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Aether Audio Black Box or Nuforce Magic Cube ???
Teajay,Thanks for the clarification, that makes sense.I do want to also clarify that the Black Box is $500 per side so the total is $1000+ depending on what options are selected. I think there may have been a promotion some time ago that required ... 
Aether Audio Black Box or Nuforce Magic Cube ???
I have just recieved the black boxes from Aether (Bob Smith) and initial impressions are quite favorable. I think what they seem to do is very similar to the bybee golden goddess speaker bullets which I have owned.They provide a blacker background... 
1tech or danish audio dacs
I have heard a Dac 20 and thought it very good....along the lines of an AudioNote dac in musicalityI have owned up to the 4.1x balanced 
Musical Speakers
see if you can get one of the Audio Note AN/J or AN/K for around this price....nice speakers 
Persistence sometimes pays off
Thanks for sharing the story! 
Ribbon tweeters...out of favor these days?
I am very happy with my Tonians which use a Raven 2 ribbon with a PHY driver. 
Looking for new speakers?
An excellent speaker for this application would be the KCS Seas Exotic. I have owned many speakers (including up to Audio Note ANE SEC silvers) and for the money, and well beyond they are winners.I enjoyed my pair for over a year and sold them to ... 
Most musical integrated amp you have heard?
Graaf 50B run balanced is a real winnerPathos TT ref is another real good one 
Very sad news - George Wright has died
My thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones and audio has lost a real gentleman. May he rest in peace. 
Heard any good hybrid amps lately?
The Tom Evans Linear series, Pathos TT, Tube Distinctions Soul series, Lamm ML-1 are hybrids that I have had and think are excellent 
Review: Thor Audio Thor AudioT1000 Factory Cap Upgrade Tube preamp
Thorman...thanks...should have checked there before asking.I have owned the TPA 30's and TA 1000 in the past and currently am using a TA 3000...great stuff! 
Review: Thor Audio Thor AudioT1000 Factory Cap Upgrade Tube preamp
What was the cost of the upgrade?Thanks! 
Audiogon members-Larry Burt Strings04 has died
Sorry for you loss and best wishes to you and your family. 
Benchmark DAC1 Pre - anybody heard a mod?
I have a benchmark Dac 1 that I had modified by Stephen Balliet at Reflection Audio. I am very happy with this dac and use it in a Mac based system with an RME digital interface and an isochrone master clock.This setup replaced Meitner seperates.T... 
Can anyone help identify this LP cleaning machine?
This also describes the Loricroft machine with the exception that the record does not spin backewards on the LC