Living Voice R25A speakers Luminance KST-150 amp Denafrips Pontus 2 DAC LInear Tube Audio MICROZOTL preamp CEC TL5. Agree on speaker placement. That's why I said the room is out of the way. Spent a lot of time with this.
My system can be very engaging. Pop music sounds very good.
Bass timbre is good. A little trouble with orchestral music. Some smearing
in low end, especially double bass, cello, trombone mix (for example). This area could be more consistent.
I think I've got the room out of the way for the...
I actually like to play cd's, pick through the collection, instead of downloading the discs onto a hard drive. So, I upgraded the Oppo's power cord and am happy with the result. My experience has shown that soundstage, imaging and atmospherics are easier to achieve(concerning the power cord))...