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Best dac under $2500 - comparing build quality and technologies
Several That have already compared the New R8 mk2 have this very favorable to anything in the $2500 and under price class over in Europe  over there Magna audio is very well established .I exchanged several emails with the owner Kingwa at Audio GD... 
Best dac under $2500 - comparing build quality and technologies
we Directly compared the Denafrips Pontus at the audio get together it was very refined a bit laid back  the pontus  very similar to the Holo springs 2. I  owned the latest Schiit Yggsdrasil last year and bought the latest board very neutral very ... 
Best Bang for your Buck DAC ?
Audio GD just upgraded their latest which Underwood Wally is the new U.S distributor,service center the R2R1 packs a lot for just over a grand , on AudioGD website  there is last years review from you tube this  new model is vastly improved for 20... 
reviews on DAC AUDIO GD R8
The New AudioGD R8 MK2 -R2R dac is much better then the  upgrade model the 2021 model ,which is inferior in many  ways in  build design compared ,that’s Why I waited ,the Owner Kingwa  stated the New MK-2 is a big step forwards.after a year in des... 
Lumin U1 vs Lumin U1 mini + sbooster?
Mike at Audio Arcon does the Sbooster upgrade and doesnot void the warrant You get discount on the Lumin ,not the booster and maybe a $50:charge.I prefer a Good external dac much much better  .  
Any advantage to Bluesound Node 2i Versus Streaming from PC
Anyone using a printer cable is at a Huge audio disadvantage try a Audio Quest carbon for example $169 and give it 250-300 hours it will destroy any cheap cables much more then just 0110s there is isolation  no crosstalk distortions , timing error... 
Tube vendors.
For Real NOS tubes Brent Jesse Audio , you can call and or email and he knows their sonics well and helps in matching  what sonic signature You are after ,30 day return for a exchange and you can buy 2 year warranty  based on the tubes cost ,NOS c... 
Need help selecting a streamer for a beginner.
Blu sound node-3 is the latest $550  Excellent deal 
Do I NEVER shut it off…?
I forget to mention if you have the digital card it will take much longer to warm up, my brothers  does not. 
Do I NEVER shut it off…?
My brother has the latest Diablo high bias in class A in part he  said shut off and then when listening it may take an hour to fully warn up. 
Class A amplifiers
totally BS the design engineering and parts quality are the most important in their longevity.I had a pass labs for over 15 years from the late the 90s class A amps  without any issues. 
reviews on DAC AUDIO GD R8
I read  1 story3 years ago and 2 guys were stacking preamp on it with no ventfor the record the new R8 mk2 are excellent .I have a Denafrips pontus2 andthe audio gdis better in many ways and latest design 3 Big ultra low noiseR core transformers r... 
Audio GD R8 MK2 DAC
My friend is a master Audio technician  and he says the vast diy community on the Audio science forum no Little to nothing about digital and the vast methods of testing ,at different  band  frequencies ,filtering , pink noise ,white noise ,he said... 
reviews on DAC AUDIO GD R8
Their dacs are exceptional , very overlooked because they were not represented here .having lived in Europe for several years they have a big following they keep getting better.I have seen a few idiots saying how they didnot measure thst great vs ... 
Best Bang for your Buck DAC ?
Without question not to be overlooked and built like a tankanyone thinking that powersupplies and filtering in digital isnot that important knows very little about digital ,digital by far is the most sensitive to noise being so low voltagethe Audi...