I’ve found the older I get, I’ll be 75 this year, the less I’ve focused on the equipment and the more it’s been all about the music.
I have not upgraded any of the electronics in almost 9 years.
In the last 18 months or so, I’ve instituted the following upgrades:
ARC Ref Phono to ARC Ref Phono 2se
ARC Ref Line Stage 2 Mk 1 to ARC Ref Line Stage 5se
ARC Ref 75 Amplifier to ARC Ref 150 Amplifier
SOTA Millennia Prototype #1 to a full Condor, Eclipse, Roadrunner
Donna at SOTA got really excited about this one and posted an article about it on their FaceBook page exclaiming the first Millennia ever built, going through the full upgrade
SOTA Star Series III to a SOTA Nova, full Condor, Eclipse, Roadrunner
Purist Corvus RCA cable between Phono and Line Stage to Balance Corvus
I’m extremely happy with the results of these upgrades and think I’ll be set for a long time. The only other item I might like to have is a pair of ARC Ref 250 Amplifiers but, they will need to come down in cost a bit first. Maybe sometime next year or the year after.
The system as it is currently.
I have not upgraded any of the electronics in almost 9 years.
In the last 18 months or so, I’ve instituted the following upgrades:
ARC Ref Phono to ARC Ref Phono 2se
ARC Ref Line Stage 2 Mk 1 to ARC Ref Line Stage 5se
ARC Ref 75 Amplifier to ARC Ref 150 Amplifier
SOTA Millennia Prototype #1 to a full Condor, Eclipse, Roadrunner
Donna at SOTA got really excited about this one and posted an article about it on their FaceBook page exclaiming the first Millennia ever built, going through the full upgrade
SOTA Star Series III to a SOTA Nova, full Condor, Eclipse, Roadrunner
Purist Corvus RCA cable between Phono and Line Stage to Balance Corvus
I’m extremely happy with the results of these upgrades and think I’ll be set for a long time. The only other item I might like to have is a pair of ARC Ref 250 Amplifiers but, they will need to come down in cost a bit first. Maybe sometime next year or the year after.
The system as it is currently.
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