Sorry, that was cost breakdown. To answer your question, chord Qutest DAC. Vandersteen 3a signature time and phase aligned 4 way speakers, pass labs x2.5 Pre-am

Sorry, that was cost breakdown. To answer your question, chord Qutest DAC. Vandersteen 3a signature time and phase aligned 4 way speakers, pass labs x2.5 Pre-amp, threshold s/150 amp. It's all class A, time and phase aligned. Then I dedicate the whole room and put speakers 1/3rd out from front wall, 1/5th out from side walls, and listening position at 2/3rds mark. It's all about flat response, and waves don't like to build very well using odd numbers. The bass traps are the real secret, not allowing the bass to slosh around and drown out the rest of the music. Bass goes 6 directions and you have too put way too much out. It then has to be "trapped" and controlled in order to hear the rest of the music again.