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Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp
facten...interesting read about PL start-up...http://www.primaluna-usa.com/about/ 
Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp
Thanks for the nice compliment fsonicsmith. More civility in these forums can go a long way towards the end goal of...great music in our homes.Kevin...Don’t forget about Dick Olsher!!! One of the finest audio reviewers I have ever had the pleasure... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Matt,all is good. Thanks for all of your work and effort in dac land.Mark 
Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp
I have not heard an ARC Ref 6. I am sure that it sounds great. But...way out of my price league. I do know for sure though...that at five times the cost of the PL...I would bet dollars to donuts it certainly does not sound "five times better" than... 
Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp
fsonicsmith said... "PL puts out entertaining-even refreshing-ads touting that no piece of audio kit is as overpriced as the pre-amp and fails to back up the talk with a top-drawer pre-amp. They evidently need to hire a better engineering team a... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Hello Guido...PS Audio has raised the bar significantly with their latest firmware update called 'Huron'. It makes all other previous updates to the dac sound broken by comparison. Maybe a new audition would be relevant to the discussion.  Just sa... 
Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp
fsonicsmith said .... "The top of the line PL pre-amp in particular is a "weak link" as measurements prove the subjective impression that it puts out "a lot of " 2nd harmonic distortion."Informative read on THD... https://electronaut.info/harmonic... 
Tune of the Day
Robin Trower..."I'm Gone"https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VeShCQEvwlc 
Clint Eastwood
He owns a Rockport turntable...according to Wiki. 
Best Subwoofer To Use With A Two Way Speaker System
You may find the best subwoofer is no subwoofer. Make sure you try before you buy. You dont want to muck up the speakers sound quality that you now enjoy... with an inferior sub.   
2017 amps - $10K to $15K who is on your short list?
Merrill Audio Veritas mono block amps. $12,000 pair. Musical. powerful, compact. They have an uncanny ability of letting the music pass [very revealing] without calling attention to themselves. Very neutral/natural sounding [top to bottom] wi... 
Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used.
nightfall said..."My current preamplifier is the top of the line PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium, which I have loaded up with very good NOS tubes. I find it to be a giant killer under $10k"I concur. What NOS tubes are you running?  
Tune of the Day
schubert...how about those Stanley Cup Champions!!!!! Way to Go Pens... ;) 
Your last concert was to see who and when?
Last night.Hall & Oates.....no magic...really bad. andTears For Fears........spot on and rocked the house!!!!!  
PS Audio NEW Huron Firware upgrade. 😩😫😩
The DS dac needs a least 750 hours of break in time to show off its full capabilities using any of the firmware updates.