The BEST system you've ever built !!!!

System's Components:

Turntable: Basis Debut Vacuum Mk.V
Arm: Graham 2.0 Deluxe
Cartridge: Takeda ' Miyabi '
CD Transport: Goldmund Mimesis
D/A Converter: DCS ' Delius '
D/D Converter: DCS ' Purcell '
Phono Preamp: Stan Klyne 7 PX 3.5
Line Preamp: Stan Klyne 7 LX 3.5
Power Amps : Pass Aleph 0
Atma-Sphere M-60 Mk II.2
Speakers : Köchel K 300
Tuner : Magnum Dynalab 'MD 108' +
Magnum Dynalab 'Signal Sleuth 205'
Headphone : Stax Signature System II
Interconnects: XLO Ltd. Edition, Coincident CST
Phono Cable : XLO Signature
Speaker Cables: XLO Signature Shotgun
Digital Cables: XLO Signature AES/EBU
Power Cables: XLO Ultra
Record Cleaner: VPI HW 16.5
Power Conditioner: Burmester 948
Rack : Solid Steel
Room Tune Elements

Regarding best solid state amps; any comments on Pass Labs vs Mark Levinson?

I think I am almost there with my system, although I fear that audio nirvana is really a journey, and never an end game.......

I currently have a Lexicon MC-1 processor, Krell KPS28c-cd player, Sony dvp-9000es dvd player, Magnum Dynalab Etude FM tuner, B&W Nautilus 801 as main L/R speakers, Nautilus HTM-1 as center speaker, Matrix 801 Series 3 as L/R surround speakers, Krell KAV-1500 5-channels @ 300watts/channel amplifier for the main L/R (bi-amped) and center speakers and Meridian 557 2-channel @ 200watts/channel amplifier for the L/R surround speakers.

I use PS Audio Power Plant 300 for source equipment and Audioquest Python for all interconnects, and Slate speaker cables for the main L/R and center speakers and Type 4 cables for the surrounds. For power cords, I use Shunyata Black Mumba, Cardas Golden Reference, and Audioquest AC-12 and AC-15.

I am toying with the idea of getting a Krell KCT pre-amp to round out my 2-channel audio.

Hopefully, with all this, I think I will find my audio nirvana....for the time being I think...... or until I emerge from financial bankruptcy from buying all this equipment.

I'm a McIntosh junkie. I have a C42 pre-amp,MVP861 DVD/CD, MCD7008CD changer, 2 MC7150 power amps, MR78 tuner modified by the designer,ML2C Mac speakers with tweeter towers modified by the designer with a Mac eq101 designed for them, Pioneer RT707 reel to reel, Sonus Faber Grand Piano Home and Sonus Faber Concertinos, Velodyne HGS10 sub, all hooked to a Tice Power 3C conditioner. It sounds awesome, and is extremely reliable. I've heard a few horror stories of guys spending huge bucks for equipment that is in for repairs more than it's in their listening rooms!

I like most of us have a system in flux but here we go benz ruby cartridge on a graham 1.5T mounted on a basis 2001 with graham silver wire . This feeds a audible illusions mod .3 with telefunken 6DJ8 cc a's phono and siemens 6922 cc a's both n.o.s. . CD source is a theta jade transport and a theta DSPro basic 3A I use a nordost silver shadow aes/ebu cable here and use a straight wire crescendo to the pre amp.the run to the amps is a cardas neutral ref 7 meters long to VTL 125 mono blocks with tesla J/J EL34L tubes and mullard n.o.s. 12AT7's . the speaker cable is apex ref biwire on the top and mids and apex biwire doubled up on the woofers . I use apex power cords on the amps and pre amp and TG audio power cords on the theta stuff, front end eq. goes to a cardas power strip. I am looking for a cord for the basis . the speakers are alon 5 mk1 wonderful speakers!many tweaks and goodies around to play with and not enough records yet , 170 cd's but who cares? getting ready to do a ac thing and always looking to improve the room .Oh by the way the room is small but it works if it was bigger I would have alon circes.