The BEST system you've ever built !!!!


What is the best system that you have ever put together , from source to speakers including cables ??? After all the swaps and auditions I'm looking for the final "aahhh, that's the ticket" sound to you and what components took you to Audio Nirvana. {This is a survey of actual auditions, not what you read in a magazine} THANKS,
krellpower1
I'm pretty sure it's my current system:

McCormack RLD 1 Preamp

McCormack DNA 125 Amp

Sony DVP 9000ES DVD/SACD player

Channel Islands Audio VDA 2 DAC & VAC 1 P/S

Magnum Dynalab MD 90 Tuner

Velodyne SMS 1 Sub EQ/crossover

PSB M2 Platinum speakers

REL R-305 Subwoofer

Rega P3 TT with Ortofon OM30 cart.

NAD PP2 phono pre

Equi Tech Son of Q power conditioner

Harmony 880 remote
APL Denon 3910/Lamm LL2 Deluxe/Moscode 401HR/Von Schweikert VR4 Gen III HSE.

Sold off in 2006.

My new system is 90% there, and will eventually eclipse the above system.
I will say the source is another APL Denon 3910, the speakers are Silverline Sonata III (which have been SOBs to find proper amplification), and the amps are Pass Labs XA-60.5. The speakers disappear in a manner the Von Scheikerts never did, and the sound is balanced from top to bottom. Slowly, I'm finding the combination of gear and wiring that gets the bass correctly (which I've found to be the trickiest aspect of the Sonata III).

I'm also using a KAB Technics Sl1210 MK II turntable with several mods. My LP collection is small, so this is not a primary source...but it sounds very good.
Edit...Technics SL1200 MK2. Can't ever keep the Technics models straight.