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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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!

Main system is in my office/lounge and second system is in the entertainment room/hangout area of our house.

Main System Innuos Zenith with Phoenix USB, Mola Mola Tambaqui, Technics SU-R1000, Parasound JC1+’s and JBL L100 Classis 75’s (speaker shopping now) with Dual JL Fathom 13’s. Benchmark HPA4 and Focal Stellia. Teac TN-5bb with cadenza blue MC.

Second System: Innuos Zen, Musetec 005, Technics SU-G700MK2, Azure 851w monoblocks, KEF LS50 Metas and dual Kube 12b sub’s. Sony TA-ZH1ES Sony Z1R headphones. Cambridge Alva TT

Looking forward to hearing the new Alta Audio Adam speakers, but need a Reference Speaker for my maim system.