End of the World system

@erik_squires. Good point so can I change my mind please and go for the McIntosh MA9000 integrated. Weighs 100lbs but it will only be one run.

The Most costly ZOTL Berning amplifier....

I would take a National Enquirer....
....
To read how this story ended.

Erik, you of all people 'here', by now, is well aware of how 'good intentions' of a forum topic can go wildly 'astray' in a very short span...;)

Herding cats. in contrast, is Easy....*L*

"Any Question is subject to misinterpretation."

(Likely carved into The Wall of Lo-Temp Wax...somewhere....*smirk*)

Have a better weekend,
J

With the new guidelines:

preamp/dac: Mytek Brooklyn DAC+
amp: Mytek Brooklyn Amp+
turntable - Technics SL-1200G (if I had room for records, and I'd still stuff my pockets with cartridges every time I trekked back to the store)
CD player/transport - Yamaha CD-S2100 (just something reliable)
speakers - TAD Compact Evolution 1

Good speakers are going to be heavy no matter what - even these stand mount models. It's a labor of love though. The Sonus Faber Electa Amator III is also fantastic for a small speaker. I'm not wild about Sonus Faber in general, but if you gotta save space, those are pretty special. Harbeth HL5 perhaps?

Or one could go with a Nagra Classic series setup. Oooh, I don't think I could leave that in the store overnight.

My reality would probably be closer to yanking speakers out of abandoned cars and mounting them in Rubbermaid storage bins, but if we're dreaming here, Nagra and HEDD Type 20 maybe.