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Esoteric SACD Titles
rcprince, thanks for your response, sorry they are not in your range, I can afford a few. After collecting thousands of cd's and lip's I am now more interested in quality than quantity.  
Amps which are Great, but either Unknown or Underpriced
I will give second nod to Herron. I have the M1A mono amps driving Verity Parsifal speakers from a MSB Analog Dac/UMT V transport source. I have demo'd other amps and nothing even close to the price is as pleasing musically, ( though I do agree wi... 
Second audio system in your house?
I have my primary system in a dedicated listening room. Like it very much. I have a second small system, Dynaudio Xeo 3 on dynaudio stands in the living room. I also like it but for serious listening I go to the music room.  
Herron VTPH 2--what cables are you using?
Yes, I used the herron cables, I still have two pair of them. The Herron electronics far far exceed the ability of the Herron cables. The Herron cables are ok but the Audience were a huge improvement in all areas.  
Herron VTPH 2--what cables are you using?
I used Audience AU24se in an all Herron system, Phono, Pre and amps. Very pleased. I think Herron recently used Audience in one of the audio shows. I now only have the Herron M1A amps as I have gone all digital but have kept with the Audience all ... 
Classe CA2300 vs Vitus RS-100
I owned the Classe CA2200 for a few years and compared it to the CA2300. I also demo'd the virus RS100 and RI 100. The vitus is much better, richer sound, better hold and depth to bass, more detail, deeper soundstage. The vitus is really a very ni... 
Macbook Pro to Aurender
Oh and yes, my dealer had a person to help set it up. I would only recommend purchasing from a dealer who has a computer person who can help set it up. Unfortunately, I found out that that can be pretty rare.  
Macbook Pro to Aurender
mribob, I rip cd's with an iMac into a synology NAS with dbpoweramp. Very simple and easy. I then use the Aurender media manager to populate the data so I can see it with my iPad. On purchased high resolution downloads I download them into the Aur... 
MSB Analog DAC experience
Since this thread has come up and I was the original poster I thought I would share my near 18 month report. I love the Analog Dac. I also have the UMT Plus transport, ( now called the UMT V ), for playing actual discs. I gave up vinyl for this wh... 
MRA : Myth or Menace?
Thanks Mofimadness, I thought the original poster was talking about MRA (Martians Randomly Attacking). I read the whole original thread wondering how that would affect the stylus but figured I was safe because I was wearing my tinfoil hat. 
$510.00 for an Aluminum cover for the ARC Ref. 10?
Wow, that is surprising. I would have figured that it would have cost more in the area of $501.23 to $506.71. PS, I used to have a Herron VTSP-3A version 2 preamp, and it did not melt even once. Loved that preamp. I am sure the Ref 10 sounds bette... 
best transparent pre amp
I have heard a few good ones. The Soulution 720 stands out as one of the finest I have heard but was comparing different systems. 
The New Audio Research Reference 6
Well, a whole bunch of the Ref 6 will hit the market when the new, totally redesigned Ref 7 is out which will be amazingly eclipsed in all parameters of sonicality by the new Ref 8 which will be sold like left over lutefisk because the new Ref 9 w... 
Nottingham resonance control
Inna, I upgraded my Nottingham to getting out of vinyl. Not really an upgrade but I wanted to simplify my system, de-clutter the house. I had always wondered what I would do if someone offered to buy all my albums and analog rig on the spot for a ... 
Nottingham resonance control
When I had a space deck I had SRA, ( Silent Running Audio ) make a custom VR base specifically for it. Yes, it was expensive but I felt it was money well spent. ( about $800 some years ago ). Tried Stillpoints, did not like them on the Nottingham ...