Products you added to your system in 2021 that made most impact to your music enjoyment

TARA LBS MUSE SPEAKER CABLE the best.

I upgraded my speakers to Sonus faber Olympica Nova V - very happy listener

Purchased a Pass XA25 in May and a Aric Audio Transcend tube amplifier in November.  Both play well with my Tannoy Sterlings.

Sunlight from Ted Smith 

Sanders line stage from TMR. 

Matrix X-SPDIF 2 from Apos 

Home brew single board network player powered be iFi Elite & Gemini out. 

Seismic Iso Bars from UK

DSpeaker Anti-Mode 2.0

If I had to pick one, that is pretty easy, my ‘new’ Vandersteen Treo’s I recently acquired. Came with a set of AudioQuest Comet cables, (literally thrown-in with the deal), which was a big helping of icing on the cake. Didn’t think I would replace my Vandy 2CE Sigs for a while, so this was a nice surprise. The Treo’s are really great, and a nice big leap over the 2CE’s.

As far as others…..My Hagerman Trumpet MC tube phono pre, and not long after, my daily driver Soundsmith MIMC cart.

Now, if my new Belles Aria Signature preamp would show up, it would be a very Merry Christmas.

I first added the Isoacoustics Gaia II to the speakers. The Nobsounds then came in, used on solid state amps. Both brought good improvements to the system. Recommended.

Changed all my cables (speaker, interconnects, and power) to Synergistic Research Foundation. Well worth the money. 

Changing cables and wire to a loom all by Signal Cable.

Adding Bel Canto e.One Ref501S into one system

Adding AH Qualiton X200 and matching with QLN Prestige 5 Floor-standers.

1. Picked up a pair of Emerald Physics 2.8 Carbon OB speakers. I'm not sure I'll ever be able to go back to box speakers after these. (At least not in a price range I can afford.)

2. All my main components now run SR fuses. Eye-opening experience.

Honorable Mention:

Got a Underwood modified Denon 3910 tube CD player a few months ago. Exceptional piece of gear.

As a long time proponent of vibration/isolation devices, the Nobsound springs are great and very affordable. Available on Amazon, plus a great thread on AGon

Two big ones this year:

• New analogue front end—Pure Fidelity Harmony and Origin Live Conqueror MK4. Because I held the cartridge constant (Charisma Signature One) I got a clear picture of the performance gains.
• Upgraded my LTA Ultralinear to the “+” version—major deal. Then added another to go monoblock—minor deal.

I'm with Elliotnewcombjr, A new to me cd player, T+A, model D-10. The sound difference is just crazy between this and any other player I have owned. Lets see what 2022 brings!

Got rid of everything but the speakers and Limin U1 mini, looking to get rid of that by end of the year and going direct streaming to speakers over ethernet. 

I’m DONE! (for 2021)

It all added up in immeasurable increments, never sounded better

99.9999 copper speaker wires and interconnects, locking rca connectors, McIntosh mx110z tube tuner/preamp overhaul by Audio Classics; Cayin a88t bias by VAS; 16 ohm L-Pads replacing 8 ohm pots; and finally I bought a sound meter to balance/refine the speaker’s L-Pads (it ain’t easy) for the best sound ever.

Then, I finally succeeded in finding a ’new to me’ CD Player that is the best sounding one I ever had. That makes your whole CD collection new, what a treat. Integra CDC-3.4 mark II, combo of dual wolfson dacs and integra additives does it for me.

Finally, my friend is a grammy winning music producer, I got the fun of his company and the gift of his ears (and years of experience) to refine the speaker’s L-Pad adjustments.

I made a huge leap from a Musical Fidelity V90 phono stage to Manley Chinook. A few months later upgraded from a Project Debut Carbon TT with an Ortofon Red to a VPI Super Prime Scout with an Ortofon Black. I should not be surprised by the difference in outcomes given the leap but I still can't get over the difference.