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This is my main system, which is constantly evolvig. I tend to swap in or out a component every couple of months or so. Latest change on the horizon will be speakers as I'm evolving to more of a home theatre capable system.
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    • Supratek Syrah
    Tube two-box preamp with seperate power supply. Includes MC phono stage.
    • Teres 255
    Turntable
    • Electrohome Marquee 8500 HT
    CRT Rules! This beauty comes in custom case which makes it more room friendly.
    • Adona 3 level, double stand
    Granite and steel stand. I originally had my tt atop, but had to move it to lowest level to ensure no vibration.
    • Airtech MG-1
    Linear Tracking Tonearm
    • Joule Electra VZN-160
    160 WPC OTL monoblocks
    • Audio Physic Avanti III
    Floorstanding speakers
    • ZYX Universe S-SB
    This was a major step up from my ZYX Airy 3x-sb, as expected
    • Shunyata Sidewinder
    Power Cable
    • Cellar Cinemas HTPC 465
    HTPC, with Clarity Circuit installed.
    • Starsound Sistrum SP-01
    Isolation stand - I'm using this one for the Preamp, although it's probably overkill. I have two of them.
    • Starsound Sistrum SP-004
    Isolation Platforms for Speakes - I found these speaker platforms particulary effective. I couldnt' live without them.
    • Kimber TAK-AG Phono Cable
    Phono cable
    • Starsound/Audiopoints Sistrum 001
    Now have one of these under each monoblock - was surprised by the performance improvement.
    • Starsound/Audiopoints Sistrum 004
    Using one of these under my preamp and digital rig - used to have them under speakers, but won't fit under my new JM Lab Diva Utopia Be
    • Acoustic Zen Absolute
    1M Reference Interconnects
    • Velodyne DD-18
    Direct Drive, digital power sub. Crazy big driver, very low distortion.
    • Doshi Linestage
    Added a Doshi linestage. Still using my Supratek Syrah for vinyl playback but may try a seperate phono stage soon too.
    • Isoclean Supreme Focus Power Cord
    • Lampizator Big 7 Generation 5 DAC
    Triode DAC - DSD and PCM. With Elrog 300b music tubes and Mullard G-37 rectifier.
    • Thor Audio Phono mkII
    Tube phono stage.
    • JPS Labs Aluminata Speaker Cables
    • Purist Audio Design Proteus Provectus Preasto Revision 1m RCA
    • Purist Audio Design Venustas Interconnects 3m RCA

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Hi Outlier,

first let me say that you have a pretty good setup, but in the future when you are ready to upgrade speakers you should try the DUEVEL line up. I hear they are very very good speakers, easy to drive. I think you can drive them with 5 watts, matter of fact if I'm not mistaking there's two guys in this site that owns a pairs of Duevel Bella Luna, They look HOT! Nice setup Outlier.

tubeboy