allenf1963

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Free to Good Homes
You are truly a gentleman.  Merry Christmas! 
$30K DAC in a $70K system - wise or ridiculous?
Bottom line, it is your money.  Would I spend $30K on a DAC?  Not only no...but "hell f**king no".  In my opinion the price exceeds the return on what our normal human hearing can process.  I'd rather spend far less on a DAC if I needed it, and if... 
Turntable
ASW,There is a beautiful looking practically new Rega RP8 that I just saw posted on this very site.  Here is a link to it.  At $2,500 (including the Ania cartridge), this is a hard to pass up deal.  If I had not just purchased a new turntable and ... 
The 5 stages of making a bad audio purchase
"Here in Washington we have some sweet green bud that will get you there in one step: inhale."I'm with "Miller" on this one.  I find it quite humorous and extremely hypocritical that individuals who have a glass or two of wine or a couple of cockt... 
The Synergistic Research Orange Fuse ... Further thoughts.
I’m the first to admit, after being out of the high end audio loop since about 2000 (had to take a break or lose my sanity), I am basically a newbie again. So much has changed...and yet it remains the same. I see the same arguement about cabling t...