Second System (work in progress)

The second system...or, in other words, "how can I justify so many audio gears"?

Let's put them in the bedroom first :-)

For the second system I wanted to be able to use almost all my small fullrange speakers (Foster 133, Fostex fe 103, Aucharm Neo 4")...so what's better than Frugal Horn?

Again, for such efficient speakers a fleawatt amp is more than enough, so I think I'll build a class A power buffer for the main system...

The system 2

Here we are for another small step towards the final form!

Today I got my beloved speakers back with a new foam.

Now: 

- sources are OK (Lenco and Mac with Audiophile Linux are here to stay); 

- DAC and Pre Phono can be improved (new output transformer for the first and maybe a new project with tubes for the second);

- (Pre)Amp have to change: speakers need power, so I'm in the middle of using my gainclone (a very good all-rounder with 50w) or building an F4 and use one of my flea watt tube amp as preamp. 

I have to think a lot about it...also because i'm building a second system, so I would need some synergy...

Another small digression

Some more earbuds for me:
first K's 64 ohm (I like the red colour)

then EMX500S (better cable than EMX500, really more comfortable and less microphonic)

And then again another $5 wonder: Vido!

Again, what's all that for? Just to have more experience and enjoy good sound, maybe one day I'll sell them all for a better one, maybe a VE Zen or a K's 500...

(SPOILER: I bought them! K's 500, and they are a HUGE improvement indeed!)

in the meanwhile I built THE amp: xrk971's creature on diyAudio, highly recommended to anyone who wants to improve portable sound with pure class A bliss: