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Howard’s Living Room Set up

byHoward|Jun 11, 2026

This is a pretty modest efficient set up that I’m happy with don’t have shelves and shelves of records just ones I know I’m gonna listen to over and over the amplifier will soon be replaced with either a WiiM Amp Ultra or a Marantz M1 it was just a stereo amplifier I had laying around but it sounds great either way! At that point I’m happy the only upgrades would be my cartridge when my current one is done

Room Size: Large room - 250+ sq ft

Turntable
TT
Preamp
Pre
Amplifier
Amp
Speakers
Spk

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Components

Turntable: Marantz TT-8001$1,200
Amp: Scott 359 RS$100
Speakers: Klipsch Chorus 1$1,800
Total$3,325

Recordbuilds Score

Gold
83Overall
Aesthetics
84
Sound Quality
84
Ease of Use
81
Value
78
Upgradability
81
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