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HOLO Audio Spring DAC: Affordable discrete R2R Multibit Dac, could be a winner.
The Schiit Yaggs is much more technically advanced in its actual 21 net bits.Read the white paper . DVD to me is only worth it when they start kicking out 1,00s of labels, same goes for the new  potential   hardware.as Mike Moffett said It is all ... 
Honing down the speaker shortlist ~$5K
Without any hesitation the Jim Salk Designed Bud Fried Towers.Please note the Review Dick Olsher did was in stock form- Crossover Solen capacitors.I bought the Upgraded option, much better  Mundorf Supreme capsThis 2nd order transmission line spea... 
RMAF 2016 "No Schiit?"
For the buck great product, I went from modi,in ond system yo Gungnir dacThen the Superb Multibit. I kicked my $5k Luxmans Ass which is long goneNext is their flagship which Yaggs which BTW as good as it is they are they are  working on a upgrade ... 
Music Server format?
DB power amp IMO is thd best for burning yo a HD and allows a very high quality uncompressed #8 flac file. Very close to wav without all the space . 
Best Capacitors for Crossovers
Munforf supreme is a good standard ,med vost nice imdging warm natural presentation for a xover for Tweeter Without question I have used many times the Munforf Silver oil.slightly warm and natural.Very good image depth and air . Best value hands d... 
Review: Jw audio interconnect and speaker cables
I have had the JW reference interconnects with his new connectors that replaced the Eichmanns which I also had the Harmony are connectors allow for a more precise performance. I did Leeann a good lesson I had a zipper Siltech interconnect 7-9s pur... 
Search for miracle integrated
Gryphon comes to mind Automatically the Diablo one of the first very high quality integrated amplifiers $18k Mark Levenson just came out with s new integrated another great one at less money maybe find used Vitus another new  comes from France Dev... 
Bud Fried Towers?
In  referrnce to thd Bybee purifirs I havd used these in electronics as speakers they clean up all low level noise and give better seprration. the $3500 price range not much can compete with the Fried towers.av3.7 Maggi that ribbon is superb But a... 
Bud Fried Towers?
The f208 speakers were detailed  and warm but not as open or as transparent As the Fried .surprising was the Revel had 2-8 inch drivers t for the Fried The 2  thjngs the Fried had the F208 didnot was the transmission line, And series over. The Bas... 
Bud Fried Towers?
I myself am very late buying these but I am glad  the Fried Towers are being made  if you never  owned a Fried Loudspeaker please remember the Modern day transmission line cabinet is Bud Fried.And his very musical designs. Thanks to Jim Salk and D... 
Looking for "realistic" speakers
I recently heard the very understated and totally not advertised theBud Fried Tower Loudspeakers. I have been in Audio well over 30 years nowAnd I read the review and last summer heard a pair in New York at a hifi get together and was very Impress... 
Dennis Had Inspire Fire-Bottle SET amp review
As good as the kt120 may be the KT 150 may have better mid,low bass and has a  nice open top  end. Well worth checking out !! 
Best Preamp - NO preamp... (?)
I have tried many passive, direct dac, and active preamp,and vacuum tubes doSound more realistic and natural per dollar then a solid state model ,there too there are exceptions if you gave the $$.vacuum tubes give you more bang for the buck.Active... 
Single driver loudspeakers
Make sure , on size I had cabinets custom made with 3/4 inch Russian birch ply  and AudioNirvanas best 15 inch Alnico driver in a 5.6 CF cabinet 44Tall X 18-3/4W X15  D my wife seen that I had to rearrange our little room now I have to sell them t... 
Transcendent "The Masterpiece" Preamp feedback?
I bought the Masterpiece and am used to doing upgrades All poly caps were Panasonic poly caps -not bad, but I replaced with Audyn Caps These German caps are a true  bargain smooth and detailed ,resistors were 1%  I left alone,tube sockets Woo audi...