Music at home — the sixty systems

Tier L · Mandate E (fixed-architecture mandate)

Costs appear only as signed percentages against each tier’s (unpublished) baseline; absolute prices are not shown.

Forward (source-first)

SlotComponent
CartridgeKoetsu Rosewood Signature MC
TonearmSupatrac Blackbird Farpoint 9"
TurntableLinn LP12 plinth + Majik PSU (no arm/cart)
Phono stageRega Aria Mk3 MM/MC
Integrated amplifierCambridge Audio AXA35
LoudspeakersEpos ES-7N
Chain cost vs tier baseline+0.4%
69.5
node quality
3.78
edge synergy (raw 3.78, 5 edges)
0.00
drive delta (n/a-integrated)
integrated
architecture

Feasible; no blockers.

Costs appear only as signed percentages against each tier’s (unpublished) baseline; absolute prices are not shown.

Aft (speaker-first)

SlotComponent
LoudspeakersEpos ES-7N
Integrated amplifierChord ULTIMA INTEGRATED
Phono stageRega Aria Mk3 MM/MC
CartridgeAudio-Technica AT-ART9XI MC
TonearmProJect Tonearm 8.6 Carbon (Debut PRO)
TurntablePro-Ject Debut Pro (with cart)
SubwooferBK Electronics XLS200-DF MK2
Chain cost vs tier baseline+0.6%
67.9
node quality
4.90
edge synergy (raw 4.90, 5 edges)
0.00
drive delta (n/a-integrated)
integrated
architecture

Feasible; no blockers.