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here is the story of the most elaborate and expensive hi-fi system that @brileigh and I have ever heard: we met this hi-fi dealer—let’s call him Larry—when visiting nyc after I inquired about a particular brand of electronics that only they and two other dealers in the U.S. happen to carry (Spectral Audio). more about Spectral another time, though. we were brought to a smaller room than this one and another staff member set up our modest demo of a CD player, preamplifier, stereo amplifier, and floorstanding speakers. after about 30min of listening, Larry burst into the room with his walker clanking loudly. he had recently had surgery on his leg or foot, and he joked that he was considering bringing a mattress to the hi-fi showroom so that he could sleep here instead of commuting.

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we sat around talking for an hour or two. dealers like to size you up and figure out what you’re interested in, what you can afford, and what your goals are. in other words, why are you here? at that point in our hi-fi journey, we didn’t have all of the answers yet. in fact, it was quite shocking to them that we didn’t even bring CDs to the demo. apparently this was common practice. luckily, though, I have a pretty strong command of hi-fi lingo and know most of the popular brands/products off-hand. so, we passed the initial test and stayed for the rest of the day to listen. the system we listened to in that smaller room consisted of Wilson Watt Puppy 2024 loudspeakers, a Spectral DMA-300SV stereo amp, and a Spectral SDR-4000SV CD player (not shown). on the center racks you can also see Spectral DMA-500SV monoblock amps and a D’Agostino Momentum S250 stereo amp. at the end of our day, Larry asked: “So… you want to come back tomorrow? Everything is set up anyway, might as well.”

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