Post by MartinT on Oct 29, 2019 10:59:20 GMT
Name the systems that were milestones or pinnacles in your hi-fi history, giving you great pleasure at the time.
Here are mine:
1977: Connoisseur BD-1 / SME-II / Empire 200E-III turntable with Linsley-Hood 75 amp and Cambridge R40 speakers
My first proper system. The R40s gave me an early taste for good bass.
1984: Mitsubishi motor / SME-III / AT OC7 turntable with self-made MOSFET amp and JBL L-100T speakers
The JBLs gave me my first experience of proper dynamics and they certainly rocked.
1997: Pioneer PD-91 CD player with Pass X2.5 preamp, Croft Series IV power amp and IPL S-5TL speakers
A more grown-up sound that suited classical a little more than previous setups.
2000: Sony SCD-1 SACD player, Pass X1 preamp, Chord SPM-1200E power amp, JM Lab Mezzo Utopia speakers
My first high end system. The Sony was a jewel and the Mezzo Utopias were truly transparent.
2019: Asus / Volumio streamer, Mutec MC-3 reclocker, LKS MH-DA004 DAC, Pass XP-20 preamp, Belles SA-100 power amp, Usher Be-20 speakers
My current system: detail, transparency, soundstage. Proper insight into the music.
Here are mine:
1977: Connoisseur BD-1 / SME-II / Empire 200E-III turntable with Linsley-Hood 75 amp and Cambridge R40 speakers
My first proper system. The R40s gave me an early taste for good bass.
1984: Mitsubishi motor / SME-III / AT OC7 turntable with self-made MOSFET amp and JBL L-100T speakers
The JBLs gave me my first experience of proper dynamics and they certainly rocked.
1997: Pioneer PD-91 CD player with Pass X2.5 preamp, Croft Series IV power amp and IPL S-5TL speakers
A more grown-up sound that suited classical a little more than previous setups.
2000: Sony SCD-1 SACD player, Pass X1 preamp, Chord SPM-1200E power amp, JM Lab Mezzo Utopia speakers
My first high end system. The Sony was a jewel and the Mezzo Utopias were truly transparent.
2019: Asus / Volumio streamer, Mutec MC-3 reclocker, LKS MH-DA004 DAC, Pass XP-20 preamp, Belles SA-100 power amp, Usher Be-20 speakers
My current system: detail, transparency, soundstage. Proper insight into the music.
