Description

After sweating for over a year in the sands of the Mid East, I decide to treat myself to a new(used)high-end audio and video system upon returning to my home base. I realize that a lot of this gear is dated (1980-2000), and some manufacturers are out of business or have ceased production on the models, but I consider it an excellent system to upgrade as newer gear becomes affordable. I can upgrade as the new stuff of today becomes the dated stuff of tomorrow.

What more do I need? Where is/are my weakness(s)? I may update speakers to B&W N801 or 800 as soon as price drops for used ones.
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    • Levinson No 37
    Real nice transport and now reasonably priced used.
    • Levinson No-360s
    What can I say? Awesome DAC...my proudest componnet in my sytem!
    • Levinson No-380s
    An outstanding preamp.
    • Levinson No-336
    Just one of my Mark Levinson amps..two more for home theater.
    • Levinson No-334
    A ML amp for L/R surround speakers which are B&W SCM 8s, and 805 Matrix for rears
    • Levinson No-434
    A mono center channel amp which is B&W Matrix 800 HTM, I use Transparent Ultra XL RCA cable to it.
    • Sony VPH-D50HTU CRT projector
    Incredible picture! Colors rival any new sanely priced CRT! Great value for money too!
    • Runco SC-4200
    Line doubler--quadroupler. Just a lot for the money--makes DVDs much more vivid and black is BLACK!!
    • Kimber Cable RGBHV DV30
    30' of exceptional cable from Runco SC-4200 to Sony projector
    • Transparent SVS Premium
    An exceptional cable from Proceed PMDT to Runco SC-4200.
    • Stewart 100 inch Four Way Masking
    An expensive screen but WORTH EVERY PENNY!
    • Proceed PMDT
    An incredible DVD transport--too bad the line has been discontinued. A steal at used
    price.
    • dCS Purcell
    Upsampler for those 16 bit CDs that need something...this unit does it--British high-end at its
    best! Looking for a dCS Elgar
    • Krell B&W 800 BAF
    Bass alignment filter...after market high end equalizer for B&W Matrix 800 series speakers...two for balanced operation.
    • HeadRoom Corp Blockhead
    Why I bought this? Just imagine listening to Pink FLoyd Dark Side of the Moon in fanatastic sound, prescence, dynamics, everything! One listen and you will see why I paid an insanely amount for a headphone amp.
    • Lexicon MC-1
    I bought this used, however new in box--never used with a s/n of one of the last one made...Exceptional, but will replace with MC-12!
    • Magnum Dynalab MD-102
    An incredile tuner! Has remote, silver wiring, and now it needs a Slueth...looking for one!
    • B&W Matrix 801 s2
    My first high-end speakers--Still have them after almost 15 years...anyone have another pair for sale within the New England states?
    • B&W SCM-8
    My surround speakers...incredible sound and match the 801s perfect, also I have B&W 805s as rears, and HTM 800 as center.
    • B&W 800-ASW
    A real nice sub. I may add another for stereo.
    • Variuos Kimber, Acoustic Zen, Transparent,
    I use a lot of different cables...Acoustic Zen Matrix Ref II, Silver Ref II, Harmonic Technology Magic RCA and XLR, Kimber Orchard, Transparent Ultra XL, NBS master AES/EBU
    • NBS, Shunyata, Virtual Dynamics Black Mamba II, Nite, AC-10, NBS
    I use Shunya Black Mamba VII for digial, VD Nite for amps, NBS for general componnets, and Harmonic Technology AC-10 for video
    • Symposium, Aurios, Cardas, Ultra, 1.2s, RCA AND XLR caps
    I use a lot of tweaks: Symposium Ultra platforms, Roller blocks2+, Cable stands, Orchard Bay cones, Sound Anchor amps stands,Cardas caps, Cardas headphone cable, Kontact cleaner, Polycrystal amp stand and Ref IS0-3 cones
    • Tice Audio, BPT --Solo A/V, 3.5 Sig series
    3C HP Sig series, Solo video for projector, and Balanced Power technology 3.5 Sig. for front end, and nothing for amps, yet.
    • Sony SCD777ES
    I bought this used from a doctor who rarely used it. Outstanding SACD player.
    • Nakamichi Dragon cass
    The only item leftover from my Nakamichi system of the 80s. Still in perfect shape, but rarely gets used.
    • Alesis ML9600
    I use this for making compilation Cds. A great recorder, but not the best for a transport/CD player.
    • Acoustic Zen, Kimber, Audioquest Hologram II Biwire, 8TC, Volcano
    I use Acoustic Zen Hologram Ref II to main speakers or Audioquest Volcano, and Kimber 8TC goes to surround speakers.

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Two thoughts:

1. You did some dipping from the Halliburton millions

and

2. You are also, definitely, not married at the present time.

(Did I guess right on one or ¿both?)

Congratulations on the system and here is wishing you time to enjoy it.

Best regards.

vvrinc