Description

Current state of my 2 channel system.  Set a budget of $10,000 all in and managed to stay slightly under that by careful shopping, mostly on this site.  Focal and Marantz pair very well together.  The Music Hall TT punches above its weight class and the Clearaudio Maestro V2 mated with the built in phono stage of the Marantz produces amazing clarity and detail.

Hope to post photos of the room soon ( not an ideal space) but still a work in progress.

Overall this system exceeded my expectations given my budget.

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Room Details

Dimensions: 24’ × 13’  Medium
Ceiling: 7’


Components Toggle details

    • Marantz PM 11S3 Integrated amp
    100W@8ohm doubles to 200w@4 ohm. and these are underrated based on testing.  Incredible build quality.
    • Marantz SA 11S3 SACD player
    • Music Hall MMF 9.1 Turntable
    • Clearaudio Maestro V2 MM cartridge
    • Focal Electra 1028be floor standing speakers
    presence and imaging is incredible.  Great match with Marantz amp.
    • Acoustic Zen Satori speaker cables, Matrix II XLR interconnects, Tsunami power cords
    • VPI Industries Phono cable
    • Salamander Designs Synergy cabinet

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Well done! Looks like a great pairing at great price range!

stretch76