Start over--HiFi rig ---clean slate

CTttsooner22,

I listened to Vandy Quatro CT using all Audio Research front end stuff.
It was wonderful sounding with the built in sub.
Very solid and punchy and very coherent.
It was a close 1 or 2 for my wish list.....
I am a fan of the 1st order coherent source sound.

Jeff

For me it would be:

Townshend Rock 7/Rega RB2000/Groovetracer Counterweight/Lyra Kleos
Rogue Audio Ares w/Blue Cinemag
Townshend Allegri Passive Preamp
Rogue Audio Atlas Magnum with Telefunken/Tung Sol KT120s
StraightWire Maestro II speaker/interconnect cables
Spiral Groove Canalis Anima w/dedicated stands
Shunyata Venom PS8/Defender

Jeff-

it sounds like (no pun) that you have found your future system.
Kiko65- StraightWire is a natural, sonic match for Rogue gear. Even the entry-level cables sound great- I was impressed. This is a wonderful example of not spending big $$$$ on cables/cords! Happy Listening guys.

Classical music-Lifelike, easy. (Someone else foots this bill!)
JBL DD6700 (rolled of at about 90 hz) 1 pair
Revel Rythm Sub (blended just right) (maybe 2- softly?)
Appropriate DEQX System (the Revel's network can be bypassed)
Spectral Reference Preamp & Amp. (about 300 horsepower)
Spectral 4000 Ref CD player.
Berkely Alpha Dac Reference & Berkeley USB
Best Esoteric player/dac (if only allowed 1 source this is it)
Oppo BDP 105D DARBEE Blu Ray/DVD player
MIT Reference power cords and I/C's!
Some Equitech Balanced Power & Shunyata conditioning!
I'm in heaven :-) What a nice dream! Anything missing?

I started over several months ago after my system (all Cary Audio even speakers) were fried in a power surge.

I opted for simplicity since I didn't have time to do lots of attempted system matching etc. Purchased the Wadia Intuition all in one 180 watt amp, preamp, and up converting DAC. Then Tyler Acoustic speakers here on Audiogon. Set me back less than $5k for everything and in many ways sounds better than my previous $20k system.

Ok it was a home theater setup but it also was Cary gear and sounded very very good in 2 channel.

One good power chord for everything and no interconnects. System comes already matched and sounds fantastic. I hear there's a Nuforce similar to the Wadia that does the same thing for closer to $2k. Supposedly sounds great as well.