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who has the best recommended product reviews
U bet. 
who has the best recommended product reviews
I have become so disenchanted with the mainstream audio press I've stopped all subscriptions a while ago. Almost everything gets a glowing review. Also, think about the hundreds of audio manufacturers there are out there-from source to speaker. No... 
Best cable for Cavalli Liquid Fire/Audeze LCD-3?
So what have you chosen? Have you looked into Norne or Toxic? 
Crimson Testimonial & Follow up
LOVING my Crimson speaker cables. They ain't goin nowhere. 
Looking for really fine cables at really low price
I second the DNM.However, if you want to step it up a bit, please check out JW Audio (he sells here). I went with his flagship interconnect which retails for around $360/m. They replaced ICs costing A LOT more. His entry level IC is much cheaper. ... 
Which one box Headphone AMP/DAC combo?
I'm listening to my HD 800's with a Burson Conductor Virtuoso. I opted for the Burr-Brown 1793 chip as I don't care for oversampling DACs at all. To me, they sound more fake than NOS. The best, most natural and organic digital I've heard were all ... 
Peachtree or Hegel Integrated?
Schubert, I understand what you're saying. I should have been more descriptive in my last post. What I meant by finicky volume is that I had to adjust the volume repeatedly DURING one song. I had to turn the volume down as the music got more dynam... 
Peachtree or Hegel Integrated?
Scott, that's exactly what I encountered. For some reason I could never get the volume "right" and leave it there. I was always going up/down, up/down. Again, a real nice sounding piece of audio though. 
Peachtree or Hegel Integrated?
Hey Z, like I said, I have no connection or affiliation with Clones at all. Like I also said, it may not be all things to all people and some may hate it. A staggering amount of equipment has passed through my system over the years that has receiv... 
Peachtree or Hegel Integrated?
I've owned the Peachtree and Hegel 80 and to me, the Hegel clearly outperformed the Peachtree and gave me more pleasure. It was quieter, warmer, richer, had tighter, faster, more controlled bass and I could listen for longer periods. With the exce... 
Fess Up How much have you spent on this Hobby??
I've had over $170K of equipment (retail value), in my possession since I started this madness. 
Total cost of ownership - how to reduce it
Get yourself a Clones 25i integrated for $890 new. It's the best amp I've ever had. 
"Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers
Clones. 
Crimson-MusicLink Speaker & Interconnect Cables
I have the pleasure of listening to the Crimson speaker cables and interconnects for a very long time. They have the most natural tone and non-hifi sound of most any cables I've owned. As life happens, I had to sell my Crimson interconnects but ha... 
How are Crimson cables
I've been using Crimson speaker cables for a long time. Many a cable has come and gone, but the Crimsons always find their way back into my system. I have no intention at all to make another substitution. I've also used the RCA and XLR ICs over t...