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Tidal vs. Spotify
Guys... IE is a HOG and is the reason why your computer is sooo slow when you are on line (that and malware, long story). DITCH IE.... (Sorry Bill. You know its bad).Chrome is lean and not as mean (as IE) and free and easy and much faster (MUCH fa... 
Berkeley dac1 versus Esoteric K-03
Hi Ptss,I havent heard the Berkeley 2 (or the new reference). The K03 is sounding INCREDIBLE but I have had some fun with some key upgrades (upgraded ultra platforms under speakers; tara labs the one speaker cables on both panels and woofers; new ... 
Help with Preamp selection
I have an ayre k5xe mp that I have been meaning to put up on agon for $1,650. Just too lazy to take the photos, etc (and still playing with its replacement, Jeff Rowland Criterion). The Ayre blew my mind when I heard it and punches way above its w... 
Should I switch to a preamp with balanced outputs
The reason why I originally went balanced way back "when" was because I saw that I could get 'better' interconnects at a lower cost if I went with balanced. (Pro Audio Gear). I ended up staying with balanced. The old addage is that balanced cables... 
Tidal vs. Spotify
If you have not tried tidal yet, you are missing alot of fun. A ton of music at your fingertips UNCOMPRESSED. Who in the world is offering more than that for $20 a month???Let me type it slower so you spotify guys can follow this.U N C O M P R E S... 
NOS tubes For my Rhea
I have Sylvanias on V1 & v2 (nice top end sparkle' and went with the Ampex 6922 and my Rhea is pretty quiet. 
Importance of Amplifier versus Preamp?
The preamp is the air-traffic cotroller. The amps are a plane.  
Tidal vs. Spotify
Tidal is the real deal, guys. Spotify, not so much. If you can't hear the difference, thats the Good Lord telling you that your better suited for video. 
Hey Elizabeth Where you be??
I miss her as well. I remember a cable thread that got some a little wound up. Hope she is well. CLASS ACT that dame. 
How to rip several thousand CDs to FLAC?
I'd walk over to the local college and put something up on a bulletin board. You can have a computer kid come over and knock it all out for you for $20 an hour (Hey, Im in NY - your price may vary). (I suggest an all girls college). 
Please help a rookie –used amps for magnepan 3.7?
Innersound or Sanders ESL amp (used) 
Anybody a high-end pen collector here?
I have accumulated a rather sweet pen collection, if I do say so myself. I have two montagrapas, a visconti, an omas... One of my favorites is my John Lennon 'Imagine' by Mont Blanc - complete with guitar neck for pen clip - the PERFECT pen for an... 
Cables best suited to electrostatic speakers
I have had EXCELLENT results on my Stats with Tara Labs 'The One'. truly musical, detailed AND transparent. fast, quiet, REAL.. 
Suggestions for arm to replace VPI 12.7
Stringreen, did you need to redrill mounting holes for the arm or is the geometry the same as the VPI non-3D arms? 
What is you TIDAL setup?
running three different ways - (1)via the 'web' player - computer (ESI Juli@ soundcard) into Esoteric G25U upsampler/into K03 dac; 2nd way is pretty much the same, but using their downoaded player, not their web player. The 3rd way is via my Squee...