Your most satisfying hifi moment of 2019

I purchased a NVA P90sa from Macca and then had it upgraded with a new stepped attenuator and silver wiring. My only hifi moment of 2019.

Buying a Vincent CDS7dac CD player. Superb👌

Not a biggie in outright hi-fi buying terms but I bought a couple of non working CD players and fitted new lasers to them and are now working perfectly. Never done one before fearing that they need all sorts of dextrous skills and fannying about with a scope to set them up, but they have already had that done at the factory.   It was a fear of the unknown but don't have any fear of them now and that is a personal triumph for me.

Being banned from AoS.
More time spent listening, and less time spent reading about listening.

Getting the Bastanis properly dialled in. Best speakers I've had at home.

I had not listened to my system for a little while since I had a problem with the power amp (sorted now) so it was not easy to do a comparison.  I will say the system sounds great now, and I'm sure clarity has improved but I it's on of those memory related moments and I'm not very good at that.

I rejigged my whole system (practically) this year.

The Mordaunt Short Performance 880 speakers have been a revelation and are imho the last speakers anyone should need. The discovery of how good Neurochrome gear is, has also been just as significant.

However, there was a standout moment when Jimbo brought round his Rodrigo Y Gabriella LP and we listened to "FOC"

No system I have ever heard, has done what mine did in that moment and the shock of how good the vinyl sounded has resonated with Jim and myself since.

This was by far the most satisfying moment as even though the track was phenomenal, the feeling of the accumulated effect of all the work I've put into upgrading finally paid off.

Secondly, I have to say that watching this place grow from the seed Andrew planted, has been really satisfying too.

We may still only be in our infancy but I enjoy this forum more than any other.

I found the caps I took out for the ANs.

If you can get down here befor 20/01/19, I'll stick them in for you but i suspect it won't have the same effect that your ksa50 gave you.

As a heads up, Alan is going to have a Neurochrome 86 built in the near future. If I were you, I'd ask for a lend and have a listen. Ok, the power is less than the ksa100 but I think you'll be mighty surprised at what you hear.

He has but he managed to nab a couple of 86 boards. One needed attention which he has applied and it's now fully refurbished.

I'm not saying buy it, I'm saying try it and see what you think BTW.

Sonically, they are all very very similar as when you get to that level of transparency, it can't be anything else.

There is now also a bonafide buffer board which by all accounts pisses on anything out there, if the measurements are anything to judge by.

We're talking ridiculous levels of performance. This guy is going to be too expensive in the near future.

'The Dream' speaker leads.
I needed 9m so definitely not cheap, but putting the old ones back in made the system sound broken.

Don't worry, Harry, you wouldn't notice the difference 😉

Got a link to the platforms you have?

Nothing satisfying just an endless string of overhyped, overpriced, buy me I'm pretty kit. Which by all accounts are the best the reviewers have heard, all which leave me absolutely cold, and with the conclusion that somehow Audiophiles have more money than sense.

One exception was the Wharfedale Linton Heritage, I nearly bought them, then a look at my meger finances, and a reality check, brought me back down to earth.