2nd systems- who’s got one?

@audioguy85 

One option is to set it all up on the longest wall you have...

"You Too can have your very own Wall of Sound!"

I’ve got four! A main Mac system with MC500 amp c2300 pre VPI turntable D150 and Tannoy Churchill’s. Two vintage Mac systems (one with mc30 s, and a mc240) the with two turntables one ar-xa and thorens td 165 that I’ve restored and modified! The last one is in the bedroom surround sound with a mc152 and marantz AVR. Sonus Faber Venere with the mc30s, and custom restored JBL L100s with the mc240. I’ve got too much but it’s fun!

Technically I don’t have a 2nd system running in concurrent  mode or in two separate rooms. The reason is simple: I have got a nice sound treated room for dedicated audio and video viewing. It is hard to find another space in the house to do proper sound treatment for the 2nd system.

Having said that, I do have 3 pairs of speakers (B&W 705 S2, Herbath C7ES, B&W 702S2) and 4 units of amplifiers in rotation every few month (Hegel H20, McIntosh MHA 150, Benchmark AHB 2, and Parasound Halo A23+). After many years in this hobby, I have paid enough tuition to learn that you can never have a perfect system for every types of music you hear, so mix / match and rotations are fun and necessary :)

I do keep the upstream components fairly stable (Technics 1200 turntable, Rotel CD player, Hi Fi Rose network streamer, Gustard & Denafrips DACs feeding into PS audio BHK preamplifier).

I have 3 systems.  My two channel is in my listening room and has the expensive stuff.  I have Home Theater systems in my living room and basement with decent mid Fi equipment.  I too would have been thrilled with either of those systems in my younger days 

Hello Zavato!  I have 7 systems in my home (and a very tolerant wife). The big rig is a 5.0 suttpund sound systen in the living room. A 5.1 surround sound system lives in the den. The master bedroom has a 2.1 package, the doube office has 3 systems 2.0 and a pair of 2.1, the Studio also has a 2.0 and 2.1 system. Yes, I'm an audio enthusiast! The studio rigs have open reel tape, cassette, and phono capabilities. I am able to demonstrate just about any aspect of audio to newbies and am active in encouraging folks to experidnce the value of having good sound  in their homes. Primary sources of music are CDs ripped to a computer, Amazon Prime streaming, TV and FM stations. PBS music show are often compressed, but BBC programs often have excelent sound, particulariy the Attenborough nature programs. Happy Listening!