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Most satisfying system change in 2017?

What was your most satisfying addition or subtraction for your audio system this year?  Looking for changes in gear, set-up, or listening environment.  What floated your audio boat in 2017?
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lak
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I'm extremely pleased with the Duelund tinned copper in cotton, oil impregnated speaker cables I made, 12 and 16 gauge.
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ill launch a diy speaker thread. Hardly the 1st, but why not. Like to hear about others experiences— good and bad. 

Happy New Year all. 

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At the start of the year, I swapped out an ADCOM 5400 for a Jolida JD 1501P. This softened the brightness, and made my B&W`s listenable. In 2016, I discovered, that, tubes can make a difference.

Teamed a multi-bit Bifrost, with a NAD 515 CDP, which made a great improvement.

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 A new Hana SL cartridge

lancelock
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Along with the Cerious Technologies Matrix Cables I have already mentioned, I recently brought home a Linear Tube Audio 20 watt UltraLinear amp. This is a new product and I don’t think it’s even on their web site yet but it is transformative in my system.

i have owned David Berning’s ZH230 and LTA’s ZOTL40. This is superior to those fine amps top to bottom. I have never heard Berning’s 75K  211 / 845 Monoblock Amplifiers but the UltraLinear must be close.

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