I have recently completed an audio video system after taking an 8 year hiatus from audio. I use to own a Music Hall MMF 7.1 turntable, Balanced Audio Technology VK-3i preamp and VK-60 amp. I used Harmonic Technology speaker and interconnect cables.

I decided to abandon analog sources and go digital. I feel I have done well so far in my pursuit of satisfying sound and video experiences.

I upgraded the Tube electronics with the following NOS tubes (except for KT-120s):

Preamp:

Tung Sol oval plate” 6SN7GT

Sylvania military brown base WGT/A

Amplifier:

Tung Sol KT-120 Power Tubes

CBS 6SN7s

Telefunken “smooth plate” 12AX7

Being a digital system, I have a Hard Drive enclosure system that allows me to use eSATA or USB 2.0 interfaces as needed and serves as my digital music and video Server.

I also can stream data to this system from a remote NAS which works very well. All of this is Netgear stuff. I stream the data using the 5GHz band instead of the normal 2.4GHz.

The center of my system is the Oppo BDP-95, which is a new Universal player that should be the most talked about player of this year. Very versatile player that allows me to play all HD format music files and uses a great internal DAC. I have some space restrictions in my condo so this system seems to suit me very well.

I am looking for feedback, as to what direction I should go, or look into at this point.

I recently compared this unit with a Marantz Reference series SA-7S1 SACD player and was shocked how well this player compared even thou it cost 5K less in price.

I decided to make the following upgrades this year:

Rogue Audio M-180 Mono-block Tube Amps

Shunyata Research Hydra 6 or 8 Power Conditioner

Feel free to let me know if you feel I am going in the right direction. I have to give up on LP and albums due to my back condition, but feel this approach will be a satisfying compromise.