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Any one doing repairs to Blue Circle products?
Entracte Audio  https://entracteaudio.com/ E-mail: entracteaudio@rogers.com Text/phone: (416) 659-7009 https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=64431    
CD player/transport with exposed tubes?
REGA ISIS VALVE cdp/ dac https://6moons.com/audioreviews/rega2/1.html https://highfidelity.pl/@main-160&lang=en        
Linn Classik cd/tuner/ integrated amplifier
The LINN is a nice sounding and well-built unibox that sounds nothing like a general receiver ( it is a LOT LOT better,l) and is nice space-saver unit compared to the individual components approaching its price strata new. I test drove it myself ... 
Comparing streamer/DACs between $5-10k
I test drove a lot of contenders and pretenders listed in this OP and elsewhere . you may want to consider MOON by SIMAUDIO for three reasons: - top shelf premium build (made and serviced in Canada in Montreal ….not somewhere Far East …), …..and... 
Looking for Sub to pair with Dynaudio Confidence 20s
ATC C1 MK2 sub https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/atc-loudspeaker-technology-launches-c1-sub-mk2-active-subwoofer/ https://atc.audio/hi-fi/loudspeakers/subwoofers/c1-sub-mk2/    
Cardas Clear Digital SPDIF
@soix  +1  
Seeking Opinions on Nordost Cables
@ghdprentice +1 on all points , with an emphasis on taking a hard pass on their low-end strata models and going to their better model lines Another two personal experiences to relay: (1) When I moved into the upper NORDOST model lines, a speci... 
Cable Break In for the Naysayers
@liquidsound  @ghdprentice    +2  
How does bi-wiring work?
(1) I’ve not experienced any bi-wiring performance improvements in my systems, and I’m in the “best-you-can-get single wire + jumpers” camp. NOTE: bi-amping is a different story.   (2) However, others express different positive results in their... 
Seeking Opinions on Nordost Cables
I’ve had numerous models in prior systems. at a high level, here are my thoughts  (1) NORDOST are very system dependent. They can sound great, or they can disappoint mightily,  depending on your associated equipment. For example, CARY tube gear ... 
Best Circa 90's CDP
@cleareye2 +1 for the ARCAM FMJ CD23T spinner. I had one …   @anacondastan  If you are married to the old stuff with all its warts and distinct and inevitable assured risk of cd laser or cd transport failure from old age, then think this one... 
Fake AQ cables
   
Fake AQ cables
and on and on and on .,,, the illegal counterfeit and inferior build fakes are all around us FFS…   KIMBER KABLES counterfeit fakes  https://kimber.com/counterfeits   fake NORDOST and SILTECH discovery  http://www.element-acoustics.ca/audio_... 
Looking for 200 watt Amp to drive Dynaudio Heritage speakers
REGA OSIRIS integrated amp pre-owned A no compromise, super high performance, 162 W into 8 Ω (250 W, 4 Ω), dual mono amplifier housed in a custom Rega CNC machined aluminium case. TECH SPECS The Osiris uses a low distortion high linearity and a... 
Fake AQ cables
This is nothing new ..,, here is  one of many threads    https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/counterfeit-chinese-cables