This system allows me to hear awesome music and great surround sound without having to resort to two dedicated systems, which I don't have the room for anyway. Will update photo's soon.
SACD Player with Digital input and output. Shunyata Anaconda Helix VX power cord and Stealth Metacrbon I/C
McCormack SST-1
Redbook playback
McCormack DAC-1 Ultra (2010 Edition)
One of the most musical DAC I ever owned, make's my CD collection sound as good and sometimes better than SACD's (disc dependent).
Stealth Metacarbon
This cable connects all source components to the TLC-1 Signature.
The reviews nailed this cable to the T
McCormack TLC-1 Signature (2014)
Now a buffered passive preamp built around a Shallco stepped Attenuator assembled by Kris with Audio Note resistors. Now has a balanced input and outputs and uses the same power supply as the VRE-1.
Stealth GS50/50 Balanced
Connects the TLC to the M5-HP and Monoblock's
Lowe's and Intermetro Shelving
Intermetro from The Container Store.
Don't laugh, it works well.
McCormack 0.5's Ultra Monoblocks (2012)
WOW, still burning in
Vandersteen 3a Sig
MAHOGANY trim
Vandersteen 2Wq's
Pair for 3A Sig's using M5-HP High Pass filters
Shunyata Anaconda and Python Helix and VX
Anaconda's Helix Alpha's for the amps and Python Helix Alpha's to preamp. VX models for the digital source.
Great to hear you are making such a worthwhile journey! I suspect a speaker upgrade may be one item on your long term upgrade list given your impressive amplification and source? Nevertheless I bet it sounds great already...