The BEST system you've ever built !!!!


What is the best system that you have ever put together , from source to speakers including cables ??? After all the swaps and auditions I'm looking for the final "aahhh, that's the ticket" sound to you and what components took you to Audio Nirvana. {This is a survey of actual auditions, not what you read in a magazine} THANKS,
krellpower1
Although I'm not in the same league as some here I have a pretty special system, full of tubes in a dedicated room in my basement. My Equipment list: 2 dedicated 20 amp power lines API Power wedge 116 MkII on all except amps Front ends: CEC TL1X Transport Illuminations Orchid digital connect Powersnakes Black Mamba power cord Rega 25 Table with Rega Exact cart Lehmann Black Cube phono amp Wireworld Gold Eclipse III interconnect Marigo RMX Ref C power cord Classe' DAC 1 Powersnakes Black Mamba power cord Wireworld Gold Eclipse III interconnect VAC Cla1 Mk II preamp Powersnakes Black Mamba power cord Telefunken 12AX7 NOS tubes Vac Renaissance 70/70 Mk II amp featuring 8 300B tubes 2-Powersnakes Black Mamba power cords (It takes 2 cords!) Wireworld Gold Eclipse III interconnect Kimber 8 AG silver speaker wire Genesis Model V speakers (Bi-amped) Genesis 400 WPC bass amp Camelot Sir Bors power cord on amp Kimber KCAG interconnect Acoustical room treatments by Michael Green Designs ASC Tube traps SDG Diffusers on back wall behind listener Sonex 4 " Pyramids on back wall Michael Green Deluxe Justa rack
Kharma speakers driven by a Goldmund amp, Levinson preamp, Sonic Frontiers DAC or Sony SACD player, and a VPI table. Very relaxing sound that your body, heart and soul sinks in to.
I have made a full circle beginning in the 60s with Dynaco tubes to early Mac tubes,later in the 80s with SS Levinson. Speakers from KLH6s to Klipschorns,Martin Logans,Quads and now back to McIntosh 275 amp with McC41 driving Klipschorns! Now I simply relax and enjoy THE MUSIC!
1995 system: Theta DataBasic, Sonic Frontiers Ultra Jitterbug, Sonic Frontiers SFC-1 Signature tube integrate amplifier, Opera Callas monitors, strightwire interconects and bi-wired with Art Monolith cables. PowerWedge 114; Upgrade tubes, caps, etc... This system had that synergy everyone talks about.
2000 System: Classe CDP-1 CD Player, bi-amped and biwired CAP80 intergrate and Sonic Frontiers SFS-80, HK Cit 23 tuner, Custom Renaissance monitors - based on Scan drivers 8k8545k and 2905/9900 in solid maple cabinets, Kimber Silver interconnects and BiFocal Speaker wires. Absolutely the most detail I have heard from any speaker. Sounds amasingly wonderful considering my budget?