My stereo
I have completed my "forever" hifi system yesterday with the addition of the AI Modulus 2C. The pre-amp has been repaired and it lives again. This is shortly after getting the Vandersteen 2Ce Sig II speakers and four identical Kenwood L-05M mono block power amps. I play digital audio content off Quboz through my SMSL DO100 Pro DAC with digital volume control. The 32-bit digital volume control on the DAC allows me to control volume with the remote and reduce the level of the input, making the pre-amp function with modern sources, in a more modern way (one volume control instead of two on pre-amp, with remote control). This system is very important to me as it gives me an escape into the land of music exploration. Now that I've gotten everything working I am going to leave it alone. No touching tubes, wires, or anything like that. I'm using WBC Mogami 2964 cables throughout. 6 foot interconnects from pre-amp to amps. 0.5 foot between DAC and pre-amp. I also use a Furman AC-215A power conditioner with everything.
Congratulations on your membership in the Forever Club. I’ve been in the Forever Club for a year and a half now. It’s great feeling to be able to dust yourself off, sit back and enjoy the music; with the realization that you’ve jumped off the upgrade merry-go-round and, like me, can solely focus on the music………… So this year, I’ll be adding,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, oh well. |
Congratulations on a setup that you enjoy! It's great to get to a place where powering up the system and playing music gives the pleasure, without any nagging daydream of "what if " I made a change over here... On the other hand, I'm a happy tourist that likes to sample gear. So I continue to assemble systems, and enjoy the idea of a bedroom or second system as a way to rotate pieces. I might find a combination that surprises me. This style also ensures a decent set of backups if something heads off for service. I am also retired and trying to stay within a budget, more or less. Would I like a set of Quatros? Sure I would. Meanwhile, there's music to enjoy.
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45+ years of this hobby for me. In recent years, I've upgraded everything. Spent the last several months tweaking with cables. With the possible exception of an upgraded dac, I think I'm done. Tweaking with cables has been interesting. I have a new digital coax cable on the way to me. My cd player into my dac isn't quite as good as streaming. Thought I'd try a better cable, but it may also be that the streamer is using an I2S input. |
Hey there @freediver, First off, I am old😂...old enough to know a bitter audiophile when insulted by one for no good reason. Second, what's wrong with being a gear head? Even though we older audiophiles/gear heads have slowed down our purchases a bit, doesn't mean we want to stop pursuing audio excellence for the rest of our able days. This is the essence of being an audiophile, so lighten up Francis. |
Congratulations to anyone & everyone who has reached the end of being a "true audiophile"(according to @cohicks4 )& gotten off the merry go round! |
Congrats to you. I'm an older retired audiophile who, after all these years, finally managed to assemble my end-game "forever" audio system earlier this year. I opted to omit CD and vinyl from my end-game, off into the sunset, audio system because I just no longer feel like fiddling around with them anymore. I thoroughly enjoy streaming via Qobuz, Tidal, and also via ripped CDs to my hard drive. Easy, relaxed, carefree, with truly awesome sound!!! Happy listening. |
Hold on a second... Just where does that accordion come in!? https://www.flickr.com/photos/183408276@N03/48532547346/in/photostream/
Happy listening. |
@olds1959special So glad to hear you Think you are Done… (…I give it a couple of months… ha) Peace Out ✌️ |
