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Main Setup

byWill|Oct 16, 2026

My main listening setup where my best gear lives. It is constantly getting modified as I swap in new components I repair - whatever sounds the best gets to stay here while the rest moves on to another setup! Phono preamp listed is running into a line-level preamp (Emotive Audio Sira), and from there into the 2 Acrosound monoblock amps. The other turntable (Sony 2250) is there currently for playing beat up records/45s so I don't mess up my good cartridge. For that I am using the phono stage in a Conrad Johnson PV-5. Also a huge cassette collector, hence the 2 Nakamichi decks in the system. Also you might be able to tell from the pictures I really like audio visualizers :)

Components

Turntable: Thorens TD-124$300
Preamp: Synthesis 79DC$1,000
Amp: Acrosound ULII$1,200
Speakers: Audio Note AN/E$2,300
Total$4,800

Additional Components

Cartridge: Lyra Titan
Tape / Cassette Deck: Nakamichi Dragon$2,000
Tape / Cassette Deck: Nakamichi RX-505
Tape / Cassette Deck: Sansui SD-5000$0
Visualizer: McIntosh MI-3$150
Visualizer: Sony VT-M5$50
Streamer: Sonos S1$0
Additional Components Total$2,350

Recordbuilds Score

Gold
88Overall
Aesthetics
80
Sound Quality
90
Ease of Use
72
Value
78
Upgradability
90
9