Tier H · Intimate (listening philosophy, open architecture)
Costs appear only as signed percentages against each tier’s (unpublished) baseline; absolute prices are not shown.
Forward (source-first)
| Slot | Component |
|---|---|
| Cartridge | van den Hul The Colibri |
| Tonearm | Linn Arko |
| Turntable | Linn LP12 plinth + Majik PSU (no arm/cart) |
| Phono stage | EAR Yoshino 88PB MM/MC |
| Preamplifier | Audiolab 9000Q |
| Power amplifier | Audiolab 9000P |
| Loudspeakers | ProAc Tablette 10 Signature |
| Subwoofer | REL T/5x |
| Chain cost vs tier baseline | −5.1% |
69.7
node quality
6.07
edge synergy (raw 6.07, 6 edges)
0.00
drive delta (drive 6.02x)
power
architecture
Feasible; no blockers.
Architecture competition
| Architecture | Quality | Synergy | Cost vs baseline | Feasible | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrated | 69.4 | 4.96 | +1.7% | yes | |
| power | 69.7 | 6.07 | −5.1% | yes | ✓ |
| mono | 69.6 | 6.07 | −0.4% | yes |
Costs appear only as signed percentages against each tier’s (unpublished) baseline; absolute prices are not shown.
Aft (speaker-first)
| Slot | Component |
|---|---|
| Loudspeakers | Wilmslow Audio Emmae Reginae |
| Integrated amplifier | Sugden ANV 50 |
| Phono stage | Naim StageLine S (MC) |
| Cartridge | van den Hul The Frog |
| Tonearm | Linn Arko |
| Turntable | Linn LP12 plinth + Majik PSU (no arm/cart) |
| Chain cost vs tier baseline | −12.2% |
71.1
node quality
4.59
edge synergy (raw 4.59, 5 edges)
0.00
drive delta (n/a-integrated)
integrated
architecture
Feasible; no blockers.
Architecture competition
| Architecture | Quality | Synergy | Cost vs baseline | Feasible | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrated | 71.1 | 4.59 | −12.2% | yes | ✓ |
| power | 69.6 | 5.00 | +0.5% | yes | |
| mono | 70.6 | 4.47 | +1.9% | yes |