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Best DAC’S $5k to $15k
I have DAVE and M-scaler. they are excellent.  Better than great.  Spectacular.    that said, I'd like to hear some of the other responses to this thread. Jerry  
Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes?
@mmcgill829 I think that is why they don't sell a lot of them.  the name makes people not realize what amp they are designed for  
What About LiFePO4 Batteries and Pure Sine Wave Inverters?
@vonhelmholtz Looks like a user friendly control system.  I was a bit confused by your numbers until I realized your battery is 300ah at 12V.  So that is 30ah at 120V.  Your 238 watts is basicly 2 amps at 120V so you would be getting 15 hours at 1... 
I suddenly have a weird buzz issue; can someone help me solve the problem?
Tubes are consummables.  You should always have a complete spare set of tubes and when you hear something wierd, the first thing you should do is tube swapping. Jerry  
Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes?
@mmcgill829 don't be so sure.  the 300B 2.5V is designed to be used in 2A3 amps.  the ones I had were in my 2A3 amp.  They won't work in a 300b amp.  
Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes?
I don't have your amp but have used a lot of similar tubes.  I am a big fan of EML and the mesh plates.  You might try the 300B 2.5V Mesh--a 300b tube with 2.5 V heaters.  I had a pair that were my favorite tubes in a previous amp. Check the specs... 
Need a modern Class A monoblock, preferably half or compact chassis
I would never be ampless.  I have 4 amps sitting here waiting to sell and oe on order.  buy something used that you can listen to and resell whenever you feel like it wtih minimal loss. Jerry  
Preamp only? Bypass Necessary?
PS.   I just had an amp built.  It is not an integrated amp.  I had 2 inputs installed.  One is for my preamp, and the other is for the pre-out for the front 2 channels of my AV amp.  thus my new amp drives the front 2 speakers during movies.   J... 
Preamp only? Bypass Necessary?
I'm afraid that, if I understand you, you've got it backwards. The bypass function in an amp is to allow you to use your higher quality 2 channel amp to drive the front speakers during a movie.   The ides is that you have a quality integrated am... 
San Diego Audiophile group?
OK.  this is getting hard.  Mostly because Audiogon doesn't allow us to share contact info.  I can be found on that place where professionals post their job history and experience.  Jerry Stephenson Engineering Manager. Southern California. I hav... 
Can a power amp have too much power, risking damage to a speaker?
Do you have a volume knob?  
What if a high end speaker measures really badly?
@amtprod The DSP fixed frequency response and killed the magic.  DSP isn't the answer.  
Townshend Isolation Products.
Breaking news (anyway, experience from last night).   I bought new speakers.  they sounded excellent on my Townsend platforms.  I took them off to try them coupled to the floor and while they were off I ordered some new feet for them.  they staye... 
What if a high end speaker measures really badly?
A speaker can sound very good yet have a significant dip (or more than one). Generally that dip is at the bottom and most people check for that by playing songs heavy in bass. But a dip at a different frequency might not be caught until you play t... 
Ethernet Cables - what are you using and why?
Silver coated copper.  always.