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System includes Sonus Faber Stradivari with McIntosh components. I was driving the system from the 2nd zone of a McIntosh MX132 (Which is upstairs in our TV Room-Required 100 Foot of Speaker Cable), until I borrowed the Pre C45 from my Mac Dealer. I have just ordered a Tube Mcintosh Pre C220, and am going to see which is better the Solid State or Tube Pre-Amp.

System is very Musical, and powerful enough to drive the Room, which is a 2 Story Space with Hard Surfaces, ie Glass and Stone Floors. The Irregular Shape of the Room, which is very Open helps by not creating any reflections or Standing Waves. The system is warm and exceedingly Musical. Wife loves the Music. Looking for a Piece of Furniture to put the McIntosh Components into it.(I know that would be Blasphemy). The Look of the components was very important to the design of the Room.
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    • McIntosh MCD205
    5-Disc CD Changer
    • McIntosh MC-2102
    100 W/Channel Tube Amp
    • Sonus Faber Stradivari
    Full Range Speakers
    • Bel The Wire Interconnects
    Interconnects
    • Monster Dual 14 Ga
    Musical Wire
    • McIntosh McIntosh C220
    Tube PreAmp
    • Benchmark Dac 1 USB
    Digital to Audio Converter

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Incredibly beautiful room! If I had my pick of rooms on this site, yours might be it.

The Stradivaris are awesome speaks, but I would love to hear a pair of good omnis in your particular room.

Ever consider Ohm, Morrison, Dueval, MBL or German Physik?

There's a system on this site with a multi story room like yours. That listener (with deep pockets) went with German Physiks, which to me was a very insightful approach. Good omni designs should really shine in a large room like yours and enable optimal listening from multiple locations as well.

mapman