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New DAC or New Streamer?
Mr Thompson you can start with a 432evo standard 3500 and you can upgrade to a higher end model easily as the servers are modular you pay the difference in price plus 25% to cover labor plus shipping costs   you can upgrade all the way to a mas... 
Preamp Recommendations For the Parasound JC 5 Amp
we are a parasound and coda dealers the jc5 sounds great on a tube preamp the coda .7 preamp is like a better pass    it is highly rated and beautifully built   Dave and Troy Audio Intellect  Nj parasound and coda dealers   
Anthem vs Arcam
we sell both brands the arcam is made by audio control   the audio control sounds the best and has the best service the anthem 70 is far superior to the older 60   we have a demo avm 70 if you are interested Dave and Troy Audio intellect NJ    
question of integrated amplification: PASS LABS INT 250 VS ACCUPHASE E-800
op you may want to look at codas csib designedby doug dale who worked with nelson at threshold   codas csib is configurable youcan order it as a 150 250 or 400watter   Specs Rated Power   V3: 400 watts @ 8Ω   800 watts @ 4Ω    Class A t... 
Changes in my life, new system, need new speakers
soix of course we have heard the speakers you mentioned have you heard the utopias?  
VTL MB-450 Series III Signature Monoblocks VS. Pass Labs 260.8 Monoblocks
the combination of vtl and Wilson is legendary I used to work at a famous NY wilson vtl dealer sbs and this was a well known pairing   the tubes will create a much wider and deeper sounstage them the pass Wilson's love good big tube amplifiers a... 
Denon x4700h DAC change
I used to sell denon and hey sound decent an arcam will blow away your denon for true performance use an integrated amplifier instead of an avr  
What next? Part Two
a line magnetic 805 integrated would be ideal 3k brand new  superb sound very well built and an 805 tube is magical way better sounding Then el34 and kt 88 or 6550 based amplifiers   Dave and Troy Audio intellect  nj we sell numerous amplifie... 
New DAC or New Streamer?
We did a recent shootout of the aurender n20 which is a big step up over the 200   the 432Evo was far better sounding and has a built in ripper   our servers are modular and upgradable dave and Troy    
Improvement over 2002 Denon AVR-3802 for 2 Channel Music System
even in an untreated room the difference will be audibile a mass produced avr like your dennoni s built as cheaply as possible so rhr preamp stage and amp are not great   so upgrading to a better integrated will give you a far better sound  we... 
Starting from Basically Scratch. Help me power some Wilson Watt Puppys
captain   I owned watt puppy threes and fives a previous client had sevens so I know your speakers very well you really need to up your budget 2 to 3k will not get you the quality the speakers require a more appropriate budget is 5-6k at the min... 
Shoutout for the 432EVO Aeon III and Dave Lalin of Audio Intellect
Benton it was a pleasure working with you, and thank you for your review and purchase.   To date we have gotten several great reviews in TAS, positive feedback and we have a new review going up on Stereotimes it does take time to get the word o... 
Changes in my life, new system, need new speakers
soix no they wont mini  utopias.sound amazing   
LHY OR SBooster LPS
bad idea you risk bricking roiur unit a good power cord and footers makes a nice improvement risk free  
Converting my CD Collection from .FLAC to .WAV
bad idea wav doesn't sound better and doesn't  have Metadata support we inportservers and use flac and we have tested wav vs flac on a 150k reference system flac is just as good  flac is 100% losless   Dave and Troy Audio intellect  Nj