HAVE YOU ARRIVED AT YOUR FINAL SYSTEM AND WHAT’S IN IT? WHAT ARTIST IS YOUR GO TO?

After 47 years, I am finally done. Audio Note Cobra integrated amplifier with Audio Note speaker cables, Audio Note Audio Note CD 3.1x/II CD player, Quad ESL-57 speakers. There. Done. Happy.

@calvinj  My first "system" was a crystal radio with an ear plug at age 8.  60 years later I've learned a couple things.  I've owned a few pieces of equipment.  I went 20 years without changing a thing.  In the past few years I've put together the system I'll take to the end.   But I stand by my words above.  Far to many people on these sites need to preface thier remarks with IMHO. 

IMHO. 

To answer the OP's second question, I can't get enough of Joe Henderson. 

@carlsbad2 i had the same system for 8 years straight until my latest change in dac and amplifier and cabling. I think this is going to stay away. It plays well with my Ahmad Jamal, Kendrick Scott Oracle,Duke Pearson, Buika and Cecile Salvant. Just gonna let it play 

@sierratrails looks like a pretty nice rig you got there. 

@tattooedtrackman im a big fan of audio research as well they make some really great gear. I had a preamp of theirs for a dem for about 3 months a few years ago.