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Where's Digital playback at today ?
Bill, have you heard the Trinity DAC? 
Wyetech Labs Ruby Std preamp - any views?
Know nothing of the circuit sorry, but Roger has an exceedingly keen ear for great tone... all his products make music.The Ruby pre's most obvious trait is its explosive dynamics. Far more powerful than my Supratek Cabernet Dual with separate tube... 
Wyetech Labs Ruby Std preamp - any views?
Very dynamic, utterly transparent and musical, I find no fault with it. Pairs well with my Sapphire mono blocks Roger also designed... but I believe a mate with his new Ruby monos will compete with anything out there. 
External DAC For Oppo 105 At What Cost?
Audioman58,Did you ever audition the e20? 
Worlds best DAC
$52K???Damn, that tops my $50K budget... 
Best digital converter $5k under
agree on the e20...superb! 
Worlds best DAC
RX8,What's that Trinity cost anyhoo?? 
Deciding between Yamaha or Marantz
You try Yam's room correction? Will it correct a sub or two in poor rooms? 
Deciding between Yamaha or Marantz
Why not give Bo the benefit of the doubt if we too can benefit? Please tell us Bo how to perform the Pro measurements ourselves. I don't believe you'd be hurting your own business by dispensing info to this niche audience. 
Deciding between Yamaha or Marantz
How do you use Bo? 
WireWorld HDMI: Starlight 6 VS Island 6
Could you try running direct to your Elite from both your box and then again from the Oppo and let us know? There's always gonna be losses thru an AVR, not to mention the degradation thru your generic HDMI you're running from AVR to Elite. 
Tube Amps and Friendly Speakers - Back Impedance
Yes you're right Al. Often pro reviewers will claim that the 16 ohm tap sounds more transparent because "the secondary windings are minimal thus there's less wire corrupting the signal" when in fact the opposite is true. The lower the tap, the les... 
Tube Amps and Friendly Speakers - Back Impedance
Is the UT impedance really 8 ohms? Would it not be 12 - the difference between 16 and 4 ohm taps?? If so, the gain may even be higher than 2.5 dB 
Deciding between Yamaha or Marantz
Consider the Arcam AVR750. Runs in class A up to 20W or so for 8-ohm spkrs, but kinda pricey 
Merrill Audio VERITAS driving TAD E1 at RMAF
Wow. I'm tired just reading that...