my first hight end sound system , please don’t ignore

dimitris7,

Congrats on acquiring a pair of MS5's. I have the gorgeous Alpi finish & they sound just as gorgeous as they look, with a lush soundstage & dynamics to die for! My system is showcased @ US Audiomart if interested:

http://www.usaudiomart.com/view_userimages.php?user_id=45433

Your system is admittedly probably several orders of magnitude higher than mine, so you will probably feel goosebumps when you finally get the synergy.

My most recent purchase was Apple TV 4K & I must say it sounds rather astonishing compared to my previous generation Apple TV feeding into my Oppo BDP105. My source for that feed is my MacBook Pro running iTunes. I am running a DD turntable feeding a tube phono preamp for my vinyl rig with very satisfying results - again due in large part to the synergy that of course takes a while to figure out.

As others have confirmed, synergy is the key; I have found running tri-wire speaker cable made quite the difference even though I am only powering the MS5's with a Hybrid Integrated with only one set of speaker outputs. The secret was, for lack of better description, the geometry of the wiring from amp to speaker. I experimented extensively for sometime & found the perfect geometry; I was taken aback quite literally when finding the perfect synergy. Have been quite satisfied for nearly a year now not having made much change other than relocating to another state.

I took the "Diagonal Bi-Wire" idea (from I think it was either Nordost or Audioquest) to the next level but in a Tri-Wire configuration instead. Do some research on it & since you are an electrician, I think you will in all likelihood figure it out. It didn't seem like it was going to make much difference, but in my case it made a world of difference, particularly in the bass definition.

Keep us posted!

Nice choice of TT; my first TT from a high end perspective was a VPI Scout w/ a Sumiko Blackbird. Many fond memories of that setup. After several years, I upgraded to another VPI - A Classic. During that time I went through several amps & a couple speakers including a pair of B&W 803D prior to upgrade to MS5 as well as a handful of cartridges.

Turntable setup is rather critical, especially with a VPI unipivot tonearm, if that will be your choice. Prepare yourself for the unipivot tonearm setup; its quite challenging but very satisfying in the end when you get it all dialed in. My favorite TT was VPI HRX that I would go listen to at my local dealer - simply sublime! Of course that may have to do with the speakers also; they were Sonus Faber Stradivari Homage. Next door was the aforementioned Dali Euphonia MS5 the sound of which stayed with me for a long time almost as long as the SF Strads' - until finally I was able to recently acquire them - the MS5's that is. Oh what I would do to own a pair of Strads' - but that is another story!

As you can tell from my current setup showcased on the other site, I have moved on to a rather simple vinyl rig in favor of my digital music listening. I have found that a properly 'synergized' digital front end can sound just as musically engaging as a properly synergized vinyl/analog rig. Only the analog/vinyl rig in my humble experience is much more finicky & can cost quite a lot more than digital/stream. I enjoy both realms though modest by comparison.

Enjoy the Music!

I have to agree w/ oregon. Personally I tried using a power plant only to discover that my system actually sounds better without it as long as I was on dedicated electrical. A power plant benefited my system somewhat when I was unable to run dedicated power lines; was quite the opposite when I finally got a place where I could do sole use electrical.
In no way do I have disrespect for power plants; they can serve well if there is a lot of noise & / or devices on the same circuit. In my case I heard a lower noise floor - but dynamics suffered.
In a dedicated electrical environment, I did discover that power cables made more of a difference, making a very good system sound rather stellar, especially if you can run good wiring along with good power cables!
Hope my experience helps; Enjoy The Music!

Try listening with & without power plant; I think your system will be very revealing of the effects, probably even more so than my system. For mine, after dedicated lines, I ended up selling the power plant in favor of being without it & have never turned back.

As for power cables & wiring; when I got dedicated power, I experimented with running my entire system on generic run of the mill cables & then all high end power cables. The difference is nothing short of amazing; I cannot explain why, only that I definitely hear a marked improvement w/ high end cables. Cleaner sound, lower noise floor, much improved three dimensional holographic imaging, less fatigue & the list goes on . . . 

The other cable I upgraded to high end was speaker cables; they made almost as much if not more improvement than power cables did. Upgraded interconnects made less improvements for my system than did the aforementioned; I stuck with mostly silver on my single ended IC’s & copper for my balanced IC’s.