What were your favorite gear additions in 2024?

A few major changes for me last year:

Revisited Denafrips and bought the Ares 12th-1 pre-loved just out of curiosity. I loved it so much so then tried adding the Denafrips Iris DDC, which was a really nice addition, so much so my x3 more expensive DAC didn't make it back on to my rack.

Impressed by this I ordered the Pontus II 12th-1, but actually received the Pontus 15th unexpectedly (I started a thread on this in the Summer). 

The Pontus with the Iris, to me is lovely.

Last year I also scratched an itch to try tubes, so ordered the Heaven 11 Billie Mkii - absolute game changer for me. I don't think I could be without tubes again.

I used to own an Atoll IN200 Signature integrated, and kind of regret selling it, so bought an Atoll AM200 power amp I found as ex-demo stock, so now use this with the Billie Mkii in pre-amp mode. Although the Billie was able to drive my ATC SCM 40's, the AM200 seems to handle the ATC's with more conviction, if that makes sense 😊

Other than these changes, I also went with Zavfino Prima Mkii speaker cables which won't be going anywhere 👍

Bought a used Odyssey Audio Kismet stereo amp for my Raidho D2s and liked it so much that I bought a pair of Kismet monoblocks for even better sound. No looking back; they are wonderful.

@musicaddict nice to see Odyssey Audio still going strong!

Sumiko Starling cartridge, replacing Ortofon LVB 250. The Starling is my first dive into MC. The LVB was good, but the Starling makes the music more present. Everything jumps off the needle a little more, in a good way.