if you won the lotto....

[Lt Cdr Data]

...what hifi would you buy...(probably been asked b4)

[Chea Johndle]

Live Long and Prosper, Lt Cdr Data:D

[auric]

I may let you know sometime late Saturday evening or I might have one of my anonymous proxies buy a factory in Salisbury. . . .

Auric:)

[wadia-miester]

Originally posted by auric
I may let you know sometime late Saturday evening or I might have one of my anonymous proxies buy a factory in Salisbury. . . .

Auric:)

Auric, your spot on, I then launch those self appointed gardians of Music, and design some 'appropriate' sounding equipment, that would not required the approval of a blunder buss weilding, fountain pen abusing rhino blaster. WM

[michaelab]

Difficult one - I don't even know half of what's out there but even as a multimillionaire I doubt I'd spend more than £50K absolute max on a system. I really can't see it getting much better after that :eek:

BTW, I didn't realise that androids were yet able to appreciate the uniquely human qualities of music :D With a nick like that, you'd better be prepared for a lot of StarTrek jokes :JOEL:

Michael.

[timpy]

I'd buy a pair of speakers for every room of the house (then I'd have enough speakers for two pairs in every room :D ).

I'd get Castle to make me some decent speakers to go in the shower.

I'd get a Naim system, and give it to WM as a present.

I'd get Densen to turn my Beat B100 into a DM10.

I'd get Linn to design a new crossover for the Kabers so that they can use their latest Neodymium tweeters properly.

I'd finally get myself some Tannoy D700's and if necessary a new house to make them work properly in.

And if I still couldn't find one s/h hand, I'd get Halfer to make me a new XL600, a special one off gold plated one (unless it affects the sound ;) )

I'd get a pair of Harberths to see if they're really as good as Joel says they are.

Then, for the next day, I'd move on to cars.

But it ain't gonna happen. :(

Cheers

[wadia-miester]

Originally posted by timpy

I'd get a Naim system, and give it to WM as a present.


Timpy your to kind, I'm sure Red Cross would be only to greatful :D

[johnhunt]

i just have and i'll tell you what I'm going to do

go to shop and demand my 10 pounds forthwith

[Dev]

Assuming you mean the jackpot price, a new detached house with a large listening/viewing room. Tannoy Dimension or Definition (depending on how I'm feeling at the time) range of speakers all around and then start auditioning for AV kit (up to about £25k) that gets the best out of these magnificant beasts.

[Dev]

Originally posted by wadia-miester
Timpy your to kind, I'm sure Red Cross would be only to greatful :D

I'd quite happily buy you some MF kit:D :D :D

[wadia-miester]

Dev you are a charitable dude mate :) my toolbox rack (3 levels of mana) needs some extra height, so a 4 trivista cdp's would make a great mana stand raiser, top bloke and I could see to get my tools in the dark, with those sexy glowing feet :D WM

[lowrider]

4 Cremonas + Cremona center and subwoofer, TAG AV + DVD, Bryston 14B SST + 6B SST, and the largest plasma arround, if the jackpot was big enough I could replace the Cremonas by Wilson Watt/Puppy 7, and the Brystons by Krells... :rolleyes:

And a large room to fit all that... :MILD:

[HenryT]

Originally posted by Dev
I'd quite happily buy you some MF kit:D :D :D Don't forget you'll need some decent cables to go with that, I'd throw in a full set of Yamamura for good measure. :p

If I won the lotto, probably hang on to the front ends I have a already (a better phono stage wouldn't go a miss though), get a purpose built listening room with a pair of these in there:

http://www.meadowlarkaudio.com/Nightingale.htm
http://www.meadowlarkaudio.com/JPEGS/Nfs.jpg

...driven by mono block'd Belcanto or Spectral amps. :MILD:

[wadia-miester]

Yes Henry, and don't forget a full set of Hovland I/c's :zzzz: :zzzz: :zzzz: and some hooooooooo, hold me back on this NU-vista speaker cable :D
Good choice on the speakers mate :) WM

[themadhippy]

think these speakers will do me
http://www.pyramidusa.com/turbostack2.jpg
along with the matching amps and control gear ,then id buy a house in the middle of nowere so i can listen at proper volume levels:D

[lowrider]

May I sujest Woodstock... :MILD:

[GrahamN]

Yep...the Duke of Marlborough's little pile does have a decent sized garden that might do TMH.


