to the bottom which, due to its weight, made no sense at all (other than keeping the mangled styrofoam inside the box)
I’ve noticed that heavy things like window air conditioners are being packed in a non brittle styrofoam.

I’ve used aerosol foam for shipping heavy things.
 
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