The LA housing market has been even worse than NY's. My buddy put in offer in on a house the other week and it sold for $350,000 over asking (I think asking was around $600k-$700k). NY, especially outside of NYC, has been pretty brutal too but we lucked out with our house. The owner was an older new-age lady who said the house spoke to her and said it wanted us to live there. Apparently she turned down a bunch of other offers that were higher than ours because we said how much we loved the garden and wanted to spend time outside haha.
I love her
She is a pretty fascinating lady. Opened up a marketing research firm in the 1970s and made a ton of money, then really got into birds. She owns a bird sanctuary and used to just have birds flying around the house. We did paint over some of the hand-painted murals she had downstairs and are terrified that she is going to drop by one day and see it. But when we looked at the murals up close in person, the birds had human faces and it really creeped us out and couldn't be unseen.
Fingers crossed for you that you get Amsterdam. London is massively shit
Man, pre-school TV made in the UK looks like the folk are on drugs (Teletubbies, In the Night Garden etc.), so I'd love to see what shows made out of Amsterdam look like!
It was before my time but in the US, the Syd & Marty Krofft productions (Banana Splits, H.R. Pufnstuf, etc…) were completely bonkers. Lysergic Acid and strong weed definitely played a role in their creation…
There is no need to feel that the Rega Planar 3 would require an update soon; it is widely well regarded. I’d worry more about cartridge selection than about the quality of the turntable itself.After getting some advice on here, I was looking at my local hi-fi store's page and am interesting in possibly a variation of this bundle--
Argon Music System - Audio Element: HiFi Experts, Turntables, Speakers and More
Our complete music system, Argon, is ready to rock! It contains everything you need for a killer analog and digital listening experienceaudio-element.com
Not sure if I want the Rega Planar 3 or one of the other turntables that have been recommended. I know the Lintons are popular around here, any thoughts on this amp-- (Rogue audio sphinx)?
They also have a less-expensive bundle with a Rega amp:
Neon Music System - Audio Element: HiFi Experts, Turntables, Speakers and More
Our complete music system, Neon, is ready to plug in and play! It contains everything you need for an awesome analog and digital listening experience
www.stereophile.com
I have owned NAD gear for years and found it to provide a lot of bang for the buck. But, for the Lintons, I would suggest the Marantz PM6007 integrated instead. It probably has a bit higher sound quality ceiling than the C316BEE. The Marantz may be a bit harder to find, though, because it’s DAC chip provider had a huge factory fire last year.
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Unfortunately. I know. But what I didn’t know, was that it was a U.K. co. So that at least makes them slightly less annoying and soul destroying given they’re home grown to some degree!
I had the 6006 before my Elex-r and it’s a great amp, so I can only assume the 6007 is equally as capable. It gets a recommendation for me. Provided you get it in blackI have owned NAD gear for years and found it to provide a lot of bang for the buck. But, for the Lintons, I would suggest the Marantz PM6007 integrated instead. It probably has a bit higher sound quality ceiling than the C316BEE. The Marantz may be a bit harder to find, though, because it’s DAC chip provider had a huge factory fire last year.
Marantz PM6007 review
What Hi-Fi? Awards 2023 winner. Marantz refines its Award-winning budget amp recipe
I realize that the Marantz I recommended earlier may be outside of the target price range. A close engineering cousin may be the Denon PMA-600NE. It’s closer to the price of the NAD and has also received favorable reviews.
