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Tekton Double Impacts
Tom, if anything, the cryo treatment should be an upside. :) 
New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions
I ... have tested $100 DACs such as the ODAC all the way up to the Chord Dave and Ayre QX-5 Twenty.  None of the DACs made as big of an improvement as adding a Sonore microrendu or SOtM sMS-200 Ultra.WOW! 
Speaker Isolation -- Experience with Townshend Seismic Isolation Podiums
Seismic Bars versus Seismic Isolation Podium???Has anyone compared the Bars vs the Podium for their speakers?The Bars are priced lower than the Podiums.I'm also considering the Isoacoustic Gaia I for speaker isolation. Have any that have used the ... 
Tekton Double Impacts
Great to hear. You have a 300B electric blanket...  : ) 
Anyone Tried Integrating Dirac Room Correction?
The sound quality is very very good, but I thought I'd see if I could improve it.Have you considered bring in one or more pieces between your PC and your DACs?If you want very, very added to your already very, very good...that's what I'd explore f... 
Bi Wire vs Speaker Jumpers
This is from Nordost and applies to their jumpers, and a single run of speaker cables...but one can do the same with two speaker runs (bi-wire w/out the jumpers). I find their diagonal approach helpful.http://www.nordost.com/dealer%20downloads/Nor... 
Bi Wire vs Speaker Jumpers
First part of my post relates to bi-wiring, second part to bi-amping.I’ve used separate cable brands/types off of the same amp (bi-wiring) and off of separate amps (bi-amping). Depends on one’s goals.I've found more room for tuning with bi-amping,... 
Former Tekton owners: What have you moved on to?
Bill, fools rush in where angels fear to tread. : )As always, grateful for your wisdom and knowledge. 
Bi Wire vs Speaker Jumpers
@lak is correct in his advice to you. An additional point, as you are playing around with bi-wiring (from the same amp) try crossing over the separate runs (hi vs low). This can be helpful as well.Further, the cables (and amps) don’t need to be ex... 
Tekton Double Impacts
@brotw  Herbie's does offer Cone / Spike options for carpeted flooring. 
Tekton Double Impacts
Townshend Seismic Isolation Bars? Anyone using them with the DIs or with previous experience / exposure? Thanks. 
Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC
@jmw I am now confused. My Bricasti has the M5 board built in to it. That is how I’m able to hook it up to the router through wi fi. Ethernet out of pc into local wireless router. Ethernet out of router into the M5 internal board of the bricasti t... 
Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC
@fsmithjack   Your points, I'm sure, are not falling on deaf ears or closed minds.Getting the power supplies and the reclockers etc right, as well as with other mods, these devices are delivering.  
New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions
A good comparison indeed, though the difference is closer to 5K than 10. 
Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC
Have you tried going LAN in off of your router as a comparison?