AudioDoctor Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 I saw this on a listing for a condo for sale in Minneapolis. A small McIntosh / B&W combo in a staged condo. No electron left behind. Link to comment
botrytis Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Obviously, just for looks. Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted June 19, 2023 Author Share Posted June 19, 2023 16 minutes ago, botrytis said: Obviously, just for looks. Everything in the condo is there for looks... That's what staging is. No electron left behind. Link to comment
botrytis Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 I understand but audiophiles know that is not proper. Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
Popular Post PeterG Posted June 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2023 I wish! My wife makes me keep my MC275 inside the cabinet 😳 DuckToller and AudioDoctor 2 Link to comment
DuckToller Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 2 hours ago, botrytis said: I understand but audiophiles know that is not proper. It's all about the room! PS: In several hifi-forums you'll get the tips to pair your B&Ws with McIntosh gear. I have had that excact experience in an upmarket HiFi shop in Paris, when looking for an amplifier for my 805s. However, the glass front behind ... Link to comment
botrytis Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Never heard a Mac-B&W combo I have liked. With Classe, yes, after all that is what they use to voice B&W's in the factory, if I remember correctly. McIntosh and S-F sound great together (they are the same company after all). AudioDoctor 1 Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
ARQuint Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 It would be interesting to know if this condo is being sold by someone who lives there or if it's new construction, on the market for the first time. If it's being sold by the current owner, that's probably his gear being displayed according to the stager's dictates. I'm sure he's neurosing about how much of the audiophile world is now mocking him for his placement of the B&Ws and for attempting to play his system without speaker cables. If the gear was supplied by the staging company, I'm impressed that, in addition to pristine sofas, bland but expensive-looking artwork, and healthy houseplants, they have an inventory of top shelf audio equipment to use as "props." DuckToller 1 Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted June 19, 2023 Author Share Posted June 19, 2023 It's new construction. No electron left behind. Link to comment
Popular Post PeterG Posted June 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2023 5 hours ago, ARQuint said: If it's being sold by the current owner, that's probably his gear being displayed according to the stager's dictates Not with those speaker stands... botrytis and AudioDoctor 2 Link to comment
Paul R Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Man that is a killer view... :) AudioDoctor 1 Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat DAC. Robert A. Heinlein Link to comment
Popular Post NOMBEDES Posted June 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2023 If any seller allowed Wilson Speakers to be staged in their home, I would guess a long long wait for a buyer. AudioDoctor and PeterG 2 In any dispute the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the issues at stake ~ Sayre's Law Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted June 19, 2023 Author Share Posted June 19, 2023 23 minutes ago, Paul R said: Man that is a killer view... :) Its as good as its going to get around here and for 2.89 Million it damn well better be. edit: overpriced IMO. No electron left behind. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted June 19, 2023 Author Share Posted June 19, 2023 14 minutes ago, NOMBEDES said: If any seller allowed Wilson Speakers to be staged in their home, I would guess a long long wait for a buyer. Are you basing that on looks? No electron left behind. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted June 19, 2023 Author Share Posted June 19, 2023 9 hours ago, PeterG said: I wish! My wife makes me keep my MC275 inside the cabinet 😳 No, get that beauty out on display! No electron left behind. Link to comment
PeterG Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 2 hours ago, AudioDoctor said: No, get that beauty out on display! I'm tryin', man. Funny though, she really likes seeing the turntable Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 3 hours ago, PeterG said: I'm tryin', man. Funny though, she really likes seeing the turntable Believe it or not, there is a turntable in that photo as well. It's in the cabinet. We found the Anti-PeterG sound system! No electron left behind. Link to comment
NOMBEDES Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 On 6/19/2023 at 2:24 PM, AudioDoctor said: Are you basing that on looks? Just looks. I would never comment on the sound of something I have never heard. In any dispute the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the issues at stake ~ Sayre's Law Link to comment
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