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@arcticdeth  ⬆ Hop on your streamer and check out the recording shown above- I think you’ll like it!  
WHY DO PEOPLE FEEL THE NEED TO COMMENT ON CABLES AND EQUIPMENT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD?
@kota1  Thank you for the compliment- it took me a while to put this little space together simply because of the sound I wanted to achieve and the discretionary funds it took to make it happen. And yes, I think we can all agree that a well setup... 
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Now Playing: The Oracle Machine- Homecoming  (Blistering new Progressive Metal)    
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Now Playing: Deep Space Destructors- Voyage To Innerspace (Psych/Space Rock from Finland)  
WHY DO PEOPLE FEEL THE NEED TO COMMENT ON CABLES AND EQUIPMENT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD?
“You get the room right and a $500 receiver can sound like a $$$$ amp in the average listening room that has sound waves bouncing off windows, ceilings, dry wall, etc. like its the Titanic.” 🤔- Nope I have a treated room and it was set up by a v... 
WHY DO PEOPLE FEEL THE NEED TO COMMENT ON CABLES AND EQUIPMENT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD?
“Expensive” is a relative concept. Items that you may personally consider to be expensive may be relatively “inexpensive” to others.   
Old CD player back from the dead—prompting many questions!
@patrickdowns  I just went through this myself. I use an Oppo 105D as a transport through my Aqua La Scala dac. I cannot stand the sound of the Oppo when processing digital through its internal dac (Sabre 9018)- it’s just to forward and harsh sou... 
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Now Playing: Stefano Panunzi- Pages From The Sea (Electronic/Ambient Rock)  
Old CD player back from the dead—prompting many questions!
@patrickdowns  I’m not familiar with your player or the audio alchemy gear but it sounds as if you’ve already tested it in use as a transport and liked it (meaning digital out to your pre). There is always going to be a better performing piece of... 
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Now Playing: Armchair Gods- Doubt The Stars  
WHY DO PEOPLE FEEL THE NEED TO COMMENT ON CABLES AND EQUIPMENT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD?
And typing in caps? I don’t read it to myself any louder. And besides, how would you honestly know if they had?  
If I rip all my CD's to flac files do I still need a CD transport?
If asked my answer would be “Yes- you should always have a transport/player as a fallback”. I don’t know how many discs I own but a large majority of them (what I listen to most often) are ripped as .WAV files onto a playback server. When I buy a ... 
DCS Bartok APEX or LINA and master clock
I know this is off topic but I can’t help but notice the large quantities of Bartok dacs that have been on the used market this year. Seems like a large migration away from it. Wondering if the cost of the Apex upgrade vs the Lina is driving this ... 
USB DACs that outperforms OPPO 105D's internal DAC?
@ihcho- I went through this years ago and understand your concerns with the Oppo. The Schiit Bifrost is a popular dac and retails for around $800- there are others out there as well. I cannot recommend Topping.  If you go DNLA with your Oppo you ... 
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Now Playing: Amplifier- Hologram