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coralkong

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First CD player help!
In the $500 price range, I think your choice of players is going to limited. If you want continual music, I’d second a changer. You can pick up a 2nd hand Sony ES changer from the 90’s for dirt cheap. Onkyo (and probably a few others) still make ... 
“Faithful to the recording”
Giant Killer. Snake Oil. Those 2 are complete turn-offs usually used by people who have no idea what they’re talking about.    
Yamaha or Cyrus
@winoguy17 , I picked one of those up this week. I only have a couple of hours on it, but that is a great deal on a very nice SACD/CD player. Super pleased so far. When they set their mind to it, Yamaha really can put out a top-notch product. No... 
Yamaha or Cyrus
Yamaha. The build quality and audio is top notch. An absolute tank of a CD player.  
The New Synergistic Research Purple Fuses
Mine took about a week to finally settle down. Phenomenal stuff, though.  
shiit Freya+ muffles the base? Recommendation for preamp please
I'm not a huge fan of Schiit's stuff. I think you pretty much have a complete mismatch going there...      
Tweaks, money pit or real value?
Some tweaks work better than others in my system. If it doesn't work for me, I return it for a refund or sell it off.    
Records, CDs, Streaming
95% CD/SACD, 0% vinyl, 5% streaming. I'm just a digital guy I guess..... CD/SACD sounds better than streaming to me. I have no intererst in vinyl.  
Power Cables on Subwoofers do Matter
Ain't no thing.    
Power Cables on Subwoofers do Matter
Alternating current (AC) is an electric current which periodically reverses direction and changes its magnitude continuously with time in contrast to direct current (DC) which flows only in one direction.   Try a new power cord, or don’t.....the... 
Power Cables on Subwoofers do Matter
The current is sourced from a transformer placed somewhere far away outside the building. Then it passes several long cables to the building main panel where is distributed through other cables to each apartment or whatever place. Then it goes in... 
PS Audio PowerPlant 12 Review (AC Regenerator)
Man, this whole thing reads like lawsuit material...... Doesn't sway my thinking one way or the other.....other than I'm thinking I should run a website where people sit around and listen and compare stuff......see if it sounds better in a partic... 
Looking for “just good enuf” for garage man cave
I dunno. I think "man-cave in the garage" and I’m thinking an old Yamaha amplifier and some Cerwin Vegas or some Kabuki speakers you can stack some beers on. And a fridge. And some vintage Led Zeppelin fuzzy posters or something. And a black-ligh... 
Damping Factor
It's kind of like a wet.....well, you ,know. Someday you'll understand.   
Percentage of cable cost
I don't think 20% of the MSRP of the piece of equipment is unreasonable to spend on cabling.