I have been building this system for years. I recently built a new home and December 2017 moved my Audio child in. Even though I had taken acoustics and electrical wiring into construction consideration it was less than I had hoped. It took about 6 months to dial it in and oh boy is it dialed in! This is first ,a highly resolving two channel music system and second, an AV system . While listening to music everything associated with AV is turned off except the 3 channel amp which in turn keeps the center and surround speakers loaded. I've been on this journey for 40 years traveling the world to attend audio shows developing wonderful relationships with dealers and distributors. My tag says " done for now" because sometimes I like to kid myself.
Great system! MSB/Atlas Sig/VAC Sig/Sashas must sound wonderful! Aesthetix and VAC not so popular in my part of the world (unlike McIntosh/ARC) so less chance to audition their equipment...
No analog front end? In case you did get the optional phono stage on your VAC Sig then you're already half there :)