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Whats in your second system?

Just curious as to the people who like myself have many thousands "invested" in their main system with all the latest tweaks, cables etc and also have a second or even third system.

Did you assemble that with the same love and care and dedication and costly tweaks?

Or did you throw something together from bargain bins or indeed your old leftovers and then sat back and thought...Wow this sounds really good!

And if so did that get you thinking on the main system...lol.

My second system cost way less than the speaker cables on my main system but I am constantly shocked at just how nice it sounds for such a no frills setup.

Linn Classic all in one
Tannoy 2 ellipse small floorstanders
20 year old (at least) Jensen 50w 8 inch sub.
Monster Cable 12/2 speaker cable bare wire ends.
Home brewed power cord just cos I had it laying around.

The Linn just sits on top of a chest of drawers with the Tannoys flanking the chest either side and the lil sub sitting behind the chest.

And it sounds darn good tbh!
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kren0006
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Thx!  
To be honest, I’ve not yet heard either system in final configuration as listed, as each was finalized just today from my local dealer on a good virus sale right before our state shuts down tonight for two weeks. 

So I’ll have to wait a few weeks to pick up the 7000n and 851n (pieces I ordered today from local dealer), but pretty excited to at least have something to look forward to in these crazy times. 
mesch
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@uberwaltz I somehow missed your question regarding my 'rolling out' of my outdoor system. Yes I have the electronics on a stand with large wheels. Roll out the electronics. Place speakers on stands left in place. 

Talk about a slow response. Sorry
big_greg
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I don't think I ever actually listed the contents of my second system, as I have more than one.  But in terms of sound quality, this is the one I've put the most effort into and listen to in the morning.  It's setup in a small room, with speakers close to nearfield.

Vincent SV-237 Integrated
Dell XPS 9000 (11 years old and still going strong!) for digital (Qobuz, Tidal, Spotify, Pandora, and network share)
MHDT Labs Orchid DAC
Harbeth P3ESR Special Edition
Music Hall 7.1 turntable with Clearaudio Virtuoso Wood cart
Musical Surroundings Nova Phonomena phono stage
Onkyo DV-SP205FX SACD player (Japan version with power transformer)
Simaudio 430HA headphone amp and an assortment of headphones
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uberwaltz OP
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Very nice Greg.
I always thought those Vincent amps were a great deal and very under appreciated.
The Harbeths must sound excellent in near field in that rig.
Congratulations on a very nicely executed system.
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uberwaltz OP
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Thanks Mesch.

So you do literally roll it outside indeed!

Do Not think I have ever seen or heard that before.

For when I want to listen by the pool or hot tub I have an el cheapo Bluetooth speaker I takeout and stream from my phone or tablet to on Qobuz or similar.
Cheap and cheerful but good enough for the occasion.
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