The first pieces of stereo equipment I ever had 20+ years ago were a hand-me-down Sansui 881 (still have it too) from my dad hooked into some Bose rear-reflect shelves.

That little gesture from my dad ignited my love for audio and I've slowly saved up to try different new/used equipment to build what I can consider my end-game.. save for some tube rolling 5+ years :)

The Totem's by themselves were an amazing upgrade, but the introduction of the Pontus (upgraded from Schitt Modi) followed by the Rogue RP-5 (upgraded from Holman Apt-PreAmp) have created this mix of warmth, detail, and specifically transparency (I swear those speakers disappear) that I have wanted since beginning 20+ years ago.

It's also insanely versatile and I find myself not wanting anything more for stereo sound on movies, gaming, and music.

I feel very fortunate to be able to get to this point and wanted to share the setup here:

• Speakers: Totem Tribe Towers
• Amplifier: Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 2
• Pre-Amplifier: Rogue RP5 V-2 (cannot get over this pre-amp + Rogue's customer service is amazing)
• Turntable: Technics SL-100C
• Cartridge: Dynavector DV-10X5 MC
• Phono PreAmp: Vincent 701 Tube w/ Brimar 12AU7
• DAC(s): Dentafrips Pontus II + Bluesound Node 2i for Streaming (outputs into Pontus)
• TV: Sony A95L