I’ve been in this hobby for more than 50 years and gone through more equipment over the years than I care to remember. Up until a few years ago, I played records almost exclusively. Once I began streaming music, I found that I was playing records less and less. Finally, I sold my turntable and records, packed up all my CD’s and began streaming exclusively. I also moved my system to a much smaller space. Up until recently I also always had big everything; amps, speakers, etc. in rooms with home theaters combined at times. My room now is 11 x 14, a much more intimate listening experience than I’ve typically had over the years. I liken it to a small jazz club that I spend countless hours in now that I’m retired and living the good life 😙.
When it gets too hot during the summer for a tube amp, the Class D mono blocks are the next best thing.
Cardas Clear and Clear Beyond Cables
I’ve been a Cardas guy for, many years. Moving up their line to my present cables. Power cables are Clear Beyond, and speaker and interconnect cables are Clear.
QLN Prestige One Speakers
A wonderful, well rounded monitor, with a smoothness and fullness you don’t find in too many speakers. I can listen fatigue free for hours.
Core Audio Speaker stands
Stands make a difference and these stands from Core Audio are not only beautiful imo but add a solidity and fullness to the music that I’ve never obtained with metal stands.
Atma-Sphere MP3 line stage
I’ve always been a “tube guy” and this preamp remains the core of my system despite currently using only one (digital) source.
Furutech FPX Cu AC Outlets
Two dedicated 20amp circuits are used, one for digital and the other for amps.
Atma-Sphere S30 OTL Amplifier
My primary amp. Perfect mate to my MP3. Wonderfully transparent and musical.
Audioquest Niagara 3000 Power Conditioner
Connected to 20 amp dedicated circuit.
Innuos Pulsar Streamer
My most recent streamer along with a Stealth Audio USB cable from the streamer to DAC. Streamers, DAC’s and digital cables have come such a long way in the last few years I can honestly say I no longer miss getting up every 15 minutes to flip records 🥴
Lampizator Genya DAC
A “beast” of a DAC. Replaced a Denafrips Terminator Plus a pretty good DAC in its own right. For the first time since selling my turntable has music sounded like playing records again.
Innuos PhoenixNET Switch
Probably one of the more controversial components for some. For me it has been a tremendous improvement in sound quality when streaming music over the internet.
ampsandsound Mogwai SE amp
The weather is cooling off so time for tubes again. The Mogwai normally serves my headphone duties but as a speaker amp in my small room it does exceptionally well with my QLN Prestige One’s.
I like the room and the light. I sense a dog near the listening chair - very important. Those are nice looking speakers. I am also a tube person, at least I have been over the last few years. Changed my thinking about music and sound.
I know I'm missing something, but I don't see a source component. Does your DAC also function as a streamer?
