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

My current and best system has Harman Kardon Citation I tube preamp and Citation II tube amplifier along with Revox A-77 reel to reel tape recorder, Pioneer ctf-750 cassette, Sony 5 disc cd player, Pioneer pl-550 turntable, and KLH model 7 vintage speakers.

Dayton Wright XG 8 electrostatics (with panasonic leaf tweeter) and upgraded power supply. Incredible midrange, airy tweeter and tight bass.

Threshold pre amp and amp (SL 10 and 4000)

Linn Sondek turntable with dynavector 505 arm and ruby cartridge

System was circa 1981

If "best" means enjoyed the most, then it was ....

a/d/s L1230
Yamaha C2a
McIntosh MC2155
Micro-Seiki BL51 with Signet XK50 & TK7e
Nakamichi ZX7
Yamaha T2

I put this system together BEFORE I got serious about equipment, back when it was all about listening to the music, not how the system was playing the music.

Ah.... those were the days.

Dean.

Micro Benz LP cartridge
Rega P9W/ RB1000
Sony SACD 777 ES
Audio Research Reference Phono
McIntosh MC2102 amp
McIntosh C2200 preamp
McIntosh MR 85 tuner
Sonus Faber Guarneri Homage
Richard Gray 400S MK2 Power Conditioners(Two)
Nordost Red Dawn interconnects and speaker cables

I'm done!(Awesome)

My current one:

Cary V12 R Amp
Cary SL98P Pre
VPI Scoutmaster w/JMW-10
and Grado Reference Statement
Kimber Hero interconnects/8TC speaker wires (on Dennis
Had's recomendation)
VPI HW-19 Mk III w/Benz-Micro for my old punk records
Cary 308T Tube CD Player
Sony RCD-W5000C CD Player/Recorder
Audioquest Power cords on everything
Cary Silver Oak III or Celestion SL600s or
sometimes I move my Vandy 2CEs in from the
home theater for a change

I hit it pretty hard last year, really spent a lot of money (for me) for my first whole-system upgrade in 19 years! I'm so pleased I may never change again!