The Journey Is the Reward. I started my high-end hobby in 1999. Have always been interested in hi-fi, but really got going for two reasons. First, I was exposed to system comprising of Wadia 860x CD-player driving directly Electrocompanient Nemo mono blocks and Martin Logan Prodigy speakers. Resolution and in particular soundstaging when playing Buena Vista CD blew me away. Second, I realized that listening to jazz actually cooled me down (job stress...).

Alas, I replaced my Yamaha AV receiver with Electrocompanient ECI3 intergrated amplifier. However, sound a la maison with Amphion Argon speakers and Yamaha CD-player left me cold. So it started my journey towards high-end hi-fi...

1. "real" system:

• Electrocompanient ECI3 integrated amplifier
• ProAc Response 1Sc speakers on Tangent R24 stands
• Wadia 830 cd-player

2. system:

• Copland CSA 303 pre-amp (hyprid), Copland CSA 515 amplifier
• ProAc Response 1Sc speakers on Tangent R24 stands
• Wadia 830 cd-player

3. system:

• Mark Levinson 383 integrated amplifier
• ProAc Response 1Sc speakers on Tangent R24 stands
• Wadia 830 cd-player

4. system:

• Mark Levinson 383 integrated amplifier
• Martin Logan Aeon i speakers
• Wadia 830 cd-player

5. system:

• Mark Levinson 383 integrated amplifier
• Martin Logan Ascent speakers
• Wadia 830 cd-player

6. system:

• Mark Levinson 383 integrated amplifier
• Martin Logan Ascent speakers
• Mark Levinson 39 cd-player

7. system:

• Mark Levinson 383 integrated amplifier
• Revel Studio speakers
• Mark Levinson 39 cd-player

8. system:

• Mark Levinson 334 amplifier
• Revel Studio speakers
• Mark Levinson 39 cd-player

9. system:

• Mark Levinson 334 amplifier
• Tact Audio RCS 2.2X digital pre.amp & room correction system
• Revel Studio speakers
• Mark Levinson 390S cd-player

10. system:

• Mark Levinson 334 amplifier
• Eastern Electric MiniMax tube pre-amp with NOS tubes (GEC QA2407 6x4, Amprerex 7316D (Beckman), Siemens Halske silverplate 12au7, Raytheon 5814A year 1955)
• Revel Studio speakers
• Mark Levinson 390S cd-player

11. system:

• Mark Levinson 334 amplifier
• Audio Research LS25 mk2 tube pre-amp with 6H30 DR grade tubes
  
• Revel Studio speakers
• Mark Levinson 390S cd-player

Headphones system:

• CEC TL 51 transport
• Perpetual Technologies P-1A Digital Correction Engine
• Perpetual Technologies P-3A with ModWright Signature mod
• Monolithic power plant for PT units
• Stax SRM-T1S & Lambda Nova earphone system