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Fair Blind Test??
glennewdick If you guys can not hear a difference between tracks on YouTube I’m thinking its you and your bias, as I can readily hear a difference. The problem with YT videos isn’t not being able to hear a difference - I don’t think anyone but... 
Fair Blind Test??
YouTube uses lossy audio, so this is a pretty useless test. Some of the data is being discarded before you can hear it.  
Thanks to the Moderators
I think the mods here do an excellent job. I’ve never had an issue with them. Most of those who complain about them aren't really here to talk about audio or music, but have another agenda.  
Help - is Krell dead?
musicmatters1206 ... 50 vs 60hz won’t make a real difference to listening experience in a CDP ... It will make a huge difference if the CDP has a synchronous motor.  
Start with Upgrade to DAC?
mdalton when was the last time you got laid? ... bottom line: i feel confident in my views, my logic, and my behavior. Of course you’re confident! soix @mdalton If you think that your view that all streamers sound the same is in the mainst... 
Clearaudio Clarify Help Needed!
What @lewm said makes sense, but you might want to check with your dealer just to be sure.  
ARC M300 MKII call for help
What parts for this amp are no longer available?  
Affordable Grounding
A'gon user @mahgister has written here previously about devices such as this, IIRC.  
ARC M300 MKII call for help
bratscheboy Greg Christensen was the responding repair team tech. Greg is the real deal, so I'm sorry to hear ARC can't help you with the M300s.  
JBL's Marketing Blunder..
testpilot YouTuber’s are having a tough time finding meaningful content. Trying to create controversy when none is present.   That's the "audiophile" Youtuber protocol. Drama! Excitement! Exclusive revelations! Almost all of the Youtubers ... 
ARC M300 MKII call for help
Who did you speak with at ARC, @bratscheboy? Although those amps are probably around 35 years old, they not listed as one of the few models ARC no longer services. See this.  
Deals Gone Bad
secretguy I absolutely will NOT deal with anyone who demands F&F. Same here. And no exceptions. On another audio website, I inquired from the site's official vacuum tube vendor about the purchase of some tubes. When I asked for payment in... 
MoFi v/s UHQR
bdp24 I had both Mobile Fidelity versions of Carole King's Tapestry album ... While the sq isn't great, the original on Ode is really, really bad. That is so true. I was actually stunned when I first heard the MoFi pressing because there was n... 
MoFi v/s UHQR
bdp24 The information regarding the Dolby issue came from Bernie Grundman, Chad Kassem, and Michael Fremer. Fremer posted a video on his Analog Corner website telling the story, which was subsequently further discussed with Grundman in anoth... 
Aftermarket fuse to tame a bright system?
droderick175 The very best way to tame brightness or any frequency-based colorations is to use an equalizer - either in the analog or digital domain - doesn't matter which. I think using EQ is a solution of the last resort. Room treatment ...