Best Home HIFi you’ve listened to

@ghdprentice 

oh, sorry to hear. Can't imagine how, but of course the World is changing fast, we just have to try to keep making it better. One thing no one can take away from the Pacific North is geography, it's beautiful

@islandmandan - I loved hearing your amazing system (and hope to come to the island and see you again this summer), but I think the best I've ever heard was in the little shop at the home of Stuart Jones of Chapman Audio. It was his prototype/experimental speakers powered and controlled by highly modded Cary equipment. The sound was mind-blowing.

My current system:

Opera Audio Consonance Ref 2.2 CDP (upgraded)

Mapletree Audio 2A/SE preamp (NOS 6SN7 tubes)

Whammerdyne DGA-1 stereo amp (NOS 2A3 tubes)

Pure Audio Project Trio15 Horn-1 speakers

frozentundra

good to see you back in the forums. Yes, there is Audio Nirvana at home.

Your system looks great!

Happy Listening!

I do not currently have audiophile friends. Albert Porter was nice enough to have me at his home while I was still in college. He had Soundlabs at the time, but I was most struck by the sound of his Walker turntable over SACD, which was the thing then. The sound was enormous, extending beyond the walls one some recordings, and crystal clear with a touch of body and warmth. Very well balanced. 

I have heard Soundlabs since. While they are amongst the best, they have obvious limitations. All systems do. To that end I think nirvana can be obtained by most who put in the effort as beauty is in the eye of the beholder type thing.