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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Resides in my dining/den combo room:

Thiel 2 2 speakers
Adcom 5300 amplifier
Counterpoint SA1000 preamp
Carver TX-11 FM tuner
Sony SCD-CE775 SACD/CD changer
Dual CS-704 turntable w/Accuphase AC-2 mc cartridge

I use this system largely for FM listening, as we have a superb classical/jazz station nearby. Can’t tell it is FM.

Main and beroom systems as well.



@1extreme Polygamy is The Rule: 80+% of human societies are polygamous ( ref from Jared Diamond, not my uneducated thoughts)

But: it all comes down (as with happy wives) to You being able to Provide.., being unable to setup my second Dream system with Maggies I surrender to headphone listening and Walkmans/Discmans, I have dozens of the little Babies...
the very idea of having more than one Boss makes me suicidal!!! Maybe the original reference is actually Universal?!!
 Second system:
  Apogee Duetta II loudspeakers
  McIntosh C-32 preamp
  Sanders Magtech monoblock amplifiers
  McIntosh MR-85 tuner
  Sony 9000 es compact disk player
I have a system in my office:

  • Modified Technics SL1210 Mk5g turntable (Benz Wood Cartridge, Origin Live Conqueror Arm)
  • Perreaux VP3 Phono Stage
  • ATC  CA2 Preamp
  • ATC  P1 Power Amp
  • Spendor D1 Speakers.