1984/1985 I purchased my first hi-end system:
Threshold SA-2s, Fet Ten line and phono stages, Sota Star Sapphire with an SME V, Cambridge CD player, McIntosh MR80, and Snell A III speakers. The CD was replaced some ten years ago with an Ayre which I still have in my current system.
The system sounded great up until October 2015 when I decided I wanted a change and went to tubes. My old gear is stored in the basement for my son who doesn't have the room at his current location.
Threshold SA-2s, Fet Ten line and phono stages, Sota Star Sapphire with an SME V, Cambridge CD player, McIntosh MR80, and Snell A III speakers. The CD was replaced some ten years ago with an Ayre which I still have in my current system.
The system sounded great up until October 2015 when I decided I wanted a change and went to tubes. My old gear is stored in the basement for my son who doesn't have the room at his current location.