Well this is my system, I am 15 and have been into the hobby for a little under a year now. Just bought the shanling and am really happy with it. I am still not certin if I am going to go with a cd player or tt as a main source. The thing I am worried about with a turntable is the ammount of time I use my system (70 hours a week!). I would like everyone's ideas on what to upgrade first. I currently have $1500 and am planning on spending it on speakers, but if you feel that money is best spend elsewhere let me know.
I love how my system sounds, good bass output, good midrange, killer highs (sometimes too shrill though). Somethings that bug me are the backround noise durring high level listen (rarely listen at high levels, usally only around 70db) I belive this problem has to do with the cdp and interconectors.
So basically I am looking for sugestions on the next upgrade. Be it Speakers (which is what I think will help the most), CD player or turntable (i have equal ammounts of cd's and lp's), or whatever else you suggest.
Congrats! You've definitely got an option that didn't exist when I was your age. I started out with a godmother buying me a Sony TC230 reel-to-reel deck with integrated amp and lid speakers when I was in Jr. High, then added a Miracord turntable and Rectilinear XI speakers once I was in high school and earning money from tutoring and summer jobs. It went on from there, but certainly has been fun. Trying to focus now more on listening to the music than purchasing the gear, but still have the upgrade jones from time to time.
Not to be nosey, but what kind of cushy job do you have at age 15 that gives you that kind of disposable cash and allows you 70 hours/wk to listen to your system, and go to school, and work?
