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https://www.wired.com/2014/04/steve-jobs-stereo-system/



Thanks! I’ll have to figure out how to get around the pay wall.


Loads fully in an incognito window for me. That said, that preamp really is a thing of beauty!

Older people like myself remember that the essential things you'd unpack after moving into a new apartment were the mattress and the multi-component stereo system. All the other things could wait for a few days/weeks/months. It's strange how kids these days don't really care any more about having a phat sound system in their apartments.


Headphones, to blame?


I don't consider myself an audiophile and I'm sure they'd scoff at the Klipsch speakers I have hooked up to my HTPC and home theater. But even then, listening to the Ultra HD selection on Amazon Music and 4K Blu-Rays as opposed to streaming, there's a noticeable upgrade in sound quality. I think you'd be hard-pressed to get anything close to the same level of sound out of headphone speakers or even a soundbar just based on the relative sizes of the speakers.

Of course, like I said, the true (and wealthy) enthusiasts would probably look at my setup and laugh, because there's always more money to be thrown at something like that.


MK1 GyroDec

Acoustat Monitor 3s

Threshold FET-One preamp

Threshold STASIS-1

Denon TU-750s


Perfect, thank you.





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