I enjoyed your recent post on buying a new amp. Although I live in USA where there is no lack of dealers and used hi-end audio gear available, it is still a challenge for those of us who possess limited funds for our hobbies.
I owned an Air Tight ATM-1 for over a dozen years and then decided to explore the SET realm of 300B based amps to better match my 96dB sensitive horn speakers. I finally found a pair of used Thoress 300B monoblocks (also glowingly reviewed by Art Dudley) and was able to buy them. They tick many of the boxes for great sounding and imaging- a serious upgrade from the also wonderful sounding Air Tight now up for sale.
Yes, this hobby was always expensive, I remember how shocked I was when I got my first ever paycheck and wanted to blow it on an audio system, and all I could afford was a pair of bookshelf speakers. I had to wait for the next paycheck to buy a used NAD amp and CD player off eBay.
And this was in the USA.
Nice! Congrats on the thoress, I haven’t heard them yet but they made my shortlist because an audiophile whose opinion I respect raves about them. I have been emailing with Reinhard Thoress , about getting his 845s, great guy!
I enjoyed your recent post on buying a new amp. Although I live in USA where there is no lack of dealers and used hi-end audio gear available, it is still a challenge for those of us who possess limited funds for our hobbies.
I owned an Air Tight ATM-1 for over a dozen years and then decided to explore the SET realm of 300B based amps to better match my 96dB sensitive horn speakers. I finally found a pair of used Thoress 300B monoblocks (also glowingly reviewed by Art Dudley) and was able to buy them. They tick many of the boxes for great sounding and imaging- a serious upgrade from the also wonderful sounding Air Tight now up for sale.
Thanks!
Yes, this hobby was always expensive, I remember how shocked I was when I got my first ever paycheck and wanted to blow it on an audio system, and all I could afford was a pair of bookshelf speakers. I had to wait for the next paycheck to buy a used NAD amp and CD player off eBay.
And this was in the USA.
Nice! Congrats on the thoress, I haven’t heard them yet but they made my shortlist because an audiophile whose opinion I respect raves about them. I have been emailing with Reinhard Thoress , about getting his 845s, great guy!