What sound are you after? LAiV HP2a 6 month follow-up

A week on the beach without any stereo system certainly lends itself to serious thought as it pertains to "where" you want a system to end up. Also included is a short follow-up review of the LAiV HP2a, which has become a favorite pre-amp of mine. ================= Gear mentioned in this video ================= PureArtFi LS-6 - https://www.pureartfi.com/ls-6 Triode Lab EL84M-FFX - https://www.triodelab.com/reserve LAiV HP2a - https://www.laiv.audio/harmony-hp2a Audial S5b - https://www.audialonline.com/s5/ LAiV Harmony Dac - https://www.laiv.audio/harmony-dac Rega Aura - https://www.rega.co.uk/products/aura-mc ================= Chapters ================= 00:00 - Intro and Beer 00:45 - Vacationing 01:37 - The Question 01:55 - Current system thoughts 03:46 - What I like in a system 04:42 - LAiV HP2a mini-review 05:32 - Tubed v SS pre-amp 06:58 - LAiV HP2a (again) 08:00 - Where to go next? 10:35 - Outro