The BEST system you've ever built !!!!

I like most of us have a system in flux but here we go benz ruby cartridge on a graham 1.5T mounted on a basis 2001 with graham silver wire . This feeds a audible illusions mod .3 with telefunken 6DJ8 cc a's phono and siemens 6922 cc a's both n.o.s. . CD source is a theta jade transport and a theta DSPro basic 3A I use a nordost silver shadow aes/ebu cable here and use a straight wire crescendo to the pre amp.the run to the amps is a cardas neutral ref 7 meters long to VTL 125 mono blocks with tesla J/J EL34L tubes and mullard n.o.s. 12AT7's . the speaker cable is apex ref biwire on the top and mids and apex biwire doubled up on the woofers . I use apex power cords on the amps and pre amp and TG audio power cords on the theta stuff, front end eq. goes to a cardas power strip. I am looking for a cord for the basis . the speakers are alon 5 mk1 wonderful speakers!many tweaks and goodies around to play with and not enough records yet , 170 cd's but who cares? getting ready to do a ac thing and always looking to improve the room .Oh by the way the room is small but it works if it was bigger I would have alon circes.

System building is an ongoing pursuit. I find we often make changes to get a new flavor rather than an improvement (search your own soul here). I've had perfectly satisfying systems and had to make changes to adapt to a new room, rather than absolute improvement. Here are my two favorites: Set up in the living room of a split level ranch with an L shape dining area. There was more volume here than any woofer should ever be asked to cover, but this system disappeared like few I've ever heard. Eggleston Andras, Omega Micro speaker cable, Symphonic Line RG-4 Custom amp, Harmonic Technology Pro-Silway II IC's, Sonic Frontiers Line 3 (the very one that started the SE upgrade, instigated by yours truely!), an AHT P phono stage and a Basis Debut Gold MK III with a Wheaton Tri-Planar V and a Symphonic Line RG-8 Gold. The digital reproduction was handled by an Esoteric P-2S feeding an SF Processor 3. System #2 was in a room about 13 X 17. It included a pair of Merlin VSM Milleniums, 2 pair of H/T Pro 11's, the RG-4C, 2 pr. of Totem (yes, Totem!) IC's, in and out of the BAM, the aforementioned Line 3SE and AHT, and a Versa Dynamics 2.0 with a Clearaudio Accurate. Digital was the Pro3 but the transport was changed to a Forsell Air Reference MK II. These systems didn't just get my foot tappin', sometimes I just had to get up and boogie!

Cary Audio 303 CD
Musical Fidelity A3 CR pre-amp
Nakamichi DR-8 cassette deck
Rotel RB-1080 power amp
Rotel RLC-900 line conditioner
B&W Nautilus 804s
Harmonic Technology AC-11 power cords
DH Labs Q-10 bi-wire speaker cable
DH Labs BL-1 interconnect
Transparent Link 200 interconnects
Sound Anchor N804 speaker stands
Salamander Synergy 40 (maple & black)

Hi Krellpower 1.My current "best" starts with a Clearaudio Ref. in Lloyd Walkers table/arm/phono,an AHT line,Burmester cdp001,Lamm M1.1s,Von Schweikert VR-6s wired with Lloyds internal wire.the system is wired with Omega Mikros Ebony interconnects and planar 3 speaker cable.I also use Valid Pts. and Ultraliks--Microsmooth for digital and Disc Doctor. I could imagine a little more ,but not without a serious out-lay in cash and something else may slide off the plate.Tom

ok now that i am through laughing at all the people beating each other. the best system i have ever put together is the one i have now. speakers jm lab utopias and sound lab u1s. tube research gtr reference preamp gtr 400 monos. fim speaker cables. straight wire serenade interconects.(will upgrade to fim shortly) alesis masterlink pro 9600 24/96 cd recorder. (still looking for cds maybe) ok krellpower do you like krell? i have had a ksa 250 ,200s 300s.krc, md-20and studio etc. damn good gear. i have a kst 100 strapped to a pro jbl sub for theater.if you ever get near atlanta come hear my system.