I’ve spent the last few years tracking down my most favorite LPs but have kept them all sealed waiting for a system that would truly do them justice.
A few years ago, a WONDERFUL friend gifted me a McIntosh 4280 amplifier, a DAC, and Focal speakers for being the Best Man at his wedding. Sadly the MAC was faulty and after 3 years of servicing it at McIntosh headquarters, it was declared dead.
But on December 23rd, 2012 he drove 9 hours across the USA and delivered me a replacement MAC and new cables to go with it!
I had also recently upgraded my linear turntable to a glorious Denon and picked out the best cartridge I could afford.
FINALLY after 5 years I’m removing the shrink and spinning my favorite LPs!
The new setup includes:
Denon DP-60L Rosewood Turntable w Ortofon 2M Red cartridge
and my trusty Yamaha CR-840 integrated tuner/amplifier
(The Yamaha was my first so I keep it around but powered off)
Cambridge Audio DACMagic for my Music Workstation
McIntosh C39 pre amplifier w remote and manual
Integra adm2.1 power amp
Harman Kardon Solo
(repair in progress)
Sonance Sonamp 260
(repair in progress)
Focal 814v floor speakers
Sennheiser HD 380Pro studio monitors
(I LOVE these headphones!)
Pair of XLO Ultra 10′ speaker cable
AudioQuest Python interconnects
and Tributaries Silver Series RCAs
(from the early 2000s before Trib became stupid)
NOTE: Sample image not an exact match – mine have silver caps on the connectors
Next I plan to order a VTI 304 cherry audio rack, one of the few units which can accommodate the mammoth size of these vintage components.
THANK YOU, dear friend. You made my Christmas one to remember!
The Innerspace Connection 
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