Has your system evolved in the past 10 years?

For me going back 10 years I switched from a CD player, that died, to using Dacs just two and I still use the 2nd Dac (once it returns from being refurbished). New speakers in that time frame also and a new streamer. Also cycled through lots of cabling. And I just a few months ago had to replace my 20 year old amp, with a different 20 year old amp. So yes pretty different but more an evolution than revolution.

In my main system only the Quad ESL 63 main speakers, a modified Michell Orbe SE turntable (with updated arm and cartridge), and MD FM tuner remain.  The rest is new and improved.

I was already in the process of turning from ribbon / planner speaker systems and a very details up front sounding system (I called “reference”)… to more natural musical sounding system. So ten years ago I had: ARC preamp and Phono stage, Pass x350 amp, Sim Moon DAC + external power supply and Sonus Faber Olympica speakers.

With this in place… indicating to me that i was the right path forward I swapped or upgraded all components to Audio Research Reference. With that incredible DAC in place… upgraded my streamer several times from a MacBook to the flagship Aurender and speakers to Sonus Faber Amati Traditional and upgraded my turntable from VPI to Linn. By an order of magnitude the biggest sound quality improvement I made in the last 50 years.

Now that I think about it, my whole system has changed to a much better one in the last ten-twelve years. Got rid of Dynavector Contour 5.4's, and custom built Tannoy HPD 315's, have fairly recently bought the last, and best tube amp I will have (a 3C24 amp built by Paul Birkeland).

I just bought the biggest improvement I've ever experienced, a Herron VTSP 3/A 360 r2 preamp, it's brought me to the promised land (it's there if you can find it). I built a Garrard 401 turntable with Dyynavector 501 arm, it serves me well with a Modwright SWP 9.0 SE phono stage and Audio Technia ART9 cartridge. 

Even with my 75 year old ears, my system is about as good I've heard anywhere, so I am very pleased these days.

Regards,

Dan