In general I find the performance to price ratio of these components to be very high. Time constraints prevent me from having time to fiddle much. The gear works without any fuss or muss on my part. Money, in my opinion, seems to have been spent well as my hassle is minimal and enjoyment is high.
Replaced Levinson solid state. Has a remote control to boot.
Bryston 4B-ST
Pair
VPI Industries TNT jr
TT
Graham Engineering 1.5 basic
Arm
Benz Micro MC Ruby
Cartridge
Tom Tutay Phono stage
All tube phono stage custom designed and built by Tom Tutay. Marvelous upgrade with improved bass and spatial localization of instruments. Things just sound more in tune is the best way I can describe it. Hard to believe it can do this.
Audio Research CD-1
CD Player
Photo Albert Porter - non cryo treated
Photo of the room by Albert Porter. In real life, the red chair and bench are at opposite ends of the room, of course.
Setup Arm/Cartridge
Cartridge/arm kindly adjusted by Albert Porter. Correct setup by a pro makes a huge difference.
nice system. when you can, get yourself another Bryston. One per Maggie=bridge those babies. You will hear what those babies can do, for the first time. They will eat it up...