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dCS Rossini vs. Berkeley Reference dac 2
I'm also interested in the comparison of the Berkley DAC Ref 2 vs. Rossini.  I know the Rossini provides for an external clock connection, how about the Berkley DAC Ref 2?  Most of the Rossini reviews state that the SQ improvement when the dCS Ros... 
Best produced rock albums.........
Supertramp - Breakfast in AmericaSteely Dan - Aja & GauchoElton John - Honky ChateauRickie Lee Jones - most everything especially PiratesJeff Beck - Blow by Blow, Wired, Live at Ronnie Scott's and of course Truth 
Teo Game-Changer IC's - get on the bus!
Does Teo offer XLR ends or only RCA ends for the interconnects? 
The "most foolish" loudspeaker tweak/upgrade ... is
Hard to believe some people on this forum are legitimizing Von Schweikert Audio's "ULTRA Internal Wire Upgrade" for $39,700.  If I owned these speakers I'd be insulted by Von Schwiekert coming up with this internal wire upgrade offer.  How did the... 
Best standalone music server?
uberwaltz,I recognize it's your decision but CDs will be eliminated as a medium very soon so I wouldn't place too much importance on finding a unit that can rip CDs. Many of us use TIDAL HiFi to listen to over 35 million songs in RedBook CD qualit... 
Anticables
Madavid0,Don't take this the wrong way but with the level of your current equipment and even your upcoming Emotiva amp I'd be surprised that you'd hear an improvement with any high-end cable. That's like saying I use the same grade of gas in my VW... 
Quick How to Stream MQA via Tidal to Bluesound
The above method 'jbhiler' describes even works on non-MQA DACs. I'm listening to TIDAL Masters (MQA) tracks with my Lumin S1.  The tracks show as 48K / 24 bit, which is of course is higher than the Redbook standard TIDAL HiFi usually delivers. I'... 
Your Go to CD to Impress
A song that sells a good system is 'If You Go' by Shirley Horn from the 1991 'You Won't Forget Me' album. You'll swear that the artists are in the room with you.  I can only imagine how good it would sound in hirez.   
Search for miracle integrated
People that are suggesting to start with the speakers are correct. Speakers have the most influence on the sound in a room. Besides, you'll want to decide on speakers so you know how much power (wattage & current) you'll need based on the sens... 
You can only take 5 albums to a deserted Island...
Jimi Hendrix - Axis Bold as LoveJeff Beck - TruthAndreas Vollenweider - Book of RosesGenesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (live version)The Who - Quadrophenia 
Lawyer Who Sued Led Zeppelin Suspended
Any court that refuses to think Stairway to Heaven isn't largely derived (a euphemism for blatantly copied) from Taurus from Spirit shouldn't be allowed to make legal decisions on musical cases. 
Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables
Lancelock,I used to own Synergistic Research Element CTS speaker cables and upgraded to SR Atmosphere Level 4 last year. I recently purchased Cerious GE speaker cables and I find them a tad better than the Atmosphere Level 4.  The Cerious cables p... 
Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables
Ozzy,Don't need interconnects with Devialet. I do use a USB cable to connect my Aurender music streamer/server to the Devialet. I currently use a Synergistic Research USB cable but stay tuned as rumor has it that Bob may be working on a GE USB cab... 
Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables
Sorry, I meant to say 'I previously used Synergistic Research's Atmosphere Level 4 speaker cables. These are SR's latest high end cables. 
Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables
I now have a full system of Cerious GE cables including speaker, power cords and a digital RCA cable to connect my 2 Devialets. I previously used Synergistic Research (SR) Atmosphere Level speaker cables, SR Element CTS power cables and a Cystal C...