What’s your latest high-end audio purchase?


What’s your latest high-end audio purchase?  It can be cables, tweaks, components etc.  Also, please share why you purchased, what it replaced, and any additional tips and insights regarding your purchase.  
 

I hoping for this to be enjoyable and educational, so please be civil of other’s opinions and choices.

kennyc

Elekit TU8600S with upgrades, WE 300Bs.  Paired with McIntosh preamp and Altec Valencias.  Bedroom system.  We used it for background music in the past with a Powernode 2i in the past.  Now it’s an order of magnitude better sounding, fine enough for critical listening.  I absolutely love it, especially with the Altecs.

A power cable upgrade - helped fill in sound stage / added sense of power, and a shiny new Xeon processor for my now dedicated streaming PC.

A real - whoa ... whoa ... whoa - moment. Going from a powerful Laptop with good sound - tone / detail to more defined soundstage / bass / detail - hi thru lo - but the sense of power is remarkable. Between the power cable and chip it seems like I also gained ~ 15 db in headroom ... the brute force of the added 12 cores is unmistakable.

I for one would be interested in how the dedicated streaming box @sns develops ...

Today 9/23 I purchased a McIntosh MA 352. It’s not replacing anything. I just wanted to own a Mac piece. I am keeping my Pass 250.