Bought my first hardware (a portable stereo for university) when I was seventeen. Been slowly upgrading ever since; buy/build/tweak.
System is Oppo105D for discs but 98% of the time Qobuz streaming through fiber optic switch via Etheregen, BridgeII + DSD Mk1 (transformer upgrade), BHK Pre, BHK300’s, Unison Research Max2 (high sensitivity compression tweeter horns). Powered by PSA P20. SR fuse upgrades in all equipment. Cables by Neotech (DIY). 2X Subwoofers CSS SDX12 with dual 12 passive radiators driven by DaytonAPA1200DSP, connected to DSD RCA output.