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

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?

PLease after you stop laughing, remember that my tag is retroguy. I'll start with speakers and go backwards. Apogee Duettas standing on subs of my own design, much like the studio grands. I like my subs more. The speakers are being powered in a tri-amp configuration using Pioneer Spec-2 amplifiers, These are being fed by a Pioneer SF-850 crossover that I picked up on Audiogon as amatter of fact. The pre amp is a Pioneer Spec-1. The main source is a Rotel rcd-855 as a transport feeding a Museatex DAC. Other sources include two Nakamichi pieces, a 680zx and a bx-100. I also have a much under rated tuner from Pioneer model TX-9100. I've compared it to the mac MR78 and the pioneer won hands down. All cables are higher end Monster series except for the speaker cables which are Audioquest midnight. I'm very happy over all, but i would like to triamp with Pioneer M-22 class A amps. LOw wattage (22) but tons o current output. Most of the euipment is nearing thirty years of age, but they still sound good. Thanks for not laughing too loud.