Speaking of new toys...
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The stereo has been evolving.
I purchased a new pair of tower speakers about 2 months ago.
Designed in Germany, made in Taiwan, Heco Aurora 1000 towers. These things dig deep down to 22Hz. I haven't felt the need for a subwoofer since they were delivered. Beautiful silky highs and very detailed mid frequencies. They punch way above their price.
Not sure I ever said anything about the new integrated amplifier but, back in the 3rd quarter last year, I found a screaming good deal on an Austrian built Ayon Spirit III Integrated Tube Amplifier.
After I got the written job offer, I bought a factory refurbished built in Colorado, PS Audio Directstream DAC. This DAC brings digital much closer to the sound of analog than anything I have ever owned.
I'm am feeding it from 3 different sources. A Roon Nucleus music server/streamer with built-in 2TB ssd along in addition to the Qobuz streaming subscription. Using USB interface.
A 25 year old Sony 50 disc CD Jukebox using Optical S/PDIF interface. and a Sony Blu-ray unit with SACD capability using a digital coax interface.
Chasing this dragon is a never ending pursuit.
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Looks like a great set-up. I find I'm increasingly listening via decent headphones. I bought a Sennheiser 800 a while back that is still connected to an Ayre Codex DAC/Headphone Amp. Recently, I also bought a pair of Hifiman 1000SE and have it connected to Topping D90SE and amp. I'm probably moving off of a Lenovo laptop to a Nucleus Roon server for the downloads, CDs I have. I'm hoping that with new ownership, Roon broadens its base of streaming services. As for those services, I have Apple, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, and Idagio - haven't gone with Quboz or Tidal cuz I'm pretty happy with what I'm hearing already.
With two systems in the house, I find the headphone experience more enjoyable. I've thought of downsizing and selling off the main system - as it is used so infrequently.
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