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Many Questions Need Help
@audiomike33 This checks all the boxes, but you are 1 zero short on the budget.  We can still dream though.  😄 https://feliksaudio.pl/product/envy/    
What was the first power cable that you noticed a difference in the sound?
@lcherepkai  I agree with your final comment "why don't you simply experiment, and listen", however I feel much of your post is apples/oranges re the OP's question.  The majority of your post talks about "signals" and how they are affected by vari... 
What was the first power cable that you noticed a difference in the sound?
@pureclarity  One of the other contributors to this thread has stated the exact opposite to your contention that front end equipment is where better PC's  make the biggest difference.   Got to love this forum for clarity and consensus, 🤣  
What was the first power cable that you noticed a difference in the sound?
@carlsbad2  I find your first suggestion very interesting.  If I understand you correctly,  there are amp designs that manage power in such a way as to make power cables a non issue, assuming of course you are using any decent cables that can carr... 
Room acoustics basics
https://digistar.cl/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=557 I found this to be a very interesting read.  It touches on many of the accepted theories of room design and adds some new thoughts.  It includes a room dimension calculator so you can plug in differen... 
Sunfire Classic Tube Pre-Amp
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.    
Happy Thanksgiving to All!
What??  Thanksgiving was last month.  October 9th.  🤣  But best wishes all the same.    
Interesting video on cables
That was a fascinating video.  It's hard for me to comprehend the amount of engineering and execution that Apple has put into a $130 cable.  It makes the long video Cardas produced to show how they produce their speaker cable, seem somewhat unimpr... 
Ideas for Pre/Power $9000?
@lfromsalem   Might I suggest you look for a used Hegel H390.  Should be able to find at half you budget?  Beautiful integrated amp with very good DAC.  IMHO   
Ultrasonic cleaning
@lnitm   I use an ultrasonic machine with a tank of Distilled water, a cap full of Spin-Clean washer fluid MK3, about 2 drops of Mr. Clean and a 1/2 cap full of Kodak Photo-Flo 200.  The photo-flo causes the water to sheet off without any spotting... 
BEST little know Jazz Album that you ever heard?
There are so many, but for Chet Baker fans, the double CD "Blue Room".  Recorded in Holland in 1979 but as far as I know, only just released in 2023.  Chet's playing is superb and the recordings are excellent.  IMHO one of his best.  
The Intricate Dance: Loudspeakers, Human Hearing, and Room Acoustics
I know Foley is selling a product, and his views are not shared by all.  Having said that, I've always enjoyed his short presentations and feel there are lots of good take aways in his presentations.  Would I build an entire room based on quadrati... 
Amplifier Specification questions
@curiousjim You got to love the way Hegel answers our questions.  😆  
magnepan
When I bought my panels from SoundLab, it was four months of orders in front of me.  They must be going out too.  🤣  
Help! Vinyl Pressing Defects?
And that's why I like Amazon.  Returns with no questions asked.  I can't count the number of new LP's I've sent back due to poor pressing.  At today's prices, I will not accept any clicks & pops on a new LP.