I have been in the hobby for more than forty years,now that my hearing is declining I finally put together a system I enjoy.I have a very understanding wife.My living room is rather large no parallel walls or ceiling(three stories high)I can seat on the second or third level and listen to what sounds like live music.I power the Loreley speakers with a YBA passion monos for the mid and high section while the low frequency section is powered with the Innersound 1KW amps ,the low frequency section of the german Physics Loreley is 4ohms and the innersound output is 2 kw. at 4 ohms. That change made a significant difference o the bass output.The center is now powered by one YBA 1000 passion,again an improvement over the acoustic reality .Another two Acoustic Reality 1001 monos powers the Legato rear speakers.I use any of the four source cd/sacd/dvd-A players depending on the recordingReimyo for redbook playback and the accuphase and the Esoteric for sacd playback,the meridian 800 is used for dvd A and dvd video music and. the pioneer Blu-Ray for dvd video movies.

System is just about complete added a cello equalizer system .The CD and sacd players and the Meridian 800 are now connected through RCA and xlr IC into the Cello encore and the encore is connected to the Cello Palette equalizer feeding meridian 861 processor.The cd player Reimyo/Accuphase and esoteric are also connected directly into the 861.I also connect the digital outputs of the Reimyo,to both the DG-38 and the Zanden DAC.Lots of combinations are possible for different connections are possible.

I previously had the MBL6010D very open and detailed but too fatiguing and harsh for my taste,I also had the EMM signature sacd transport and DAC,did not perform well im my system and poorly constructed the Accuphase 800/801 is by far superior for two channel SACD,while the Esoteric X-01 is by far superior for multi channel sacd,one excellent player.

I have now put in two dedicate 20 amp line with Furetech and Onyada receptacle and plugs.The dedicated lines did improve the sound somewhat and got rid of the hum.I have a number of conditioners not convinced they improve the sound but I am convinced at times they have a negative impact.I have lots of high end power cables I have yet to hear the improvement,I have not listed all the IC cables I use to time consuming ,the difference they make at least in my system is minimal.

I listen to primarily classical music ,like 95% of the time.The music includes solo instruments ,chamber music,choral and symphonic,no opera. The sound is great especially outstanding in large symphonic reproductions of Shostakovitch, Bartok, etc.