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Jay’s Audio CDT3-MK3 wins over Aurender W20SE
Try. Using HQ player ,through a great purpose built computer using optical ,a very good dedicated line all Gold copper connections throughout ,which makes a Big difference. a very good dac, like a Denafrips Terminator + or 2, or Holo springs May ... 
Luxman 509x vs Hegel H390
One that is better in several areas and made in USA ,10 year warranty,5 years transferrable , and 3 power choices ,Coda CSIB integrated it has 18 -1st watts into pure class A  then 150,300,600 wpc  a sealed Potted very low noise 3,000 Va Transfor... 
Luxman 509x vs Hegel H390
One that is better in several areas and made in USA ,10 year warranty,5 years transferrable , and 3 power choices ,Coda CSIB integrated it has 18 -1st watts into pure class A  then 150,300,600 wpc  a sealed Potted very low noise 3,000 Va Transfor... 
Don’t over power condition!
I don’t spend a lot on line conditioners ,  I have a AQ 5000 and it is excellent in my system the biggest improvement by far is the dedicated 20 amp line I have using 4 wire Dual ground ,one insulate, one isolated ground on a separate buzzbar  an... 
Here comes the PS Audio's streamer -- anyone excited?
Not really ,I owned their top dac ,and inside a rip-off for the money the case is cheap like a $300 Blu-ray player ,I almost cut my hand open ,from the sharp edges  this too means it rings like a 🔔 no damping inside whatsoever ,on a $5k + piece o... 
Is there such a thing as a FOREVER DAC/streamer?
Sends on your disposable income , in 5 years there maybe something  much better for less money , that being said  if it’s built well and sounds verygood  no reason to keep buying. In Highend audio sometimes you may have to  spend 2x as much to ... 
Router for Audio Streaming
By going with a combo of high quality and a 3.1 it’s much faster , and 1 less Ethernet cables instead of 3 only 2 ,since my cables are not cheap $2k for 2  land yes sonicly a high quality Ethernet cable  youcan hear the difference for sure , lan... 
Router for Audio Streaming
You are far better off with a combo modem,router this is much faster having a 3.1 modem vs the obsolete 3.0 ,it is much faster without question my speed doubled , and wifi signal Excellent , with coupon at Amazon under$250  could not be happier. ... 
Most economical way to ship large speakers?
Pick up only , if in New England or big city by far the best way to go  prices are out of hand in both ups may be a little cheaper  you did not say ,stand mount ,or floor stand ,and size, weight ,weight is where it gets costly 80 lb each speaker... 
Help finding a subwoofer
The SVS  sb 4000 is a smaller brother to their ultra 12 it’s a13 inch driver but smaller form factor sealed box , it’s very fast and articulate much better then the very good 3000 and great app that has great flexibility  and free shipping and45 ... 
Help with USB Cable Option
The Final Touch Callisto is by far the most natural cable I have heard under $1k andI have heard many good ones ,IHave this cable in one of my systems  and their flagship  Sinope USB cable around $750 with discounts  callRob at Lampizator in NY... 
Need 25 foot interconnects
If long interconnects needed for sure XLR ,that’s what all recording studios  use for lowest possible noise .  
binding posts
One thing more to mention , myself and others who are Audio-Electronics techs  have measured quality of connectors ,did you know over 80%/ use lower quality Loudspeaker terminals Loudspeakers ,as well asAmplifiers they use gold plated brass , whi... 
binding posts
You can run just 1 pair of speaker cables , but you need a jumper still those metal plates are trash usually holdover cheap brass , a good set of jumpers  just buy 2 ft of decent ofc copper awg 12, and just buy some spades or bananas  you can g... 
any lawyers in this forum care to give an advice?
First question did you pay by PayPal ? how long has it been since you payed for them ?   PayPal gives you 6 months ,a credit card only 3 months . please let  us know , and how much $$ did you spend  Were speakers in their original box ,what bra...