First time host Clayton Cowan had a system featuring a VPI Prime Signature turntable with Benz LP with about 50 hrs on a new stylus installed by Peter Lederman, a Lampizator Level 4 DAC with MacBook Pro running Pure Music, Coincident Frankenstein 300B monoblocks, a Coincident Statement Phono, and also have the Coincident Statement Line Stage with 10 days on it. Speakers were the Coincident Partial Eclipse. Also there were tweaks by Synergistic Research, and cables were a mixture of Coincident, Harmonic Tech, and an Audience USB.