How competitive are you with your system?

The proof is in the pudding Carlos. I’m confident my system will outperform yours because unlike you I WAS ‘in the room’ ( to misquote Hamilton) and as you know that extends to an invite to you to come listen. Enough of the pissing contest. Talk is cheap 

I have nothing of any great value to add, as I do not own much as an audio equipment that is able to understood unless having the Direct Experience of it in use.

My TT is a SP10 MkII mounted in a Panzerholz Pinth but has had a overhaul of the Platter Bearing Assembly and has had a Bespoke Speed Control added.

An additional SP10 MkII is also in use but is a Variant of a Kaneta Design and is also using a Panzerholz Plinth/Chassis.

The Tonearm is a Bespoke Design

The Cartridge is a rebuilt Ortofon using Upper Echelon Ortofon Parts and Parts from other Producers not selected by Ortofon.

All Phonostages in SS - SS/Valve Hybrid - Valve Input Output are Bespoke Designs, with Vintage Selected Valves from the 1960’s era.

The DAC is a one of a Kind Bespoke Build adorned with 1960’s era Valves. 

The Pre Amp’ to be commission built is under design. It is unique and will be Bespoke as a Model, it will most likely be adorned with 1940’s / 50’s era Valves already purchased .

The Power Amps are commission Built Bespoke Designs of which the Monoblocks were built solely for myself and the most recent purchase is a commission build done for another. A selection of Driver Valves are from the 1950’s era.

The selection of Speakers kept for use are in keeping with the above.

It becomes difficult to describe what is being created as an End Sound within the Space used for the system, experiencing is the only real way to share the systems attraction.

Spending Energy to try and convince an individual of the attraction that is on offer, is going to be an uphill trudge, if met with other energies as a response, suggesting the assessment being shared is a subjective inaccuracy. Defending ones place when experience is the only key to fully comprehend is wasteful of energy and sapping up valuable time.   

As I have said in my earlier post, often what happens to audiophiles and their precious audio systems is the child analogy, “my kid is smarter than your kid”. You can see that evolve here quite clearly. If you enjoy your equipment and system is all the comparison (noise and distortion) really necessary. From my point of view, it looks childish. If competition is good? Then why all the fighting back and forth? 

@daveyf  You audio recording of your system playing Miles Davis sounds very nice. It has that classic sound Janis was known for, nice smooth musical presentation. I really enjoyed that and can hear why you received so many complements. I would offer that recording of your old system as a good example of what a good system sounds like. Does your new system not sound as nice on audio recordings? By the way, the second audio recording I didn’t really care for as it sounded a bit stringent while at the same time lacking resolution. Thanks for sharing that. Would love to hear an audio recording of your current system playing the same Miles Davis track.

@isellgoodgear I agree, enough of the back and forth. You speak very confidently about the sound of your system and all I’m asking for is to make a quick audio recording of it playing one of the tracks that I share of my OKTAN6 system and share it with us. It only takes a few minutes to make the audio recording and to uploaded to YouTube. It will give me a a bit of glimpse of the quality of sound you got going on there and will let know if it is worth the visit next time I’m in the UK. I agree that talk is cheap and that is why I share audio recordings of my systems and you should do the same.