Tier Hi · Anchored (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Costs appear only as signed percentages against each tier’s (unpublished) baseline; absolute prices are not shown.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 | Koetsu Azule Platinum MC |
| Tonearm | Supatrac Blackbird Farpoint 9" |
| Turntable | AVID Sequel SP (no arm) |
| Phono stage | EAR Yoshino 88PB MM/MC |
| Preamplifier | Audiolab 9000Q |
| Power amplifier | Audiolab 9000P |
| Loudspeakers | ProAc Tablette 10 Signature |
| Chain cost vs tier baseline | +0.5% |
71.7
node quality
7.00
edge synergy (raw 7.00, 6 edges)
0.00
drive delta (drive 4.75x)
power
architecture
Feasible; no blockers.
Architecture competition
| Architecture | Quality | Synergy | Cost vs baseline | Feasible | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrated | 70.2 | 5.38 | +0.5% | yes | |
| power | 71.7 | 7.00 | +0.5% | yes | ✓ |
| mono | 71.3 | 7.00 | +0.7% | 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Costs appear only as signed percentages against each tier’s (unpublished) baseline; absolute prices are not shown.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 |
| Power amplifier | Rega Solis |
| Preamplifier | Rega Mercury |
| Phono stage | Rega Aura Reference MC |
| Cartridge | van den Hul The Frog |
| Tonearm | Rega RB880 |
| Turntable | Rega Planar 3 + RB330 |
| Chain cost vs tier baseline | −2.9% |
70.8
node quality
6.94
edge synergy (raw 6.94, 6 edges)
0.00
drive delta (drive 35.11x)
power
architecture
Feasible; no blockers.
Architecture competition
| Architecture | Quality | Synergy | Cost vs baseline | Feasible | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrated | 71.7 | 5.76 | −9.6% | yes | |
| power | 70.8 | 6.94 | −2.9% | yes | ✓ |
| mono | 71.5 | 6.11 | +0.7% | yes |