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What has been your costliest mistake in this hobby?
Audioquest cables (great product.......but)ORNow using Mogami, Canare, or Gotham from worlds best cablesfor interconnects and speakers.14 gauge power cords into a dedicated breaker and hospital grade outlets.Power conditioners......same costFound ... 
Are these fake?
Furutech does not sell on line.Buy HOSPITAL GRADE outlets from an electrical distributor. These are the same as the ones used in audio power conditioners. In hospitals outlets are color coded for dedicated use with specific equipment.  They are al... 
Are aftermarket power cords required to be UL / CE approved?
 Hi,UL has listings for complete products (UL) ..............and components (Ur) recognized, which means it must be used in a tested product - not by itself.If you go to an electrical supply house and buy readily available high grade UL Listed cab... 
Comparison of latest DAC chips
I have a Denafrips Ares 2 R2R dac. I really enjoy the music from it. But as said earlier in this thread - Implementation of the chips is more important. How is the total pkg.? Does the DAC play well with your other components?I like that the Ares ... 
CD Player vs. music streaming
Hi,New here - I just ordered a Cambridge CXC transport. The V2 is out so I went with the older model - there are good deals out there. Hook that up to a DAC.Get the bluesound sound node 2i - and have the best of both worlds.Enjoy the music and hap...