Just that we get a final electrical inspection and a certificate of occupancy this week for our new home in Tennessee AND that I find time in 2025 to finish my “man cave”/audio room/office and get my HiFi set up again.

Also considering a Denafrips 15th Gen DAC to work into my system, but am generally happy with the Topping D90LE with BT as I use my iPhone13 for a streamer off my library and Pandora.

adsell,

I sent you a PM. 

Or not. lol

@ironrick6   Primare NP5 is $750.

Thank you!!!

I just figured out how to respond in a thread. My New Years resolution accomplished!

@ricred1 Get the Amplitude 16.

My wishlist includes another pair of Wilson watch surrounds or Alitas. Ideally ,2 sets. Im also looking at getting either Sasha 2 or Sasha DAW, though I keep looking at Yvettes, but I am convinced I need to have the adjustable Mid and HF.

@ironrick6   Primare NP5 is $750.

Re new gear in ‘25, I’d like finally to purchase an ultrasonic LP cleaner - hesitant to pay the premium for a degritter, so trying to decide between Humminguru and Kirmuss.  

An end game amplifier,DAC/Streamer & speaker cables worthy of my Harbeth M30.2Xd's...

https://forum.audiogon.com/posts/2754753

Wow, thank you for the suggestion. I saw the DAC a while back and it was a great deal. I'll definitely add this  to my searching. Happy New Year!

I will wish it were still the summer of 2024

DIY build of new main system small tower speakers using the highest quality efficient single drivers that are reasonably affordable….the plan is to build a 45”x10”x14” bass reflex cabinet using the Hungarian made Solido 6x9 Field Coil drivers with power supply.  Should be a fun eye (and ear) opening project in 2025!  Cheers to another great year in Audio!

@ironrick6  Save you money and buy this or keep an eye on the used market. I piece I wish I kept.

 https://simaudio.com/en/product/mind2-network-player/

Been searching for weeks. All I want is a DACless (preferably) streamer under $1000can, ample connections, preferably not Chinese and an excellent UI that works. Compliments my Chord Qutest DAC, Bryston amplification and  Dynaudio speakers. I've given up on sound signature attributes other than I'm old and allergic to glare etc.

Just a simple streamer that works. I've read many times that Bluesound sonic signature is lifeless and I don't need multi-room anything and some are not fond of the UI. Wiim - Chinese plastic of questionable quality- one owner had RCA's breaking from the board. Etc etc.   Btw, I'm mostly looking at pre-owned. 

The search continues.

I wish for the mythical Caladans to show up at my front door.

@luvtubes69 

Never any interest in Mc / Sonus Fabre, maybe They / Bose will come up with a new walkman idea…👍 

Cheers in the New Year !

Speakers amps and tvs quite a few to refurnish my house pieces to be determined 

One of those new Mcintosh/Sonus faber mini systems by Bose.  

Bonne Annee' Mon ami!

I am ashamed to say that now i want one to improve my brain work !

Guess I'm the only one smart enough to have bought a Faraday Beanie...

Happy new year  with good health and some good surprize for you at some corner...

Guess I'm the only one smart enough to have bought a Faraday Beanie...

HAPPY AND BLESSED NEW YEAR!

Since the amp that drive the 12" woofers on my Altec's died this morning, My first goal will be to find a replacement. The joys and setbacks of the hobby.

A happy new year to all of you.

For 2025 I have two goals.

1 Find time to listen to my current audio rig

2 Listen to my current audio rig without a desire to upgrade (appreciate what I have) and enjoy the music.

Maybe some new floorstanders. I keep going back to the Philharmonic Audio BMR towers.

Listen to more records.

Possibly phono stage to fit the quality of the Rega Naia with Aphelion2. Looking for suggestions.

Probably also good against alien/government mind control.

To order myself a Faraday Beanie to protect my brain and mind from EMF.

Have you guys seen these? We do it for our gear, why not our noggins?

My goal for 2025 is to convince my wife to leave the glass doors over the speakers in our home theater console OPEN when listening to something! 

A bigger listening room.

- Buy a $2k Schitt Wotan amp to replace a $6k amp

- MAYBE buy the next iteration of the Schitt Tyr mono blocks ($??) to replace a killer $16k amp (may regret this one)

- If those 2 amps sells happen then I can afford an excellent new Open Baffle speaker from Requisite Audio

I'm hoping to find someone who can help me finish

setting up my Magnepan arm and Ortofon 2m black

cartridge mounted on a nice old Denon DP75 mounted

in a nice old VPI custom base/plinth.

