Here is all my gear. What's the best combo?


I feel i need some matchmaker advice. I know the "use your ears" mantra.... i have ears but also interested in advice from a tech or experience viewpoint. I won't say what' I have paired with what currently. What's your choice for best combo? and maybe what should i buy to improve that combo.

Amps
Pioneer sx1250
Primaluna evo 400 with KT 150 valves
Optonica SM-4646
NAD 2200 power amp
NAD 3020 integrated

Speakers
IMF Reference Standard Professional Monitor Mark IV
Magnepan .7
Magnat 10p
Infinity RSe

SourcesĀ 
Bluesound Node 2i
Google chromecast audio
Music Hall 15.3 CD/DAC
Dual 701 TT



mid-fi-crisis

Showing 1 response by mahgister

Dont upgrade embed all of them rightfully in their working dimensions...mechanical, electrical and acoustical....

All other advice is blind consumerism....What you own is already high end audio if you learn how to embed it...

It is NOT necessary to buy the BEST there is....It is necessary to learn how to embed it....

My 500 bucks system make me smile at any upgrade.... why? not because it is the best gear in the world... Because i learned how to install it rightfully in my room...

Only the acoustical working dimension settings for example is more powerful than most upgrading gear, imagine the 3 dimensions together....

But most people wanted the easy way, even if it cost them tons of money, they chose an upgrade and plug it to the wall and call that hi-fi experience... For sure 100,000 bucks speakers and amplifiers could be high fi experience for sure but in the right room...

I live well with my 500 bucks system.... And trust me it does not sound cheap....

I cannot advise you for the best combo but anyway, nevermind the combo, anything that is not very bad design or not synegetically badly married, can produce high fi in the right room....