Moved to a house with space for a dedicated listening room and decided to ditch my Devialets and return to my analog roots. Went preowned on most of the electronics and still spent a lot but the music is remarkable. Much of the credit has to go to the luxury of a dedicated room and the opportunity for abundant acoustic treatment. Kept my speakers/subwoofers and though I did not plan it this way, my budget turned out to be about 1/4 preamp, 1/4 amplifiers, 1/4 cartridge/tonearm and 1/4 room treatment. Before the DAC.