Oh...is there another Woodstock?

[bottleneck]

hmmm

a better CD player. (probably the Lindemann I heard at GT Audio).

a nice rack. probably a copulare, because they look nice.

maybe a better line stage, or a stepped attenuator and upgraded bits in the one Ive got.

a leak troughline.

a roof mounted ariel.

rebuild the lounge to sound better.

an SME IV


No change to my amp, speakers, speaker cable, phono stages, TT or cartridge... I like them and Im happy :D


(and a black shiny Audi TT with tan leather seats, if anyone cares! lol)

Chris

[Robbo]

No change to my amp, speakers, speaker cable, phono stages, TT or cartridge... I like them and Im happy

Bottleneck,

somehow I dont believe that you would keep these. With a few million burning a hole in your pocket, the temptation to get some big f**k off valve amps and horn speakers to go in you new mansion will be too great I feel:D

Cheers Robbo

[bottleneck]

honestly mate - I would.

in fact, Im suprised more people havent said the same...

I wouldnt even move house.. just some decorative changes.

No point in change for changes sake I feel.

The biggest change to a lottery win would be the change in my lifestyle, pursueing a career and life that Ive never been able to follow.

What about you Robbo? ... would you change your merc for example, even though you like it already?

Cheers
Chris

[Robbo]

would you change your merc for example, even though you like it already?


depends how much I won, but probably. There's always something better out there to try, and its fun finding out about the alternatives!

Robbo

[lowrider]

I am sure a CL55 AMG would be nicer then my C200 Kompressor... :rolleyes:

[bottleneck]

confuscious say, 'one mans floor is another mans ceiling'

[lowrider]

Beeing very happy with what I have, wich is already more than enough, doesn´t mean I wouldn´t get better if money wasn´t a problem... :beer:

[Robbo]

I am sure a CL55 AMG would be nicer then my C200 Kompressor...

I think I'd be happy to settle for one of these:)

[SCIDB]

Hi

If a very big (many millions) lotto win came my way, I would get a custom rooms/house built.

One room would house my Hifi & some of my records & cds. Another room would house the rest.

I would have custom made equipment. I would fancy some custom made horn speakers. All the other bits would be custom made & tested as well. Some would be my designs & ideas.

I would have a big collection of turntables all the major & minor makes. A huge collection of Valve & solid amps, all to play around with.

I would be able to hunt down all those rare items that I wouldn't mind owing.

SCIDB

[dominicT]

Originally posted by SCIDB
Hi

If a very big (many millions) lotto win came my way, I would get a custom rooms/house built.

One room would house my Hifi & some of my records & cds. Another room would house the rest.

I would have custom made equipment. I would fancy some custom made horn speakers. All the other bits would be custom made & tested as well. Some would be my designs & ideas.

I would have a big collection of turntables all the major & minor makes. A huge collection of Valve & solid amps, all to play around with.

I would be able to hunt down all those rare items that I wouldn't mind owing.

SCIDB

That is sort of what I have done with my studio. I have some iconic synths and drum machines and some that just mean something specail to me. They all have different qualities and I would do something similar with the hifi....and I would definately have a room built for it but would not change any of my furniture except the sofa!

[wadia-miester]

Lotto dosh eh?, well would change too much, room's coming soon, have accquired another Belcanto, speakers will Be Meadowlark Blue Heron 2's, full Townsend seimic sink stand trick mains, nice bit of furnishing, maybe another Wadia ,that's it Music wise, having heard a serious hifi system, I'll pass, music is far more entertaining.
Oh one other little thing ,I would love to buy my old holiday home in greece back, cars been there done that, life moves on.
Good times, good people and Music, that about wraps it up. Tone

[auric]

I would first upgrade the listing room and ensure I had enough additional space for my soon to be acquired music library.
I would also need a suitable environment for live music recitals at home, I favour the small Kenwood House type evenings.

