I posted earlier in this thread that I bought a Luxman CL-38uC tube preamplifier and a Luxman MQ-88uC tube amplifier. I also had my Bang & Olufsen turntable restored to an “almost new” condition which was very costly so I regard it as new.
But that is not all I bought in 2023! I completely forgot that I had my Nakamichi DR-1 tape cassette player restored and I also bought an Ayre DX-5 DSD SACD Player. I got really lucky with the Ayre. It is an older product normally only available used. When I talked to Ayre about buying one they told me there was a DX-5 at the factory that was brand new except for one brief demo. Ayre then upgraded it to the DSD version and I eagerly took delivery for what was essentially a brand new product. I am thrilled with it.
I recently bought AQ Diamond USB and AQ Diamond Ethernet for my Auralic Aries G2.2 streamer. I found it took about 200 hours to get right. Sounds great now!
Puritan PSM156, just warming up now. Initial impressions are of a lift to the quality of vocals. Caroline Polachek’s voice on “Sunset” from her latest album “Desire, I want to turn into you” is projected into my room and it sounds as if I’ve gone from standing in the doorway of the venue to closer to the performance.
Hi all - this is my 1st post so thanks for accepting me.
So … Not so a new purchase but I’m very grateful and lucky that my son gave me his 250-2 and DAC V1 to use, plus cabling. Hopefully I can use it all for a while!
The amp replaced a Cyrus X power and the V1 replaced my broken Audiolab MDAC.
The kit has certainly made a big change.
The problem I now have is what to upgrade next. And it’s a long list of options!
@Richard.Dane might it be an idea to remove the ‘in 2023’ from the thread title, or for someone who is actually buying stuff to start a new 2024 version?
