HOW DID YOU END UP WITH YOUR DREAM SYSTEM?

@squared80 i understand your point of view.  However, my journey has been different. I literally peaked the interest and gained the respect of our owner by simply pulling out cables of a show system and providing the ones that’s literally changed the sound of the system in a great way. I have literally tried almost everything.  It has allowed me to understand it’s not what they add but what they don’t take away. They should allow you to hear your speakers and your electronics in the best light. What has worked for you and me may not work for everyone.  Enjoy your journey and the music. Thanks for the responses. 

Once you have really good speakers and components everything matters.  Cables matter and your source matters even more. It’s like pouring clean water through a dirty water hose is the analogy I would use. 

I fell asleep.

After being a die hard SET guy for decades, I wound up with my second pair of Quad 57s. Before SETs, I joyfully lived with my first pair of 57s for about 10 years.

Always missing them, I found a great pair of ESS 57s. But 8 watts of 300Bs didn’t push them. I made the big transition from SETs to SS. I tried many amps a wound up with my destination amp-Dartzeel CTH 8550 integrated. Never thought I would spend $43K on a component, or live with a SS amp, but it was the best purchase ever. My system built up now based on the Dart is the end point off the merry-go-round system. It is the central, gem of my retirement.

@gordon why?