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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Main- Luxman 505UXII - Rega P3 - Rotel 1572 - Fyne Audio F502SPs

Second- VAC CLA1 MKII - Odyssey Stratos+ - OPPO 93 - Dynaudio Audience 82s

HT System - Main from above for Fronts - Integra 30.3 - Dynaudio center - Polk Monitors for Rears - OPPO 93

4th System- Rotel RX 1050 - OPPO 93 - JM Labs Tantal 509s in Family Room, Athena AS-06s outside

Office System- J River on PC - Firestone Foobar DAC - Lepai 20x20 - Dynaudio Audience 42s

 

I have a second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh.   Do I need professional help?  Btw, with lumin streamers, I can sync them all and pump too many watts to count through our house!

I have a second at work, a third in the staff room. Fourth at a friend's house. About to put a fifth in a shed, for working/exercise.

Also have three portable systems.

I had two separate systems of high-$$$ equipment.  My "main" system was the one I listened to 90% of the time.  I had great equipment that I replaced originally but couldn't bear to part with some of the pieces, so I made a 2nd system.  After two-years of barely using it (used it mainly for background music while working from home) it was a shame to let this stuff sit, so I sold it and have never looked back.  While if you can afford to have really good equipment in multiple areas of your home that may be nice, however I've found that for most of my listening enjoyment, my reference system is what pleases me.  And...  When I sold the 2nd system pieces, I had more discretionary $$$ to purchase upgrades or additional pieces to enhance my reference system listening experience.  

Four systems if we count the AV system, all in house. I think the idea came from the TAS days when there were upstairs, main room, and basement systems discussed in reviews.

It is useful for keeping items that may turn out to have unexpected synergies, and to have a variety of rooms to enjoy with music.

Selling off bits of systems now and then allows me to raise funds for the next round of mucking about. Or a nice bottle of something, Cheers.