[.g.]

 

[Knocturnal]

Nik...no questions asked

 

[ServinginEcuador]

Nik. Hands down the most expensive thing around town. The new Manley amp was like $15K.

 

[MusicLover]

Go here and see why.

 

[Duncan]

Jealousy, thats one of the seven deadly sins, yes?

Anyway... its pretty conclusive that Nik is WAAAAAAAAAAAY out there, and i'd hazard a guess that Jatinder is second in line, having a top of the line Stax, an Orpheus, and an MDR-R10 (I don't know what his electronics / amp are like, but if they match the headphones... gotta be good!!!

- But, after these two elite guys... who is in third place??

 

[enak]

Quote:

Originally posted by Duncan Jealousy, thats one of the seven deadly sins, yes? Anyway... its pretty conclusive that Nik is WAAAAAAAAAAAY out there, and i'd hazard a guess that Jatinder is second in line, having a top of the line Stax, an Orpheus, and an MDR-R10 (I don't know what his electronics / amp are like, but if they match the headphones... gotta be good!!! - But, after these two elite guys... who is in third place??

Probably kevin gilmore, hes got an original omega IIRC and a SCD-1 and his custom amp

 

[ServinginEcuador]

Nah, KG builds his own amps, so they are dirt cheap. Nik, OTOH, has those incredible ICs and PCs that cost somewhere around $5000 or so each. The Linn CD12 runs a cool $15-20K also. Jatinder might be close, but its a distant second.

 

[Guyferd]

...

 

[richpjr]

Nik's stereo rack costs more than my and my wife's cars combined did!

 

[Nik]

Quote:

Originally posted by ServinginEcuador Nik. Hands down the most expensive thing around town. The new Manley amp was like $15K.

MANLEY?????

Please Angstrom Research!

Best!
Nicola

 

[Nik]

Quote:

Originally posted by Duncan Jealousy, thats one of the seven deadly sins, yes? Anyway... its pretty conclusive that Nik is WAAAAAAAAAAAY out there, and i'd hazard a guess that Jatinder is second in line, having a top of the line Stax, an Orpheus, and an MDR-R10 (I don't know what his electronics / amp are like, but if they match the headphones... gotta be good!!! - But, after these two elite guys... who is in third place??

I do not remember that Jatinder has even the Stax, but just the Orpheus and R10/Angstrom.

Best!
Nicola

 

[Nik]

Quote:

Originally posted by ServinginEcuador Nah, KG builds his own amps, so they are dirt cheap. Nik, OTOH, has those incredible ICs and PCs that cost somewhere around $5000 or so each. The Linn CD12 runs a cool $15-20K also. Jatinder might be close, but its a distant second.

About my cables:

Interconnect (1/2 m ): around 3500$ I have 1
Power cords (2 m): around 1500$ (each) I have 3

Best!
Nicola

 

[davidmiya]

Well, if you any of you guys happen to get tired or bored of your gear, you know who you can donate it to

 

[enak]

Quote:

Originally posted by ServinginEcuador Nah, KG builds his own amps, so they are dirt cheap. Nik, OTOH, has those incredible ICs and PCs that cost somewhere around $5000 or so each. The Linn CD12 runs a cool $15-20K also. Jatinder might be close, but its a distant second.

I ment after nik and jatinder

 

[Orpheus]

actually.....

if you are counting all equipment associated with audio, i believe the total worth of my "system" could be almost double either of the above mentioned systems, not counting software. this can be verified, as i record all my purchases in a database, right down to the internal SCSI adaptor used in my sampler.

but if you mean only hardware related to headphone stuff... yeah, i don't think anyone even comes close to those two.

but you know, some people are willing to live in a shack so they can own a NSX. yes, there are people that do that. and there are people probably willing to drive a Pinto so they can own some hot-shot tube amp. not that either nik or jatinder would fall in those categories.... i'm just saying, cost alone doesn't mean too much. though, i have to admit, nik must be truly devoted to this hobby, no matter how rich or poor he is, to make those kinds of purchases.