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What is your vinyl commitment?
My commitment to vinyl is the same as the one to digital. I honestly stopped counting the $ figures. I'm so deep into it now, that instead of selling equipment that I upgraded from, I keep it as backups. I might have to build a backup house of ste... 
Do Audiophiles usually keep the gain of the digital source at around 80%?
My Townshend Allegri Reference mk2 passive preamp has taken care of the problem with preamps volume having to be set around 9am when the digital source is set at 100%. Now my volume is set between noon and 3pm on the Townshend which is ideal.  
Ozzie Ozbourne is Dead
I grew up with their first album. GRAND. Even today. RIP  
Do Audiophiles usually keep the gain of the digital source at around 80%?
I meant Innuos.  
Do Audiophiles usually keep the gain of the digital source at around 80%?
100 % Recommended by Qobuz.  
I got to get me some of this tiny vinyl.
Like 45s, it's a good aerobic exercise if you're into that.    
CD's or Vinyl?
On a blind test in my house of stereo, you would be hard pressed to differentiate CDs form vinyl. My vinyl collection is much larger than the CD one, so between the two it would be vinyl. However streaming wins it most of the time since that's at ... 
Outer Vinyl Sleeves, is it a good idea?
Here is a trick worth every penny. Every 2 thousand plus albums of mine are fitted in outer sleeves to protect the covers. The trick is to slide the covers into the outer sleeves OPEN END FIRST. It does two things, allows easy reading of the edge... 
Local pickup for speakers - should I let the buyer in the house or use the the garage?
I never ever purchase from or sell to anyone with no feedbacks. Call me mean, I don't care, I just watch my back.  
My next upgrade
Look at the description of his equipment up top. He has a DDC. Anyway, this blabbing is not for me. My attempt to help was strictly about square vs sine wave. And you decide to write a book about a completely  different subject. Have a good day.    
My next upgrade
@lanx0003  Actually, your info is not accurate. If the master clock is connected to the DDC, the I2s connection transfers that clock signal automatically to the dac. Hence the master clock connection to the dac is unnecessary. My setup has the ma... 
My next upgrade
Scott, A couple things. I have used Gustard dacs, the X26 PRO and the A26. Both of these produce an excellent sound overall but are slightly overly bright in the trebles. Since you have their master clock, the solution for me was to use the sine ... 
Selling towers - keep getting bad actors/scammers when doing local pickup only.
+1 @viridian  I'm near Austin and have sold multiple items for cash and local pickup only. Speakers, turntable and amplifier. Always used craigslist for those sales. Never had an issue. Even dropped some off midway to the buyer's location when I ... 
Magico Pods vs Townshend Seismic Platforms
Weird. Posts saying isolation on speakers don't make a difference. It does on mine. Actually isolation under most of my components make a significant difference.  I guess this discussion is no different than the ones about cables and fuses... Ever... 
Buying used from Canada
It was kinda of a PITA. Customs called me when the package crossed the border and they emailed me some custom forms to fill out. In the end it was only about 100 bucks for a $3,000 purchase but that was before the tarrifs. Since then I have been m...