Pioneer SE - Monitor 5’s
Very nice, neutral sounding dynamic driver set but needs a shed load of hours to run in before they strat to sing.
I have been itchin to get the TA-20 back in the setup, but I didn’t have the inputs or realistically the power. But this morning I said the heck with it and moved it in any way!
I’ll just move the power and the inputs over to the SH-9 whenever I want to use it. Right now I am on a tube groove. Or in this case, tube hybrid. I am a firm believer in the architecture, and the IEMs seem to love it. It was only going to be a test, but I like the sound so much I’m going to keep it there. The nuanced differences in the presentation between the TA-20 and the LP ae distinctive enough to warrant it. Great stuff. 
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Well, the TA-20 is off the desktop setup again! I have lifted it to make way for the RAW-MDA 1 DAC. The idle SH-9 has been removed also, though I can bring that back later if I wish. This has really changed how the system operates now in that now that I have a dual DAC setup, the speaker setup and the headphone rig are completely isolated from one another. Here is the new diagram:
I’ll edit in an updated pic when there is light to take a decent picture. Just imagine the pic above, but with the TA-20 replaced by the RAW-MDA 1. As mentioned, this was only supposed to be temporary, but I think it’s going to stay like this for a good while.
EDIT: After some consideration, I had to bring the SH-9 back into the system. The mere fact that I own a Radiance demands that I do it! That is a bread-and-butter pairing, if ya know what I mean. The diagram has been updated to reflect this. It’s too sweet of an amp not to re-integrate it.
OK… NOW I am done! 
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