blackbag20

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Best Bang for your Buck DAC ?
You might check out these guys:  The review below is for a Gustard X16 DAC that received high praise from measured performance and low noise floor ... and others in your price range!https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/gustar... 
Recommendations for a modestly-priced audio system?
 +1 Sprout and Elac ... everthing covered!  Let us know what ya come up with! 
moving from house to an apartment.. goodbye 802D's
Yeah, good advice here ... if you love them that much, I'd figure out a way to keep them.Darko, gave overall good review of Revel but said a little light on bass so you'd probably need a sub ... then you'd be managing the same issue!https://darko.... 
Raise your acoustic panels or die
Be great to see it ... pic me! 
Two defective pieces in a row - unreasonable to demand refund?
You might call Klaus at Odyssey Audio ... I have one of its preamps exceeding craftsmanship 
Soft, smooth organic SS integrated amps?
+1 Odyssey 
High quality equalizers
Just picked one up from a Agoner in Michigan!  Couldn't recommend anything more.  Great for apartment living with limited speaker placement or hearing loss, et ceteraConnect-in before or after preamp ... couldn't discern notable difference; though... 
Need speaker advice
Darko tested this amp and thought a couple varieties of Proac tested well. https://darko.audio/2012/06/audion-el34-sterling-anniversary-hard-wired-power-amplifier/ 
Building new system starting with power amp. What would you choose ?
(Odyssey Audio) 
Roon - 10 Things You Don't Know
Chris,  Very well done ... thank you! 
Audiogon Is Still Relevent...Don't Listen to the Naysayers.
I'd bet at least 70 percent of what I know of audio came directly from discussions here ... maybe 80.  Would have never come across names like Odyssey Audio, Rogue or Tekton without you guys ... or Salk!Yeah, there's some BS ya have to sift throug... 
Jaw Dropping Improvement?
Good advice to listen for couple months; B sound has a lot of detractors here that are louder than adherents.  Should you then want to make a move check out audiosciencereview.com and eyeball the Gustav X16:https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum... 
Killer used integrated for
http://www.odysseyaudio.com/products-cyclops.html 
Truly Balanced Cheaper Preamplifiers?
Gustard p26 ... probably the highest return for dollar spent 
Neil Young calls out Tidal
... Southern man don't need him around anyhow!