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

I thought the Monitor Audio PL500 II would be my last speakers, but I'm looking into TAD and Vivid Audio as possible replacements.

Hmmm... Kinda maybe...

Apt. living room/kitchen system so there’s that...

After four + years of experimentation, Im NEAR my End Game main system.

Using a

Schiit Freya+ with NOS GE/Tung Sol tubes; and yes, l use the passive, differential buffer, AND differential tube modes as the mood hits. ALL sound good.

Schiit Gungnir Multibit A2 Dac ( soon to be upgrade to Gungnir 2)

Yamaha M-85 tuner, stupid good for not much outlay

Thorens TD-125II table w Mani 2 pre (upgrading to Skoll)

Sony PS-X75 table w Parks Puffin pre

Sony TC-K777 Cassette (non ES first gen)

Sony CDP-XE33ES CD player (as CD transport)

Sony BDP-S2000ES Blu Ray/CD player (as CD transport)

Sony SCD-XA5400ES (as CD transport)

Harman Kardon CD990 (analog outputs)

HP I7 audio optimized laptop

UREI 6500 2 channel Amp (Biamped low) Excellent alone or with the below

Rotel RB-990BX 2 channel amp (Biamped high) great synergy with the..

Monitor Audio Silver 5007G floorstanding speakers

Acoustech PL-300 subwoofer (rarely reviewed, but does a yeomans job here for not much outlay)

1- All cables routed and raised off floor (noticably improved clarity)

2- All coax cables DO NOT sound the same!

Last uprades will be a Schiit Gungnir 2 and Schiit Skoll phono pre.

Then I SHOULD be done; as I REALLY do like where this system has ended up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

@coralkong the cp800 classe is a great piece gear. I owned it years ago 

@calvinj ,

Thanks. It's got a million options on it and it takes a while to "dial it in" like you want it, but there's very little you can't do with it. I'm a fan of Classe's stuff, though it's getting a little long  in the tooth at this point. I see no reason to change it.

@coralkong the classe cp800 brought me a lot of joy the a years I had it.