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My money! I'm keeping it.
Audiophiles are not easily satisfied, and are often accused of having a roving eye for new components. Anything you've been eyeing lately?
The Hovland HP-100 comes to mind right away. Had a chance to hear and audition that piece recently and it does sound as good as it looks. Worth every penny it would seem. The B&W Nautilus 803 has also been keeping my interest but I just can't bring myself to shell out $5000+ for a floorstanding speaker (although extremely beautiful and well crafted) that barely goes below 40Hz. Anybody at Krell listening? The Bryston 14B ST also comes to mind. The tonal balance, speed and slam of this amp is top drawer all the way. It is a reference quality component for sure. Just haven't scraped the cash together yet.
I'm dying to get a new tube preamp for my back-up stereo. I want to make some silver speaker cables, modify my tube amp, plus get a pair of B&W DM-303s. Oh, I almost forgot about the upgrades to my turntable and record cleaner I need to buy due to the fact my neighbor just GAVE me 100+ LPs of 70s rock and pop! It's never going to end!