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Aurender Dac upgrade
Thx Car123 , tip from a fellow cyclist, nice! Gotta tell ya though that list of 3k dacs now just grew by one I missed that one somehow. I went to those two shops yesterday to actually hear a few Dacs rather than read about them  ( just finished re... 
Aurender Dac upgrade
Thanks Carlsbad, both of these dealers have given me what I thought was solid advice in the past, Seems to me the steamer side of this component would be fine and that as you say the Dac side would be the obvious upgrade,that was actually why I bo... 
Dust cover hold up device
I hadn’t actually considered that Noromace thanks, but the designers should have. Its a not a good system at all for something thats intended to be taken on and off .  
What is your favorite cover?
Dave Alvins recent cover of Dylans “Highway 61 revisited “  
Intermittent low hum/buzz
Thx ,Jea48 I found it today (again) I swapped out the rca interconnects between the pre amp and the power amp. They’re was a pair of Kimbers in there before and I switched them out for an old budget pair of Adioquests. So possibly its a shielding ... 
Intermittent low hum/buzz
Thx spatialking,Im inclined to think thats right, the last thing I did was change out the only remaining stock AC cable this week (no joy) but over the years component’s have have been changed out and moved with no real overall plan for cable runs... 
Intermittent low hum/buzz
Thx Geof3 ,I thought about that but the thing is when that buzz is absent probably 75% of the time the system is dead quiet with a digital source and with the analog source just the typical phono stage swoosh you’d expect.I don’t have enough exper... 
A** Kicking, Rock and Roll!
The Cult , Love removal machine or Wildflower.  
New streamer or dac?
Thanks again everyone ,really interesting thread lotta info for me to dig into.I would love to be able to go relax in a comfy chair and A/B compare the Schiit the Denifrips and maybe something thats double or even triple in price to those two unit... 
New streamer or dac?
Does seem like theres a distinct advantage to buying a single box unit though if it eliminates the interface problem. Is that not so?  
New streamer or dac?
Thanks Pwayland ,so I’ll pick up a decent affordable Dac first then phase two the streamer.This would seem to be in your wheelhouse,whatta see as my unit staying in line with my existing system?   
New streamer or dac?
Thanks everyone for your interest. My system is as follows. Prima Luna evo 400 power amp, Prima Luna evo 200 pre amp ,Kanta number two’s.Anolog playback is Rega p6 with Aptheta moving coil run through Gold Note phono pre with its matching linear p... 
New streamer or dac?
Sorry Fuzztone , much appreciated.  
New streamer or dac?
Thanks Sonic 79 snd sbayne ,Im going to take your advice,looking at dacs right now,lots to choose from.  
Prima luna equipment cable sensitive
Thanks Jerry,I know thats the right thing to do if it comes to it. I also know it may sound like BS but both pieces have been producing beautiful Chinese vacuum tubes sounds for the last two evenings without a hitch,maybe these things just don’t l...