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Hey Geoff,A good friend is encouraging me to try Mad Scientist Black Discus. Looks like a unappetizing Reese Cup to me. Have at it if you will. The DIY power purifier on their website looks interesting...Dave 
Jazz for aficionados
Thanks for clarifying, o. I do not feel intimidated by you or anyone here, just feel that I own the duty of diligence in qualifying submissions plus I respect what I do not know.I will return to auditioning your and others’ submissions here as of ... 
Jazz for aficionados
o- also, thanks for sharing your story. I liked it. :)Dave 
Jazz for aficionados
ghosthouse, once an extremely earnest and seriously-minded employee, while visibly trembling, looked me straight in the eye and told me his story of eerily detailed ghost-related occurrences in an old house he rented during college. Been intrigued... 
2017 ‘Keeper’ speakers under - $25K
Hi blindjim,So sorry that the dribble here has caused you so much anguish. I mean that. ctsooner is a good dude but subject to influences as are we all from time to time in this current "society" you so well articulate.Dave 
DAC Regenerator and Reclocking Devices
Hi goofyfoot,Received a notice and an apology from Alex that he ran into an unexpected part shortage that will delay shipment of my ISO Regen until next Tuesday. Baring further delays, I will be sure to post my impressions weekend next.Dave 
Jazz for aficionados
My sincere appreciation to you both, ghosthouse and o, for the links. I will simply have to unplug the USB cable from my Aurender to my DAC and plug in my laptop. ghosthouse, I just have to ask: does your moniker have an interesting story behind i... 
Dont Ship UPS, Marantz tuner DOA
So glad to read of that result. I had a seller of a mint 2325 with original wood cabinet do the same but with a vastly different outcome. He took it in the shorts, but that did not rectify the sin IMO. I predict that the really good vintage gear w... 
What speakers to go with my new Marantz 2265?
I always felt that the Japanese just did not get it re: speakers (5 and 6 way designs using cheap drivers and poor cabinets), but the HPM100s proved to be an exception. Suspect it is because they stole the chief designer from JBL to create the HPM... 
Jazz for aficionados
Tried to find pryso's album/track of Abercrombie - Timeless on Tidal. Nope, not there. Becoming increasing frustrated with Tidal pushing sonic and social crap instead of music. o, saw one of those mosquito trucks spewing, errr, "something" the oth... 
What speakers to go with my new Marantz 2265?
OP stated speakers to be paired with vintage Marantz receiver, so like comparisons seemed appropriate.Dave 
What speakers to go with my new Marantz 2265?
I have two pairs of Large Advents with refurbished drivers. Find them to sound very colored and closed-in. I remember loving friends' Advents back in the day, so I am disappointed. Listened to them with a variety of top vintage monster receivers, ... 
DAC Regenerator and Reclocking Devices
Audio devices are manmade, therefore imperfect. ALL OF THEM! Rationalization of reconceived notions toward the sufficiency or insufficiency of measurements to explain things beyond human understanding and, yes, the effect of preconception in eithe... 
DAC Regenerator and Reclocking Devices
Thanks nordicnorm. I read that already. Summary: 1) ISO Regen greatly reduced noise in Schiit Modi2 according to author’s measurements2) ISO Regen had no effect on the signal in some other DACs the author happened to have laying around  according ... 
What speakers to go with my new Marantz 2265?
Pioneer HPM100s. Great rock speakers and sound good with vintage Marantz receivers.Dave