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11-10-2014, 12:06 PM
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Thanks gentlemen. From 1993 to 2006 I enjoyed that system very much. It sounded great. Then I retired and went crazy. I had already built the two room recording studio by December 2005 which triggered a big equipment purchasing spree that spilled over into my stereo systems and seemed to continue for years.
Being an audio forum member certainly provided a catalyst for upgrades and expansion. The first change in the living room system was the purchase of my PMC EB1i speakers. After that the changes came relatively steady. A lot of gear has transitioned through the living room system and the studio system, plus the addition of the home theater system. It has caused some serious cash to flow down stream but it has been a blast. My systems are exactly the way I want them and I have now settled down to simply enjoying what I have built. This is a great hobby that provides tremendous rewards on so many levels.
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Dan  STUDIO - McIntosh C1000C/P, MC2301 (2), MR88, Aurender N10, Esoteric K-01X, Shunyata Sigma spdif digital cable, Sonos Connect, PurePower 2000, Stillpoints, Furutech Flux 50, Michell Gyro SE, Michell HR Power Supply, SME 309, Ortofon Cadenza Black, Wireworld, Sonus faber Amati Anniversario LIVING ROOM - McIntosh C2300, MC75 (2), MR85, Magnum Dynalab 205, Simaudio MOON Neo 260D-T, Schiit Audio Yggdrasil, Aurender N100H, Shunyata Sigma USB cable, Micro Seiki DD40, Ortofon Cadenza Blue, Nakamichi BX-300, Sony 60ES DAT, PS Audio P10, Furutech Flux 50, Sonos Connect, Stillpoints, Wireworld, Kimber, PMC EB1i, JL Audio f113 VINTAGE - McIntosh MA230, Tandberg 3011A tuner, Olive 04HD, Sony DTC-59ES DAT, McIntosh 4300V, JBL 4312A 
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11-11-2014, 10:34 AM
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Here are some other OLD system shots......
Year 1999 Krell 20il digital, Pass Labs, Genesis 200 speakers  Next System was 2001 - Pass Labs amp, Dynaudio Temptation speakers, Sony digital.  Next System was 2004 - Aerial 20T speakers, Theta Digital amps and DA/Preamp  Current System - Esoteric D-02, Ayre MXR amps, Oppo 105 DVD, Mojo Audio modded Mac-Mini with Joule Power Supply, Evolution Acoustics MM3 speakers. 
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11-12-2014, 06:05 PM
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Lots of changes over the past 24 months or so. I have photos of previous 2-3 systems as well, but will have to dig deeply to find the older ones.
Started out many years ago as a teenager with a Adcom GFP-565 preamp, a 100 Watt NAD amplifier and a pair of Infinity SM 62s. My girlfriends father was very passionate about audio and equipment and firmly set the hook in me by the time I was 16. Have gone through many systems since then, ranging from B&W 805S to Magneplaner 1.7s, Bryston 4BSST2 and many CD players, etc. Many different cables from MIT, Audioquest, Transparent, Kimber and Nordost. I love this hobby! Last edited by Bavarian05; 11-12-2014 at 06:11 PM.
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11-12-2014, 06:57 PM
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Genesis 200 speakers in our living/listening room in 1995 The portrait is of our two youngest children - painted in about 1993.
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11-12-2014, 07:22 PM
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Another old system in another house . . . .
Pictured are a pair of Goldmund Dialogue speakers, bought in about 1990, at our mountain house.  and a pair of Focal Micro Utopia Be speakers at the same location. 
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.... I have a record player and a cd player and some other stuff that sounds pretty good. MAIN SYSTEM: . . . Audio Physic Caldera III Loudspeakers, Spectral DMC 30SL Preamp, Spectral DMA 250 Amp, Spectral/MIT interconnects and speaker cable, Basis Debut V Vacuum turntable, Walker Precision Speed Controller, Graham tonearm, [B]Koetsu Rosewood or Grado Statement 1 Cartridges, PASS - X-ono Phono Stage, Esoteric K03 CD/SACD Player, Lexicon RT-20 Universal Player, Exact Power EP-15A & SP-15A power regeneration and conditioning devices. Symposium Acoustics Svelte pads & RollerBlock Jr's under speakers. ASC Tube Traps, Arcici Suspense Rack System, OPPO and Cambridge Streaming Devices. DOWNSTAIRS SYSTEM: . . . Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento Speakers, JL Audio F112 Sub, McIntosh MA7000 Integrated Amp, McIntosh MVP871 Universal Disc Player, OPPO BDP-105 Blu-Ray Player, VPI Scoutmaster with periphery ring clamp, VPI SDS Motor Drive, Koetsu Pro IV, or Clearaudio Discovery Cartridges, Mark Levinson No. 25s phono stage, Wadia 170i Transport with a Meridian Bitstream 203 DAC, VPI HW-17 Pro Record Cleaning Machine, Five Richard Gray RGPC 400 devices scattered around the two systems, Arcici Suspense Rack System, Discovery Essence and Essential Cables, 14,000 ± LPs .
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11-12-2014, 08:03 PM
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Hey, it's not old without shag carpeting and macrame hanging in the room.
This is around 1980. Dahlquist DQ-10's, GAS Ampzilla, Nakamichi 610 pre, SAE MK VIII tuner, Sony hi-end cassette and turntable, a Audiopulse digital Time Delay, and in the lower cabinet a AKAI tape deck. 
Last edited by jdandy; 12-05-2014 at 12:51 PM. Reason: Enlarge photo.
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11-13-2014, 12:43 AM
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Wow, this looks like an angel's music system in Heaven.
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11-15-2014, 09:33 AM
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My system year 2008
MartinLogan Monolith IIIp, Krell KPS30i and VAC Renaissance 70/70 MkII. Extraordinary gear which stayed in my system for 17 years
 
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