R U STILL AMAZED BY YOUR SOUND SYSTEM????

[GRC]

I think the last time I went "wow" was also when I had a full-on Naim Olive system with Dynaudio Contour speakers, all on Mana racks. Ironically, I was also playing the Mana "Eternal Dream" CD which John Watson was demoing his gear with at a Heathrow show. I remember thinking "that is so B A D I want some . . . ".
But that was some years ago when I was much more anal about this stuff. When we moved to Portugal the whole angle-iron dust magnet racks, Hydra mains cables, interconnect spaghetti, etc. got to me so I looked for a decent single-box solution (and I mean "single" - no outboard phono stages for my LP12) that I could get for around the resale value of my Naim kit. D200 was pretty much the only game in town, had great reviews so I took a punt on a used one over on PFM.
Am I "amazed"? Nope, but I'm now of an age where not much amazes me anyway (although a surprising little Pinot Noir did bring a smile to my face last night). But I am quite happy with what it does, and it does it inconspicuously.  I don't want my living space looking like a hi-fi showroom any more. I still think my Naim gear had a greater "boogie / smile factor" but I know many here will disagree.
Bottom line? Quite content; would like to try a Pro upgrade for some extra slam but not willing to spend the cash (i.e. pension) 'cos - at the end of the day - it's just music. Wine, women and song (in equal measures) as someone once said. I'll drink to that!
Cheers