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2nd systems- who’s got one?

How prevalent are 2nd systems? My sense is that a fair number of folks have a 2nd system. I put together a very nice bedroom system- NAD 316 bee V2, Node (n130) and Wharfedale Diamond 12.2 on Monoprice stands. Cabling is DH labs (IC), Supra (speaker) and Audioquest (pc on Node). Frankly, I’d have been thrilled as a teen to have a system that sounds as good as my bedroom system
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andrewkelley
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Main system 

bedroom 

garage theater 

gym

work

rokral
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NAD 316 bee integrated, Marantz St 6000 tuner, Design 5 speakers, Mapleshade speaker wire, vintage Rotel RCD 950 CD player. For around a grand this system punches way, way above it weight class. Perhaps I should say “it sounds way better than you would expect for the money spent.”

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rixthetrick
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Everyone needs a second system for the hand-me-downs from the first system.

I had the makings of a second system, but lent my stand mounts and stands to a good friend who’s been letting me build diffusers at his cabinet making factory.
Some of you may know that I used to build speakers for a designer in Australia.
When I got confirmation that Mike my former boss would create a new design that I could build, I was happy to give the mighty little speakers to my local audiophile friend, with no expectation of return. Where I live, raised trucks and guns are the main hobbies, not many audiophile in West Texas I’m afraid.

I’m waiting for the latest design to finalise so that I can make some two way stand mounts here in Texas, and I will use my current ML2 as hand-me-downs for a second system to replace the (Oh, I’m so going to lose credibility here) Bose speakers in my lounge room servicing the TV.

twoleftears is right, repurposing equipment is a great idea.

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ticat
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Main 2 ch System: in dedicated, purpose built room

2nd: HT/2ch in den

3rd: 2 ch home office 

And yes, there has been a "trickle down" or repurposing element in effect...

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clearthinker
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My second system is at the opposite end of the room from my first system.

It contains the items I used full-time in the day bur are so iconic I cannot get rid of them: Simon Yorke Zarathustra (16 built); Zeta arm (said to have belonged to Ken Kessler (because the mounting screws were torqued too tightly); Ortofon Anna (because it is too massy for the lightweight Aeroarm in my first system; Krell KSA50 (Krell's first product); Audio Research SP10 (because...); Audiostatic ES200s I amongst the first good 'full-range' electrostatics.

Still a great system as when it was my main system from the 80s to 1998.

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