This is my first system and it sounds very good. A day of hard work come home to this is very relaxing. My next upgrade will be the Welborne labs DRD 300b monoblock amplifiers and the Rega Apollo Cd player.
For $200 this is a very good tube amp. I replaced the stock signal caps with .47uF Auricaps. Also, I replaced the ECL82 tubes with the Svetlana 6BM8 (Made in Russia) wonderful sound. Added three support cones (see pic.)
Rotel RP-1001
Old but look good.
JM Labs Electra 905
Wonderful pair of speakers.
Panamax Max 4300
Cheap and work well.
Bello AT-484 Audio Stand
Metal Audio Tower. Very well crafted.
BetterCables Blue Truth
Excellent cables.
DH Labs Silver Sonic Q-10
This is a DIY speaker cables.
Osiris 24
No sand-filled stands.
Dayton Speaker spikes
I used these spikes for Wave-8 monoblock amplifiers. Cheap and look great.