This is my office reference system.  If I am to work from home until the foreseeable future, then I want to surround myself with as exquisite a sound quality as I can possibly muster.

Yes, I am *WELL* aware that this is an unorthodox system.  Very few will have created a system such as this and I have been more than made of aware of as to the various reasons why...but I digress. This system is a testament to what is possible in audio fidelity if you are willing to break the "rules." I have another system with floor standing speakers and dual powered subs, and this system has long since surpassed it. When you sit in the "bubble" of this system you are enveloped and immersed in sound.  It's clean, cemetery quiet, and crystal clear. If I had simply used what came-in-the-box and just plugged this into a standard power strip, it would not sound anywhere near this good and would only just be the same system that anyone who bought this speaker system would have.

What makes this setup special is the fact that the cables and power structure is worth easily 10 times the value of the speakers themselves.  I know, I could have bought other things with that money; but I didn't. I wanted to hear what these speakers were truly capable of and it's amazing.  These speakers are extremely well engineered; far beyond their intended purpose.

I am planning on switching out the Shunyata Delta V2 XC cable that is powering the V16 distributor. I love this cable, but having seen what carbon fiber can do in terms of shielding and vibration control, I want the Alpha V2 XC.  Not only will it have far more gauge, but it has much better connectors. 

NOTE: Spare me any sarcasm, or insults.  I have heard them all from friends, family and randos on the internet and none of them have swayed me from my goal.  This system will continue to evolve and I will continue to enjoy its sound regardless. Also, if/when I ever switch to a different system that perhaps is in the price range folks find more acceptable, I will have a powerful back end already in place to run it. :)

UPDATE:  I upgraded to Shunyata's Alpha V2 XC power cable.

UPDATE 2:  I added IsoAcoustics GAIA iii and OREA to the subwoofer and speaker stands.  This was an incredible update to the sound. Apparently, the subwoofer alone was altering the acoustics of the main speaker's tweeter.  Just adding the OREA cleaned up the main speaker's clarity and imaging. Then, when I added the GAIA iii feet to the speaker stands, it was equally incredible.  The imaging was further expanded, and there was more clarity in drum kits.  Most notable was the bass response. Kick drums have a hard hitting thump you can now feel and they sound as if they have more definition and depth.  Then, I added the Synergistic Tranquility Basik with the MIG 2.0 feet. The most immediate effect was video quality.  Movies played with more frame rate and color, and graphics, pictures, have more depth and detail; richer colors as well. Musically, it altered the imaging and soundstage.  It seemed to expand it from front to back instead of from side to side.

UPDATE 3: I removed the Synergistic Research Atmosphere Level 1 cable and replaced it with the Lavricables Grand line. I have also removed the Kimber Ascent power cable and replaced it with a cable I made. I also added three home made grounding boxes, complete with grounding cables of my own design.

UPDATE 4: I finally removed the Synergistic Research Foundation speaker cable that connects the powered HD6 to the passive slave with Lavricables Grand line speaker cable. This solves a problem of one speaker being cleaner, and clearer than the other; which created a lopsided stereo image.

UPDATE 5: I changed the Kimber Kable Palladian for Lavricable's Master Series power cable. The Kimber Kable Palladian was then moved to the S8 subwoofer, removing my home-brew power cable from the system. The results were an incredible increase in micro dynamics and a tightening and re-imaging of the bass with very powerful, forceful hits.

UPDATE 6: I removed the Synergystic Research Foundation RCA interconnects that were going from the Audioengine HD6 to the Audioengine S8 subwoofer. I replaced it with the previously discarded Synergistic Research Atmosphere X Alive cable. I had not done this sooner because I wrongfully thought that it was better to have RCA to RCA connection for better bass response, rather than RCA to 3.5mm stereo pin, despite the Atmosphere cable being far better in quality and shielding.