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Need advice on what to purchase to hold 1TB of music and connect to my new Innuos Pulsar.
Wouldn’t an external audiophile server give a better sound than a cheap ssd drive?  
Ripping CD's to hard drive
Do the speed settings for flac in dbpoweramp matter much if it still gets reported as an accurate rip? thanks   
Marantz SACD 30n vs Technics SL-G700M2 vs Mark Levinson 5101
There is a new Ayre cx8 with a streaming option. Could be a real good choice.  
Streaming Dac $5000-8000
Thanks all to give you context I use a boulder 866 with the dac streamer onboard, however it forces me to use mconnect which isn’t much fun.  if I want roon then I need to add a nucleus or something similar. Although who knows if room gives a be... 
Are Harbeth the only warm and euphonic speakers in town ?
Sonus Faber Electa Amator 3. Very different to nova series   
What Is So Special About Harbeth?
Do any of you have the shl5 plus in tiger ebony. Is that a sought after colour ?  
What Is So Special About Harbeth?
Does anyone here know if the shl5 plus xd was a big improvement over the shl5 plus. I can source a last pair of the plus version, still new in box. also how does the dome tweeter sound on the shl5, the initial tweeter not the super tweeter.  than... 
Speakers with a slightly warm midrange
Thanks. Anyone tried the Franco serblin accordo essence?  
Speakers with a slightly warm midrange
Yes i have the digital 866.  the speakers would be along the long wall and the listening area is at the end of a long room if that helps. So the bass drift would be on the one side but I don’t think too much.  has anyone tried the Dali epicon or d... 
Speakers with a slightly warm midrange
Thanks all. I am using YG Carmel 1 speakers which probably aren’t the best match for the Boulder   
Speakers with a slightly warm midrange
I could try hear the nova series  
Speakers with a slightly warm midrange
Thanks. Perhaps the 1/2? Or the 100?  
Ethernet cable recommendations
Thanks so much all.  in your experiences would you say the cable from switch to dac Will only ever sound as good as the one from server to switch?    
Ethernet cable recommendations
in people's experience is the cable from server to switch as important as the one from switch to DAC?  do you tend to put the cheaper one from server to switch?  
Ethernet cable recommendations
thanks, I wonder if the Purist also would be similar