A musical evening (http://www.hamptons.co.uk/prop_details/hais314074.pdf)

Auric:)

[Lt Cdr Data]

I think I would buy WMs kit off him!!

A naim nap 500 feeding nbls would be a tempting proposition...I heard of some crazys who have 3 of these amps to triamp!



If you have seen some trek episodes, Data actually PLAYS in a group...and is programmed in multiple lovemaking techinques;)

[Chea Johndle]

and is programmed in multiple lovemaking techinques



Yes, I know that Data, but what does it do?:D

Sorry;)

Regards

[Lt Cdr Data]

IT?...(C.J)

...what??

you mean....??

it can extend on command...:eek:

..I think the technical name is a RECOCKER:D

[Dev]

Originally posted by Lt Cdr Data
...what hifi would you buy...(probably been asked b4)

Sod the HiFi, I'll have everyone here manhandled (is this sexist?) into a field in Milton Keynes for that eff'ing BBQ we can't seem to organise.:D :D :D :D :D

[Lt Cdr Data]

person-handled is now the PC term for it!!

[Joolsburger]

Slightly bigger house but much bigger garden, large enough that I can build a ten by 15 meter log building to house the Hifi

Then and I have no idea if this would work but...


Roksan TMS with all the bits and a good Lyra or maybe a big Dynavector.

Lavardin Phono/Pre/PowerX4

JBL K2s

Much acoustic work in the room and that would be me.


When hifi gets too good the software is a problem...

Simple but pretty good I reckon..

[domfjbrown]

If I won the lottery I'd invest in a trip to the Titanic first (what the hell - it's only 1 million!)...

Then, I'd buy a decent-ish estate, and do the "Hippy" thing and have a decent PA rig in the garden for the summer (500 KW should do it), and I'd have no idea what I'd use indoors - but my Akai CR81D 8track would have to be kept somewhere. I'd get a Nakamichi CR7E and Dragon for tape detail, and a ReVoX A77 for good measure...

I'd also invest in environmentally controlled large rooms for all my music and video needs, lead lined for radiation/magnetic protection.

[julian2002]

1) a large custom built house out in the wilds of wales with electric fences, a moat and machine gun nests to keep kleeneeze reps and religeous nutters at bay.
2) an integrated music server based system for distributing music about the house.
3) a dedicated av room
4) a dedicated office / listening room with origional nautilus speakers.
5) a valve / vinyl system in my den.

equipment would have to be extensively demo'd as i've not heard any kit that does *everything* right for me as yet but whatever it was it would have to do it through the nautilii.

cheers

julian

[timpy]

500Kwatt of NOW 8.....heaven help us... ;)

:D:D:D:D:D

Cheers

[domfjbrown]

You wait 'til I get beered up and stick on the Sam Fox, Boogie Box High and Westworld stuff... :)

[cookiemonster]

...i'd walk into HMV in Oxford St - instuct the manager to close the store down. Then i would proceed to browse at leisure, whilst my favourite tunes bang out in the background, and able assistants carry my bus load of purchases through the checkouts and onwards to my limousine.

Then i would piss off to a remote location of the world with music and 'upgraded' hi-fi in toe, a shed load of books, a few vests and briefs, a pair of sandals, a pipe, and 100Kg of the finest tobacco. Oh and the missus. Then we would retire in a self constructed log cabin with said modest possessions and grow large beards (well just me) and just talk to the animals, and order new tunes over the internet from Amazon - get them flown in once a week. We would accept visitors on Christmas Day.

other than that nowt really - just chill and take each day as it comes.:MILD:

[Onno]

Why buy everything at once?
For me one of the joys of hifi is building a system. If you have bought all you could ever want, then what? Gone is the tweaking, dreaming and acquiring gear. I'd buy something better than I have now and keep upgrading just for the fun of it.

I'd also get a limo and driver to take me to as many concerts as I want. First get some custom made ear protection though, so I won't turn deaf in a few years. Maybe I'd start a record company, too.