I could live with all sorts of different esoteric passive or active set ups, and have done over nearly fifty years of box swapping to experiment and aiming to hear the music better.
A rough chronology is.........
Quad, Tannoy, Garrard 401
Naim 32.5-52, 110-135, IBL-DBL
47 Labs, Bauer dps, Linn Lp12, Linn Isobarik. Pass Labs, Mark Levinson,
Cello Serafin actives
ATC scm50asl actives, Meridian M2.
Merlin TSM and VSM.
Tannoy SRM15, HPD295,315,385.
Chord Mono amps, Bryston 4SST.
Hegel 360, Harbeth SHL5+.Ayon Triton III integrated, Escalante Fremont Mk2 (best passives owned).
Lavardin Lecontoure Stabile 210,
Tannoy Legacy Ardens.
Arriving at, expecting to be final system....
ME Geithain RL901K (K for Cardioid) with Ayon S-10 mk2 pre/network/streamer/Dac as front end with t/t and cd transport as further sources.
Gearslutz.com has much discussion on all makes of active speakers with studio professionals and Hifi people alike swopping comments.
Info on Geithain.......
Sound Link Pro Audio
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A rough chronology is.........
Quad, Tannoy, Garrard 401
Naim 32.5-52, 110-135, IBL-DBL
47 Labs, Bauer dps, Linn Lp12, Linn Isobarik. Pass Labs, Mark Levinson,
Cello Serafin actives
ATC scm50asl actives, Meridian M2.
Merlin TSM and VSM.
Tannoy SRM15, HPD295,315,385.
Chord Mono amps, Bryston 4SST.
Hegel 360, Harbeth SHL5+.Ayon Triton III integrated, Escalante Fremont Mk2 (best passives owned).
Lavardin Lecontoure Stabile 210,
Tannoy Legacy Ardens.
Arriving at, expecting to be final system....
ME Geithain RL901K (K for Cardioid) with Ayon S-10 mk2 pre/network/streamer/Dac as front end with t/t and cd transport as further sources.
Gearslutz.com has much discussion on all makes of active speakers with studio professionals and Hifi people alike swopping comments.
Info on Geithain.......
Sound Link Pro Audio
video clip on YouTube