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Your Favorite Christmas Song-One only Please-
Christmas in the Trenches – John McDermott Christmas in the Trenches " is a haunting ballad sung by a proud Canadian, John McDermott that tells the story of the 1914 Christmas Truce between the British and German lines on the Western Front durin... 
Your Favorite Christmas Song-One only Please-
CELTIC WOMAN - Carol of the Bells    
Your Favorite Christmas Song-One only Please-
GREG LAKE - I Believe in Father Christmas, ( remastered in 4K)   Greg Lake with Ian Anderson      
Rega Osiris, Isis updates
I have the OSIRIS integrated and it’s stablemate ISIS VALVE cdp/DAC ….built like tanks and true high-end performance. (1) Nada new from my dealer “… If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it …”  (2) ditto nada new so far from REGA itself.  https://www.r... 
Arcam 850 fault code
  https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/arcam-avr850-fault-01   On YouTube        
Seeking A New DAC - Recommendations
BRYSTON https://www.stereophile.com/content/bryston-bda-3-da-processor https://www.hifi-advice.com/blog/review/digital-reviews/spdif-dac-reviews/bryston-bda-3-dac/   https://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=BYBDA3        
Damaged Driver
     
What is the best USB cable under $500 for a natural presentation and good detail ?
CARDAS CLEAR http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/1214/Wireworld_Platinum_Starlight_DH_Labs_Silver_Sonic_Cardas_Clear_USB_Cable.htm https://hifiplus.com/articles/cardas-audio-clear-high-speed-serial-buss-cable/    
Which Denon Receiver for my home theater?
Likely audio improvements : minimal to nil .... with a high probability of the latter.  
WTF: uncontrolled Tsunami of Spam pure crap post arising on AGON daily
90-odd new ones this AM .... (sigh) ...It’s trending in the wrong direction. the illegimate spam crap posts have overwhelmingly dwarfed any legitimate audio posts this am. Guess it’s time to just check out and simply avoid visiting AGON until it... 
Your experience with an inexpensive DAC?
I have a high-end BRYSTON Dac and a REGA ISUS VALVE cdp/DAC in my "A" system, I will recommend a discontinued ARCAM RDAC  currently in my "C" system as a terrific performer in its own right.  It's a bargain at $150-ish +/- pre-owned    https:... 
Questions about Ethernet Cabling
(1) REVIEW:What causes audible differences in network cables https://alpha-audio.net/review/wat-zorg ... erkkabels/ Intro We round off our little investigation into network cables with a listening test and a clear conclusion. As promised we subje... 
AGON screening to filter out crap new posts has regressed back to the pits..
They have since been already removed after I and others flagged them early this AM for explicit violent content ...it’s not just spam. my point is that these "brand new member" internet trolls are back posting unfettered crap that is a repeat of ... 
Arcam SA20 or SA30?
Optimal pairing with the rest of your system ( especially your speakers and their bespoke impedance and their source power requirements ...) is the missing selection differentiation key, as to which unit you would choose .  
Is digital optical audio worth it?
A high-end glass optical Toslink cable and DAC is well worth it if you have the matched quality build high-end audio equipment to pair with it. In your case, inserting one into a mass produced cheap build sound bar and PC would be an outlay with ...