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USB Cable - A to B
CARDAS CLEAR   
Bryston BDA 3.14
I had the BRYSTON BDA2 in a prior system before I upgraded to my MOON by SIMAUDIO rig. It was nearly - if not substantively - sonically identical to the BDA3 in its audio performance, so I will offer my thoughts . Yes … the BRYSTON BDA DAC is a v... 
Full range stand mounted speakers
REFERENCE 3a REFLECTORs   The other neat feature? That “cladding” — it’s glass. Two layers of glass, actually, bonded with a layer of absorbent material constrained between them. The result? Mass …..  That is one dense cabinet! Think 75lbs … eac... 
What do/did you do for a living?
Retired CPA CA  
Integrated Question
Prior discussion: https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=47059&p=742888&hilit=Totem+Forest+Amber#p742888 I owned the FORESTS in a prior system, so I know their unique/ particular sonic signature, their ... 
Would you choose 1 ou 2 subwoofers for a stereo set?
My take : the choice is not a simple binary choice for one sub versus two subs . A key determinant is the build quality and parts in the unit(s) . since it is the subwoofers) in both of these situations that tends to call attention to the system ... 
Jay's "Ugly Truth" video
Sorry mate but I don’t drink any of his KoolAid with his overblown exaggeration and misguided hyperbole at best. . These is just another lame YouTube blogger airing his own obsession sufferings in the public forum for unknown personal reasons . . ... 
Ethernet
(1) Quality build and superior shielded Ethernet cable long enough single cable from the internet router to the network switch positioned close to your audio system ….say, within a metre away from the audio. equipment. (2) You don’t need to go ho... 
Cables for Aurender N150
CARDAS CLEAR USB   
Time of Day for best Sound
Weekend evening time,  settled in with a very peaty premium Islay Scotch . LAGAVULIN 16/ year old is my usual go-to to sip           yr   
Service After the Sale
Yep ….. MOON by SIMAUDIO is a top service provider.  
WHY CABLES MATTER!
This is a well-travelled and oft-repeating discussion between opposing camps that has no winner on either side of the trenches . Simply put, it’s an unbridgeable large divide polarizing the cable believers against the cake naysayers , wherein eac... 
Fraudulent sale on eBay
@roxy54 ​​@thecarpathian +1 ..,,. EBay as a whole provides a good sellers broad forum with generally acceptable favourable results for both sellers and buyers. MY TAKE: So let’s use a rifle instead of a shotgun approach, and let’s restrict all... 
Value of a premium Ethernet cable
INFLUENCES in brief, premium upgrade cable shielding matters most in the first part , and then to a lesser degree, the connectors and metal materials ( eg silver vs copper Vs hybrid) have their own lesser effects comparatively. = Short answer : ... 
Best set-up under $20K
Without prejudice to the common sense basic tenet in this crazy hobby, that arbitrary high(er) $$ expenditure targets are no assurance of better audio performance because of (2) below : (1) Big room = big speakers = floorstanders (2) upstream el...