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I can live with this.

Been in audio for quite a few years and having gone through more equipment than any sane person should, I've landed on a Topping Pre90 and a SMSL VMV A1 amp, pushing a whopping 10 WPC in Class A. I've still got a far too much gear sitting around (VTL, Cary, Pass, Audio Research, etc) but am totally fine with the simple, inexpensive gear currently driving a pair of Totem Tribe Towers. Yep, these supposedly power-hungry speakers. But the room is small and my listening levels aren't high so they work just fine.

I lean toward a "tube" sound, but my listening routine nowadays consists of a few minutes here and there throughout the day, oftentimes skipping many days so turning on tubed hear for the day only to listen a few minutes sporadically got kind of wasteful, IMO. I've not compared, but I don't think the current rig loses much in terms of spaciousness in the soundstage, which I've always been a fan of. 

I realize many audiophiles like the latest and greatest and lust for the more expensive gear, but I've gotta say that nowadays, a modest priced system can literally kick some serious musical ass!

Anyone else have a similar experience?

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Here's my story about a pair of de Capo i's I had about 20 years back. At the time I was living in Germany and my listening room was a rather large (apx 18x20 or so) basement with concrete walls. 

System consisted of an Audio Research CD2, Rogue 99 Magnum pre and a pair of VTL Tiny Tots (why, oh why, did I ever sell them!?!?!?). I had a few other speakers and amps, as well, since I was always swapping stuff in/out. 

I was listening to a track called, "A Son's Rememberance" by Pat Coil and just before the strings come in, I could literally feel the collective breath in by the string players. It was palpable. And weird since I'd never "felt" that before (or since for that matter).

If I could go back, I would have sold everything else and kept just that system. It was truly magical.

Maybe it's a de Capo/Rogue combo?  Bet your rig sounds wonderful.

 

 

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