Well, modest compared to today's ultra high end systems. However, I'm not going to attempt to reach such a lofty goal as there's only so much money to spread around. Bryston is good, you could do a lot worse, but I've tried some other amps, particularly Class A, and it showed up the Bryston as being restricted in highs, mids, and soundstage. Of course the Class A amps are more $$$. I didn't pay much (in high end terms) for the bryston. The JBLs...they didn't sound too good out of the box. Too ripe in the upper bass, and lifeless in the mids and highs. After 2 years of break-in, they sound rather good. Finally!
Now the sources...yes, good, but more bang for the buck stuff. I'm not gonna be delusional and say the Technics, as good as it is, is on the level of a Transrotor. Same for the Onkyo DX-7555. It got very good reviews, and since I'm mostly an LP guy, it's all the CD player I feel I need at the moment. I think my next move with that is to get a DAC and use the Onkyo as a transport. A good DAC should smoke the old Wolfson in the DX-7555.
Well, those are my thoughts tonight. Thanks guys, for your feedback!
