I was getting a bit confused with two folks posting about their own systems on a single blog thread, so I thought I'd leave Justin to it and move over to a separate space.

Anyone who wishes to catch up on the history of my system can find extensive coverage starting back in 2008 here.

To summarise the position since 2010, my system has focussed on my MBL 116f speakers. My ideal speaker, really. Omni-directional carbon fibre petals arranged in a tangerine-like pattern upwards of 600Hz or so, side firing conventional drivers 650Hz downwards. In their 10th year now and I remain a happy bunny with them. Previously, speakers had generally been swapped out every few months.



The rest of the system comes and goes and is subject to change without notice.

Analog went the way of the dinosaur a few years ago (after dumping and re-starting with vinyl 4 or 5 times I have finally managed to ditch it for good. Honest.)

For my source, I stream from the internet these days, I have subs to both TIDAL Hifi and Spotify Premium atm.

Current DAC is a Benchmark DAC1 HDR. Seen here atop my fairly recently departed Trigon monoblocks.



There is a bit of a competition at the moment amp-wise between a Crayon CFA-1 28wpc and a Krell 400xi 200wpc, both integrated amps.



The Crayon does subtle detail and 3D imaging par excellence, the Krell comes a reasonably close second in these but adds seemingly limitless dynamics and effortless power.
I'm keeping both for now, with the Krell undergoing a few days of continuous warm-up to see what it really can deliver in terms of finesse.

Cables - DNM Resolution speaker cables. RS Audio Duet interconnects (a curious silver/palladium hybrid) with the Krell and Black Cat Neo Morpheus with the Crayon. Mains cables are Belden 19364 all round. USB signal direct from my laptop handled by Wireworld Starlight.