2nd systems- who’s got one?


How prevalent are 2nd systems? My sense is that a fair number of folks have a 2nd system. I put together a very nice bedroom system- NAD 316 bee V2, Node (n130) and Wharfedale Diamond 12.2 on Monoprice stands. Cabling is DH labs (IC), Supra (speaker) and Audioquest (pc on Node). Frankly, I’d have been thrilled as a teen to have a system that sounds as good as my bedroom system
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Funny I just saw that Dylan show and then listened again...on jbl go3 sounded great.   Several systems...main, kitchen, bedroom,treadmill,office1,office2...

 

Agree with others here the second system is often an older first system, in my case a Naim Unitilite and Audio Physic Yarra 2's. 

 

2nd system McIntosh MX122, Sonus Faber, Anthem

3rd system Anthem AVM60, B&W, Rotel

4th system Naim

Music in 8 Rooms through Sonos/Roon. 

My main system is posted in "systems" on the ’Gon. My second system consists of a pair of Quad ESLs (aka ’57s) that I have owned since 73-74 and had Kent McCollum of Electrostatic Solutions refurbish several years ago. Amps: Quad IIs, restored by Bill Thalmann with killer glass: true NOS GEC KT 66s that I sourced some years ago, along with a period Mullard rectifier and some really nice driver tubes- GECs that were flying lead devices converted to conventional tube pins by Tubemonger. Preamp is a McI MX 110z, also restored by Thalmann with high zoot glass. Table is an SP-10 that I have owned since ’73, restored and updated by Thalmann, replinthed with a Kuzma 9" 4 Pt. Currently running a Franken-Denon with micro-ridge stylus from Steve Leung at VAS.

 It’s a nice, musical system. It shows me how little improvement in some ways modern hifi achieves. Yes, my main system is "better" but not more engaging. It’s also cool to have some gear I owned almost 50 years ago running and in play again.

My 2d system is out in the loft and is also my office. 4 monitors with a custom PC. I run a dragonfly red, Advent Smallers, SVS sub, TEAC CD/SACD, Pioneer turntable, Kenwood 3 head cassette deck, vintage McIntosh receiver used as a preamp, and a Luxman 505uxII. And a big McIntosh clock.

Also I have a home theater system in need of upgrading--Marantz, PS3, 50 inch TV and Klipsch lower line towers and sub.

And yet another 4th system in the exercise room..  Kenwood receiver, Philips 40 in TV, Infinity small speakers, also Epos Elans and an SVS sub, and a node 2i and panasonic bluray player.