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This is my first complete high-end system, though I have had other good equipment in the past. I listen mostly to LP's, though I have many CD's as well. Right now it is all plugged in to the Monster HTS 800 Home Theater Power Center. I use a Nitty Gritty Record Doctor 3 Cleaning Machine, with the Audio Intelligent Vinyl Solutions cleaning fluids. I also have Mobile Fidelity's #9 Stylus Cleaner, along with their dry brush, as well as some camel hair brushes.

Eventually I will upgrade the analog front end, get some fully horn-loaded speakers, and separates for amplification, in particular I would love to try an SET amp. All that will have to wait until I have a different house/dedicated room, perhaps with dedicated power lines.
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    • Rega P5
    Fantastic soundstage, as close to set-it-and-forget-it as it gets, used with Rega's 60Hz PSU
    • Rega RB-700
    Great tracking arm
    • Rega Exact 2
    Rega's top MM cartridge
    • Bellari VP 129
    Tubed phonostage, best I have heard under $1000
    • Rega Apollo
    The most analog-like CD player I have heard
    • PrimaLuna Dialogue 2
    Great integrated tube amp - auto-biasing, 35W in ultralinear mode, 21 in triode mode
    • Klipsch Cornwall mkII
    101dB efficiency - fantastic dynamics, soundstage, imaging, won't ever sell these
    • Kimber Hero
    2 1-meter pair
    • Kimber 8PR
    1 8-foot pair, Deltron bananas
    • Sanus Natural Foundations NF 206
    Great six-shelf wood audio rack, black with glass shelving

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Dynamic horns with tubes! Now I bet that sounds very much like the real thing! What music do you like and what sounds best on your system? Oh and some pics please!

shadorne