Well, here she is. I splurged today and spent $100 on a set of "brand new" used Infinity Beta 10's on CL. These (maybe temporarily) replaced the Entra I's. Also, I will admit that cable clutter is an absolute pet peeve. A clean and simple system is a happy system.
What you're looking at, from top to bottom:
Yamaha RX-395 Tuner - I picked this up for $40 on CL. I use it for FM.
Onkyo P-304 Preamplifier - I snagged it on eBay for $120.
Yamaha YP-450 Turntable with Grado Gold cartridge / styli - "If you can fix this old thing, it's yours..."
Dual CS 604 Turntable with Shure M-something or rather cartridge - Again, $20 on CL. It didn't work. I pulled an all nighter rectifying that dilemma.
Onkyo DX-390 CD Player - I paid $99 for it, refurbished. They've got Wolfson VLA DAC's onboard. They don't sound too bad.
Onkyo M-504 Amplifier - $400 on eBay. In that price range, nothing compares. (I may be starting a war here with all the Carver folks - SORRY!)
Infinity Beta 10's on 32" stands - I picked these up from a guy on CL who bought them two years ago...
...And let them accumulate dust in a corner for two years.
KEF AV-1 Subwoofer - I paid $50 on CL for this improperly advertised sub. I got it home and looked it up online with the correct model number to find that it sold for $3500 half a decade ago. WIN!
What you're not looking at:
Monster cable interconnects and speaker cables. If you comprehend the laws of physics, you don't sweat not being able to afford Kimber Cable.
Let me know what yinz think!
