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Why Do Cables Matter?
Wow. A debate about cables. Deja vu all over again.  
Update on good Ethernet switch
jjss49 ... when ’one trick pony’ trolls like this come on forums and denounce the value of certain hifi gear based on their 'experience' elsewhere, argue endlessly and defensively, i believe the net result is actually more interest is developed ... 
Has Your Hobby Changed?
secretguy I will never understand how anyone could consider this stuff a "hobby". What would you call it, @secretguy ? For me, audio is part of a way of life, part of a music lifestyle.  
Best Forum to hear experienced audiophiles exchange thoughts?
Audio Aficionado is a good site. No trolls or politics allowed.  
Update on good Ethernet switch
fredrik222 Ethernet sends a sine wave, however, depending on the speed, it could be as high as 4 simultaneously waves. Huh? Word salad. Ethernet standards, regardless of speed over what’s called an Ethernet cable (twisted pair) has building ... 
RCA Y- cable or is an A/B switch required?
tatyana69 I am about to experiment with y pieces to run parallel xlrs to then get back to one at amp Careful! You don't want any common grounds if you are running balanced circuits..  
Ethernet switches the good and bad
fredrik222 @cleeds how much ridicule can you take? Even after Qobuz 110% contradicted what you said about Qobuz, you continued. Laughs all around. Logicial fallacy: ad hominem. We’re talking about digital audio and ethernet here. Many us... 
Ethernet switches the good and bad
fredrik222 Here we go again. A switch will not do anything, at all, ever, for sound quality. Yes, and you repeating your claim over and over won't make it true. ...as for synergistic research, the owner, Ted Denney, has posted online how he ... 
Mcintosh 2301 tube amplifier, how much power used from the wall?
The specs show it can draw 5.5A at 120VAC, or 660 watts. Of course, some of that power is used to drive the speakers - only some of it is wasted as heat.  
Internet Noise: A Pest in the Machine
Have you checked the tubes yet?  
Newest Audio Research News:
Absent inside information - which perhaps Fremer has, though that's doubtful - anyone relying on anything other than the court documents is speculating. What they reveal is sobering, and there is now pending before the judge an order for submissio... 
Streaming Music To An Old Receiver
You are fine with the aux input.  
New Audio Research Owner
It doesn't appear that ARC yet has a new owner, only an executive to lead a newly formed corporation. It appears that the company remains in receivership and according to court records the next hearing is June 7.  
Can the level of pleasure derived from music be measured?
It can't be quantified so it can't be measured. That is true of many of the finer things in life.  
McIntosh MB50 Media Streamer does not power on
                dilbert100 ... firmware must be reloaded. Any experiences with how much is the ballpark charge for a simple reloading of firmware, shipping costs aside? McIntosh has a pretty extensive factory authorized service network...