Giantkiller components

Used: Speaks; ATC SCM 7, Int. amp; Onix (British) A-60, CD; CEC, cables; LAT International or Signal Cable.

Front end: Mac G4 Laptop

Rip CD's uncompressed to Hard Drive.

DAC: Apogee USB Mini-Dac

Speakers: Mackie HR824 Bi-Amped Powered Speakers

Amazing synergy, hard drive makes a great source partnered with Apogee Dac and bi-amped Mackies. There is some kind of synergy between these components. This is a seriously accurate and musical system, sounds better than systems costing quite a bit more. No need for pre-amp as DAC has volume control, no need for speaker cables as the amps are internally bi-amped. Run XLR Balanced line level cables from DAC to speakers. Have to hear it to believe it. I use it for a second system, but man is it enjoyable!

$1000 is too much (that would make for a $3K system). Let's make it interesting ... let's set the bar at the $500 range ($1.5K system) and for new components.

Amps: NAD C320BEE ($400 new).

Speakers: NHT SB2 ($400 new); Omega Loudspeakers Super 3 ($540 new);

CD players: Music Hall MMF CD25 ($540 new)

Cables & Interconnects: Signal Cable; Better Cables

Regards, Rich