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Whats in your second system?

Just curious as to the people who like myself have many thousands "invested" in their main system with all the latest tweaks, cables etc and also have a second or even third system.

Did you assemble that with the same love and care and dedication and costly tweaks?

Or did you throw something together from bargain bins or indeed your old leftovers and then sat back and thought...Wow this sounds really good!

And if so did that get you thinking on the main system...lol.

My second system cost way less than the speaker cables on my main system but I am constantly shocked at just how nice it sounds for such a no frills setup.

Linn Classic all in one
Tannoy 2 ellipse small floorstanders
20 year old (at least) Jensen 50w 8 inch sub.
Monster Cable 12/2 speaker cable bare wire ends.
Home brewed power cord just cos I had it laying around.

The Linn just sits on top of a chest of drawers with the Tannoys flanking the chest either side and the lil sub sitting behind the chest.

And it sounds darn good tbh!
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sfseay
495 posts
 
My second system is in my home office:

Edge i3 Integrated Amp
Sony HAP-Z1 Music Server
Auralic Vega DAC
McIntosh MR7803 AM/FM Tuner
KEF LS50 Speakers

Very enjoyable, and most of the components were either purchased used or new at a good discount.
kleech
129 posts
 
My main system resides in a dedicated room in the basement and is used for serious listening.  The secondary system is in a common living/entertaining area on the main floor.  I like it to be unobtrusive.  It features original Sonus Faber Guarneri Homage speakers driven by a Sonos Connect amp and a small Rel sub.  Source is Tidal streaming and files on a NAS drive.  It sounds surprisingly good and looks pretty cool too.
mambacfa
71 posts
 
Oppo 105, Pro-Ject RS Pre Box with 1960s Siemens tubes, Krell FPB-300 power amp, WIlson Sophia Speakers. Power cables, interconnects and speaker cables by Shunyata and Nordost. 
acknic
4 posts
 
My second system is in my BR and consists of:

Luxman L505ux intergrated
Harbeth P3 ESR
Audioengine b1 (for steaming, DON'T Judge) ;)
Audeze LCD X + Nordost Heimdall 2 headphone cable

Admittedly, i have on occasion questioned how much i've invested in my main system because of how good my second system sounds, but then i'm snapped back into reality when all things are considered (room size, media type, aesthetics, etc.)
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uberwaltz OP
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Keep them coming guys, love the huge variety on show here
Very interesting indeed!
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