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Describe ube sound vs solid state
Jmcgrogan... I like the digital/analog reference 
Starting out Audiophile separates?
lol, correction, A23...A21 on Denver craigs though, &1250 and I bet he'd take $1100...ready set go! 
Want to swap amps for 30 days?
...or wives 
Amplifier Cooling Suggestions?
you could hire girls in bikinis to fan your equipment with enormous palm leaves! 
Tubes/name top 5 units
....TV's? lol 
Audiophile Fakery
oh, btw, I initially thought this was a thread for an audiophile bakery and I got all excited 
Audiophile Fakery
the tube on the peachtree is gimmicky. it actually makes things sound slightly worse. many uniformed "audiophiles" actually think they have a tube pre amp.czarivey, would you take that 2.0 in your subie over the 4.5 v-8 in the Ferrari 458? if so, ... 
What's the greatest bargain in DAC's these days?
I had the Parasound Z Dac, the Musical Fidelity V Dac with pagea p100 power supply and the Musical Fidelity M1 dac all at the same time and did thourough a/b/c testing. I preferred them in the order I listed them. Interesting that the v dac with p... 
Describe ube sound vs solid state
I feel that you can get a nice sounding, powerful solid state amp in the $1,000-$1,200 range (used) where you would have to spend double that to get an equally well built tube amp. I really enjoyed my Classe CA-200, and I also like the Parasound H... 
DSpeaker Anti mode 2.0 Dual Core
Roscoeii,Please elaborate. How long have you been using it? Are you using it as a DAC and Volume control? I figure if I can plug it straight into an amp and get awesome results, I'd try it out! 
New Bookshelf speakers u love 3k to 6k
Is that an Accuton mid and tweet? If so, do know which model?Accuton and Raal have been catching my eye lately. 
Starting out Audiophile separates?
I'd also recommend a straight up 2 channel rig. They work fine for video and you are going to be able to get a higher quality sound. You will only need 2 speakers instead of 5, you will also only need 2 pair of speaker cables instead of 5... get t... 
What speakers for 10k?
Interesting about the used Vapors having cosmetic issues... Were they due to manufacturing or careless transport by fed ex or owners? The ones I saw at the shows were flawless.I always look at the guts of the speaker. The drivers used, the crossov... 
Want to swap amps for 30 days?
Great idea Matt! With as much as we buy and sell gear, I was thinking that it would be cool to have "a cable company" for amplifiers. A place where you could audition amplifiers; pre amps and dacs would be nice too. I wonder if audiophiles would p... 
If you started from scratch - what would you do?
I agree with Tjassoc. I prefer keeping my pre, amp, and dac separate. Better bang for the buck, easier to upgrade later on.