I’ve been building for decades. I started with a pair of 10QR’s, then 1.6’s and now 3.6’ as my main speakers. As a result I just shifted the smaller Maggie’s around the room and repurposed them. I have a a Sony 65-inch OLED (A1E) in between. It’s been a never ending and a slow but thoughtful process, but I’m happy with the results. The system:
Two-channel:
Preamp: VAC Signature Mk IIa SE with US made Amperex PQ white label with gold pin 6922's. Shunyata King Cobra CX PC
Amps: Pass Labs X250.8 for the mids and highs and Bryston 7B SST's for the lows
Source: 2011 MacMini with SSD and a Paul Hynes SR7EHD power supply running Roon. Also have JRiver 25 and Amarra Luxe. Shunyata Alpha NR PC.
DAC: Schiit Yggy with Unison USB & Analog 2. Shunyata Sigma USB. Paul Kaplan HE v1 PC
Modified Marchand XM44 crossover (Burson V6 Vivids, BlackGates, Bybees, SR Orange). Paul Kaplan HE v1 PC.
Speakers:
Biamped Magnepan 3.6R's
Subs: A pair of REL S/5 SHO subs and Longbow.
HT with above 2-channel:
Preamp/Processor: Theta Casablanca IVa with D3 Xtreme DAC. Shunyata Anaconda CX PC
Amps: 2 x ModWright KWA150SE's for center and rears
Blu-ray player: Modded LPS Oppo 203. WW Platinum Starlight 7 HDMI. Paul Kaplan HE v1 PC
Speakers: Center Channel - Maggie "tri-center" with MG10QR's and CC3. Center sub - Velodyne DD12
Rears: Magnepan 1.6QR's
Power conditioning: Shunyata Denali 6000/S v2 and Running Springs Jaco and Haleys. Shunyata King Cobra CX 20amp and RS Mongoose PC's
Cabling is all WireWorld IC's with Platinum 7's for main 2-channel listening and older Golds elsewhere. Speaker cables by Alpha Core Goertz MI series.