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Here's my system:
Vandersteen 5A loudspeakers
Luxman 509U integrated, 120 wpc
Luxman D06 CD/SACD player
TT, but rarely ever used these days/weeks/months/years.

I often sit in front and think "Damn, this sounds so friggin' great".

But, of course, my set-up has tone controls that I use to adjust many older recordings, so they sound friggin' great to me.  Without them, the good discs sound fg, but the poor ones do not.

Wolf,

i thought I was the only one that didn't think Magicos sounded that great. I have heard them at shows and audiophile meetings. They have never done a thing for me. If all you do is read TAS and never listen to them you would think they are the greatest thing since sliced pie. 

Yes it is audio porn.  some of it is expensive audio porn, some of it is cheap audio porn.  Just like HGTV is house porn. Most of the megabuck systems I've heard at shows put me right to sleep.  W some exceptions.  Right now what I am listening to, I paid about $7k for,  Admittedly used, but still, that won't get you in the Magico/YG/Constellation/FIM/Soul door.  Lately, I've been thinking, boy does this sound f'n great a lot (tip of the hat to Grannyring for the amp he sold me).

Don c55,

i agree with you 100%.