Any piece of equipment you currently dream of ?

Ayre KX-R preamp. It’s coming on Tuesday!!!

@riie you also shoot Chuck Norris in the face if he cuts you off in the grocery line

Recently auditioned a Simaudio Moon 791 preamp /DAC/Phono. Absolutely amazing. Would love to upgrade my Moon 390 to this state of the art  component. This is a big jump in sound…and in price.

Esoteric Grandioso.

In about 2008 I purchased an Esoteric X-03SE, and was amazed at the improved SQ by every measure compared to the Sonic Frontiers DAC. 

In 2021 I switched to the K-01XS with another quantum leap in SQ.

Perhaps the Grandioso would do the same!

For me, in the not so distant future, a man-cave that isn’t your typical man-cave. It would be a stand-alone small cabin-esque structure that has a largish (20x20) room with shelving for my books, a writing/drawing desk, a few comfortable lounge chairs and my hi--fi system set up front and center, along with shelving for my vinyl and CD collect. Attached to this would be a workshop that I use to fiddle around in working on my bikes and doing woodworking projects.

As for the hif-fi gear - a modest upgrade for a modest me to some Vandersteen 2ce Signature III or Dynaudio Evoke 50 speakers and an upgrade of my mid-fi integrated amp to a much better integrated amp or pre/amp set-up. I haven’t decided on the integrated upgrade yet. But I have shortlisted the following: Heaven Eleven Billie Mk3, Rega Elicit Mk 5, Musical Fidelity M5Si, or Hegel 190.