"All-in-one box system" that is High End

I've heard the Linn Classic and the Magnum. Have to say the magnum, hands down, tweaked this listner.

Lavardin IT. Single box and warms up after 10 min. Simply astonishing, in the same league as some of the finest tube pre/power combos. A must hear.

I second the vote for the Linn Classik....I bought one recently and just love it. Give it a listen before you make up your mind.

Check out the Burmester lower end products...

The Classik was quite a surprise to me. I've never owned anything from Linn, so I was skeptical to say the least. I strongly suggest you listen to it, you'll reach your 90% with just about any decent speaker you match up with it.

Check out Acoustic Energy's Aego. (No, I'm not a dealer.) It got a rave review a few months back in Stereophile. After that, I went and listened to it at a local dealer's store. I agreed completely with the review. Excellent sound in a tiny package.

Here's their website: www.aegoproject.org

Magnum Dynalab MD-208. 'Nuff said.

DC: Find a beautiful, restored and nice sounding Art Deco table radio (tube of course) and forget about the 90% (just invest in a good antenna). My "quick" system for many years was a KLH Model 21 radio (early 60's), tuned to the local jazz or classical station. It was not tube or beautiful or Deco (though I wish that it had been), but it sure sounded good when I did not want to be bothered with the other setup, plus I never got nuts about tweaking it (it was just a radio). It was also a chick magnet (much more so than the big rig). There's just something about monorial music coming out of a nice sounding vintage radio.

sounds to me like you need to find a wife or a replacement for your current squeeze. audio can wait.