THE "I wish I could afford it" thread

[naughty]

okay - theres always those bits of equipment that get your pulse racing especially because you know you cannot afford them - so heres a thread dedicated to discussion and photo's of those special bits of equipment

to start it off i will ask "Can anyone finish a speaker better than Sonus Faber can"

Behold the new Sonus Faber Aida ...... its definitely a work of art







Sonus Faber Amati Futura









Sonus Faber Guarneri Evolution (reviewed in AVSA and stereophile recently)







these are some serious looking speakers and i wish i could afford to grace my home with any of these but my bank account is sadly missing a few 0's ........ which doesnt mean i cant admire them

[naughty]

then sticking with speakers - heres Aurum Cantus - recently in an AVSA review Joel said that these guys know how to put a speaker together ...... and I agree

[naughty]

still further with speakers - heres the brand i own and getting into the act with some gorgeous speakers of their own are Dali with their new Epicon



Piano black version





Dali Helicon 400mk2

[naughty]

cant talk about speakers without having some electrostats in there somewhere

Martin Logan Summit x

[naughty]

so i will post more but you guys can post pics of anything from your favourite turntables to amps to cd players ie whatever your Hi-fi or audio Video fantasies consist of including TV's and projectors

as an example heres the Projector i wish i could afford but its a far away fantasy for the moment

Optoma HD83 3D projector




or how about the ultimate plasma TV for plasma fans - imagine Supersport HD upscaled on this one

Panasonic 152" 4K plasma (4096 x 2160 resolution) (US)$500 000

[RS4]

as an example heres the Projector i wish i could afford but its a far away fantasy for the moment

Optoma HD83 3D projector

That projector is really really good!! My best purchase of last year

[naughty]

That projector is really really good!! My best purchase of last year

wish i could get one too ..... but congrats on your purchase Josh - hope you enjoy it 

if i had lots of money to spend on a turntable - heres something that i wouldnt mind having - just cos it looks so awesome who cares how it sounds 

the Kuzma XL

[naughty]

how about two items in one go

the Focal Grande Utopia with the Burmester 911mk3 power amplifier



the amp on its own





the Focal speakers

[Crafty]

My wish is simple
B&W 802D


Nothing too fancy, yet still out of my price range

[naughty]

the "Darth Vader" of speakers - supremely powerful and evil (ultimately in a good way)

Wilson Audio Alexandria



and then these amps plus the plinths they are on are not altogether too bad either (Lamm ML3 signature Mono)



those amps



and how about this for a turntable too



described as "The $6200 Hanss T-60, here mounted with an $8.5k Durand Talea II tonearm on the side."

[naughty]

My wish is simple
B&W 802D


Nothing too fancy, yet still out of my price range

the 802D's are terrific and dont worry if you cannot afford them ...... you have company cos i probably will only be able to afford them in about 10 lifetimes from now - best I would be able to do now is maybe a pair of CM8's or CM9's at a push and thats considering i sell what i have now too

[Crafty]

If I had unlimited dough, i would just replicate mervin's kit and call my kit complete...
for now the MA RS6's will do.

[Eish]

my polk bookshelves suddenly look so primitive

[Daniel Weston]

Mine is much more humble! Just give me a second hand 3 or 5 channel Rotel power amp to add to my HT setup!
If money was no object, I would simply buy equipment that looked and sounded great for what I watch and listen to....

[CAD]

Droooooollllllll !!!!!!!!!!

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