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Do any of you kids , want your system ???
Sad but true questions for most of us older folkes.  My oldest son has a strategy that i should start selling down now, otherwise when I move on he will just bring in a skip and out it all goes.  Pretty brutal.I have multiple hifi systems in diffe... 
Finally found THE SPEAKER!!!
Andrewthanks for your wonderful post.  That you found an end game speaker that happily lives in the 2 worlds is wonderful, my old Apogees were pretty happy playing in the 2 worlds when space was restricted but in building a new house I designed a ... 
Point of higher priced streamer?
I have a background in IT inc Networking for 45 years and technically like others have argued digital is just bits and bytes so as you are obviously a man of conviction and if it cannot be technically proven then you should not invest.  BTW I hope... 
McIntosh vs Accuphase?
Side by side I have 2 systems, Mc22 and 2xMc75's and a Supratek DHT pre (running 2a3's) with Accuphase A70 power amp. I mix and match all sorts of speakers on them, Harbeth, Dyn's, Apogee and WAR.  The Supratek Accuphase is a clear step above the ... 
Pondering a change after 30 odd years...
My Apogee Slant 6's many years ago blew the ribbons, so I got to explore a lot of speakers in the intervening years.  My experience/bias meant I hunted speed, imagery and the sound wall of the ribbons.  I evolved to a pair of Dynaudio C2 Plats, wh... 
To venture back into vinyl or not,...that is the question.
I guess its what is your sound quality you like now ?  If its a lower end setup and you are all about listening without caring about having higher end components then go for it with a 2nd hand deck.   I will be jealous as for most of us its an add... 
Adding a SS amp as a 2nd amp for my tube rig has been a plus
Understand where you are coming from  ... I do a variance on your method, I have 2 systems setup together, which share the same sources, my main is a Supratek DHT and the vintage valves I use are rather expensive so its used for long listening tim... 
Supratek Owners Thread
there is some warmth, I also have some NOS RCA's, the Sylvania ( GT - 1951 and VT-231  1944) sounded nicer and smoother.  Been running the RCA JAN 2A3's this afternoon ... very nice, more detail and separation than the EML 45M's, beautiful vocals... 
Supratek Owners Thread
I brought a 2nd hand Cabernet DHT a few months ago ... what an amazing preamp, I also have a range of valve amps to compare, Ayon Auris, AR LS15 and a 2nd system using McIntosh C22/MC75's, the DHT just nails it ..I have a range of valve and SS pow...