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Pierre Lurne - Audiomeca
He was separating from his spouse and he had some health issues back then.  Nicest person in the audio industry I ever have spoken to.  I wish I had an update for everyone. 
Pierre Lurne - Audiomeca
Sorry I have not been able to get in contact with him for a few years now 
older CD transport vs newer ones.
Pro-Ject RS2 Box transport is right now the best transport I have tried.  Easily is an improvement over any streamer or playing from a hard drive based system.  It was better than the Jays, CEC, Rega, Esoteric, PS Audio, etc.  That being said, I... 
The Importance of the Digital Cable
the wire and construction make a difference no doubt.  I have tried too many cables to even mention.  One may sound good in your system but not in another system.  Depends on what you are looking for.  I have not found a cable to transform my syst... 
100W+ solid-state amps known for beautiful mids
Any of the BEL amps  best so far of what has been recommended. 
DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend
Crap - you are in Jersey City NJ?  I'll be happy to bring some gear over for you to hear or you can visit us in Boonton NJ to hear some of our gear.Happy Listening. 
In general, how does price relate to quality?
Money can't buy you happiness but it sure can my a lot of misery!  I have said this so many times here on Agon.  Get to know what parts make a difference in sound.  Price has nothing to do with sound or quality unless the component is designed wel... 
Home Audio Technician
I am in New Jersey if you are inclined to ship them.Happy Listening 
Capacitor
As far as what brand capacitors to purchase, the two choices for us were V-Caps and Audio Note.  In comparing Milflex copper to V-Cap Oils, we preferred the V-Caps.  The ODAMs are an excellent option and the Copper V-Caps are excellent but expensi... 
New TT, Arm and MC Cartridge
Buy a reference level phono stage instead.  Keep on living and enjoying life. 
So I just bought a Hegel H390 and
Pretty hard to go wrong with something from Sonus Faber,Dynaudio or Dali..  Not a big fan of Dali but the Sonus and the newly designed Dynaudio are very nice.The Hegel I would not say is a warm sounding amp.  In fact in comparing it to the old B... 
Point to Point vs Circuit Board
Manufacturers today take everything into consideration - like who?Have you opened up one and modified any?Most components are built to a price point.  There are very few doing P2P wiring because of the cost.  I make a hybrid power amp that is P2P ... 
DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend
Wish I would have know I would have sent you a DAC to also compare.  Even a 6SN7 with the SABRE 32 bit chip!Happy Listening. 
Stuck point!
If you are looking for an amp for musicality look for a used BEL class A SS amp.  Just heard one that a friend picked up for $450.  What a beautiful sounding amp.  Bested the Coda, and the Hegel, and a few others for overall just pure musical soun... 
Magico A3 price increases 50%+
@skyscraper - Parts Connexion in Canada is a easy place to start. Michael Percy, etc.I agree that the better parts can make an improvement but better components make a much bigger difference.In todays' world - all prices have gone up.  New Sensor ...