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Testing Ethernet switch
Miss the days when Almarg was still with us. Man had a wealth of knowledge and shared it with everyone with style and grace, no chest puff, no I know better than everyone else.  
If you were serious about sound you would...
@donavabdear  "my main system is wonderful and I love the way it sounds but my professional system in the same room 90 degrees apart is much more accurate and it's not nearly as enjoyable I don't listen to it half as much," If your professional s... 
If you were serious about sound you would...
Jezz , three or so weeks ago their was the guy (since suspended) claiming you needed a mass market home theater receiver and atmos speakers and be in object based audio nirvana. Now it’s you have to have studio equipment. What a conundrum we face!  
WHY CABLES MATTER!
@ernstmach - I can’t speak to the provenance of their statements. That said, I think you also need to take into consideration that your colleague nor you have heard the cables over a time period. Are you really in a  position to say/conclude that ... 
WHY CABLES MATTER!
@ernstmach - If you google it comes up as 99.9999% purity, oxygen-free copper solid-core conductors, with silver plating  
WHY CABLES MATTER!
@tonywinga - Agree with your commentary. Nice system as well. By the way maybe you should go into the rack business, nicely done!  
Brian Hoyer / In-Tone / kasa
@hiendmmoe @whytlotus    Have either of you contacted Linn and addressed your issue with them, or if there is a USA distributor with it? It would seem that Linn would have a vested interest in getting the matters resolved. Otherwise, consider t... 
Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing
@wharfy -  Regarding the 260DT, the AES/EBU output is the optimized one (confirmed via email with SimAudio). It takes the SQ up a notch over the SPDIF ; I've used it both ways and settled on the AES/EBU  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon  
Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing
Charles, the Teac is $2700 retail  
Dartzeel w/Other Preamps.
I’m guessing the likelihood of someone having heard/compared the Holo and the Dartzell is pretty remote. Maybe pm member mikelavigne regarding the Dartzell itself and see if you can assess from his comments the distinctions. Mike has Dart gear. A... 
Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing
"To my understanding Pro-Ject is addressing and troubleshooting the problem " I have no skin in this, but based upon reading posts over the last year or so the QC issue(s) has been a known for some time . It would seem that Project would have lon... 
Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing
@wharfy "The Sim has transport issues" I have a 260D in my second system , it was in my main system before I purchased a Neodio CD player last August . I have had no issues with the transport or anything else. I don’t know how it sounds vis a vis... 
Not sure for power conditioner my amp or not.
@smoorenc - I've incorporated ZeroSurge units into both of my systems and I haven't heard any sound degradation  
Not sure for power conditioner my amp or not.
@emergingsoul  - Maybe an option for protecting your amps would be a ZeroSurge or Brickwall unit