Funds to: complete my dedicated listening room, buy a new high end streamer, a new DAC (Denafrips Terminator 15th?), and another set of speakers (Volti Lucera or Rivals, Joseph Audio Perspective Graphenes, or Linkwitz LK521 Reference....as of today)

CryoTone 300b's. I have replaced all 5u4g tubes and the 6SN7's in my monoblocks with CryoTones with great results. So much quieter. 

My wish came true.  Assembled my new Salamander rack, moved all of my gear, and everything works. 🙂

Innuos zenith NG ! 

Well crud--pic was stripped--how do you paste one in?

Ebonized tiger maple racks--on the production schedule for 2025

Here's one--the other will be for turntable only--How gorgeous is this?

Although I just recently declared myself done with upgrades, I have been contemplating upgrading my Denafrips Pontus II DAC to the Pontus 15th generation DAC. After reading that the new Pontus 15 is essentially a Venus 12th generation, this upgrade is now on my radar for 2025. The Venus sold for nearly double the cost of a Pontus and was beyond my budget at the time. Just curious if anyone has taken this leap and if they feel it’s worth the upgrade. 

I’ve been using the onboard dac in my Hegel H390 after discovering my Aqua LaVoce was introducing fatigue. The Hegel’s AKM based dac sounds pretty good but I lost both detail and bass reach/definition in the process and would like to find a dac that restored these while still remaining musical/organic. If funds become available, this will be my top priority. I’ll be looking for a used Bricasti M3, Merason DAC1, Mojo Mystique XSE.

This year, we should complete a move into a place where  I can have a larger dedicated listening room.  This will allow me to purchase larger speaker (perhaps Joseph Audio Perspectives) and enjoy the task of optimizing the room acoustics.  I currently listen in smaller dedicated room with a near field set up, so I am excited about a larger space.

2025 for me will be a move to a better streamer.  I am looking at the Innuous Zen MK3 or the Aurrender ACS10; I would like a CD ripping capability for I have several hundred CDs collected over about four decades, including some purchased in Europe at performances.  I may also upgrade my preamp from the Rogue Audio RP-7 to either the RP-9 or McIntosh C2800 as funds permit.  Other than that, I am quite pleased with the sound of my current system, which I have upgraded from my 1980s & 1990s system over the past three years.

To sell the roomful of audio equipment I have that is no longer used, and then put together enough money to make up the difference for the purchase of a pair of Clarysis Audio minuets and a Don Sachs / Lynn Olson designed Raven pre amp from Spatial Labs. 

Since I retired, I usually don't "plan" to do much of anything. 

That being said, when it comes to my audio system, two things that recently became top of mind are fixing my room acoustics and buying new speakers.

I am pretty handy, so the room acoustics are a fun DIY project, but because brand new speakers are not in the budget now. That means that I will keep my eyes open, keep reading this forum and selected reviews and hope I can find something on the used market. 

@lanx0003 I heard what I think was the Monitor Audio Platinum 300 a few years ago.  I thought it was very good indeed.  It was also something like $16K so above my price point at the time.  I've never listened to any of their other models but I would think it would be worth finding a dealer to give it a listen.

@cdc @pinwa @blackbag20  Thank you for the recommendations. They certainly have their value proposition, even though they are only rated up to Class B by Stereophile. The only sub-$5k speaker rated Class A is the MA Silver 500 7G.  Do you have experience with this particular model?  Is it that good?  

I had tyler acoustics make me some d 10 with the new satori textreme speakers.he did a fantastic job and now thier >200 hours breakin.new material has compliance and gets less stiff and more flexible so it can reach its x max.peak to peak excursion.put a be tweeter as well.i also love my moab all beryllium sound great and the reviews are supportive as well.tekton is a great value like tyler acoustics.you can actually  call them tell them what you want and they will build it.the rosewood d10 look cool as does the paint on the moabs.enjoy the music and the holidays and family.

@thecarpathian 

thanks for the tip.  I too hope to have time to explore at Axpona this year.  Missed last year’s show.  Darn work!

;-)

Nothing with Roon or Class D. 

@pkatsuleas ,

Look to Omega Speakers...

Lol,

If I win PowerBall or Mega, the sky’s the limit, but coming back to reality, I am thinking about possibly getting a better DAC or maybe a DDC.  I do like the sound of my Pontus ll, but I’m sure there’s better DAC’s out there and I want to hear a few.

Spend more time spooning to Jeff Lynne.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7cyiWpX_HU&list=PLqBBXZYo-K54ujWDqQgpkH0KcjilWe5B1&index=2

DeKay

@kennyc 

Just for you…https://hzproject.kr/humpton_portfolio/hz-core/