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David; happy to see that your thread "has legs"-- hope it keeps going. I posted very early (2nd) in this thread, but nothing about my "system".

I use Levinson M37 transport and M360S DAC connected with Cardas AES/EBU dig. cable. This front end connects to a Sonic Frontiers Line 2 pre-amp and then to a pair of McCormack DNA-2DX Rev. A amps that are used to bi-amp Vandersteen 3Asig. speakers (I have Vand. 5 speakers on order :>). The pre-amp and CD-R sit on Townshend Seimic Sinks. I built my own 200 lb.+ double wide, spiked stereo stand.

Wires are Synergistic Research Phase II ICs with active shielding, and Syn. Res. Sig. No. 2 bi-wire speaker cables. All components have Syn. Res. Master Couplers on them, and are plugged directly into four duplex hubbell dedicated outlets. For room treatment, 5 ASC tube traps,3 ASC Wall Panels, and misc. bookcases, CD cabinets and furniture are used.

Accessories include a Pioneer CD-R, Sony cassette recorder, Monster HTS 1000 (for acc.) and Sennheiser 600 headphones. I also have a 2nd system that is essentially made up of less expensive Vand., SF, and McCormack components. I've got about 1,000 CDs-- need more music! Cheers. Craig

This is an interesting thread. My 18 year old daughter is a major audiophile having grown up with excellent audio equipment all her life in addition to being raised without television (didn't own one from 1981 to 1997). The odd part is that she's tone deaf. When she tried to learn the viola, we immediately realized that she couldn't carry a tune in a bucket. But, she loves music. When we go to a concert (Beethoven's 9th comes to mind) I have to tell her, "you better not start to sing". It's painful. However, I've willed the stereo to her. Are there any other tone deaf music lovers out there?

That's interesting tciborow. I,ve never thought about it, but my wife is somewhat that way yet she knows good sound and is pretty helpful in listening tests. Our last acquisition was speakers (Silverline Sonatas). She said there was something missing and explained what it was. Upon removal of the grillcloth she said it sounded better. She was right.
Sorry to get off topic but I had to respond

Artemus 5: It's my belief that there is nothing wrong with the input connections. It's the output connections that are not functioning properly. Erin can tell when she listens to something (other than herself)if it is off pitch or out of key. It's weird.

I guess, its my turn. 45, EE, working with computers. Lived in 4 countries, ending up in CT. Biggest passion is music, mostly jazz and classical. At the end of a long day, the only thing I can bear is a good book, good music and an occasional (depending on how hard the day was) a single malt. Over the years, I've changed lots of equipment. Finally ending up with Levinson 30.6/31.5/32/335 and B&W 802N. Cables are Synergistics DesRef with active (mini) shielding, Illuminations Orchid, AudioMagic Illusion spkr cable.

What else ? We've got 6 cats (all my girlfriends' !) - Persian Exotic Shorthair (thank God), three saltwater fish (mine !) and a hermit crab (mine too).

I enjoy A'gon enormously and find it very informative. Want to thank all of you for the info you supply.