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

Vandersteen Model 5's in front, Vandersteen 2CE Sigs in back. Ayre K5xe-MP and V5xe driving the fronts; Arcam A38 driving the rears. Anti-Cables for all interconnects (balanced front, unbalanced rear), and fronts biwired with Reference series Anti-Cables. OPPO BD-95 with external USB drive loaded with FLACs for source.

My deep thanks to John Rutan of Audio Connection, NJ for all his invaluable advice on setup and equipment! He turned me on to Ayre gear and Anti-Cables, and just recently sold me my Model 5's, then helped me through setting up and cal'ing them. Now, I finally have the incredible sound I've been trying to get out of a system for over 13 years!

Vandersteens and Ayre work together like magic. I've never had a system or sound I wasn't picking apart, never had one where something wasn't missing. Now I can finally just sit back and soak my music in. My audiophile friends are blown away by the sound I'm getting and I'm overjoyed.

Thanks again, John! You make it all seem easy :-)
Omar

Revel Salons, Classe Omega, AR Ref 2, Theta Jade transport, Theta Gen V DAC,2 PS Audio P 300s, Genesis 900 sub, All High end MIT cables. My Fav. system

Revel Salons, Classe Omega, AR Ref 2, Theta Jade transport, Theta Gen V DAC,2 PS Audio P 300s, Genesis 900 sub, All High end MIT cables. My Fav. system

Digital Source: Esoteric P-03/D-03
Analogue Source 1: Technics SP-10mkII/EPA-500/Soundsmith-Grace F9
Analogue Source 2: Luxman T-117
Line Preamplifier: PBN Audio Olympia LX
Phono Preamplifier: PBN Audio Olympia P
Equalizer: Meyer Sound Labs CP-10
Speakers: Meyer Sound Labs X-10T x 2
Subwoofers: Meyer Sound Labs X-400C x 2
Electrical: 2 x 20A, 3-phase, 4-wire dedicated circuits; Furman P-2400IT
Interconnects: Mogami 3173 with Vampire XLRs
Power cords: Audio Sensibility Statement

I just use common sense to build my system.

1)Budget and size the newest speaker for your room with approval from your wife.
2)All solid core silver wire - Silver is the best metal conductor known to man. It's cheap with NO-name brand.
3)Tube or SS amp must be more power than the speaker max rating - All music will sound good instead of tweaking to get better.
4)Buy the latest DAC with asynchronous inputs only. Music will sound better if the timing is correct to speakers.

Most important of all - Never mix your cables or amp/preamp or tubes with different manufacture or generation.