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Wig, how do the ICs compare to Hapa Audio?  
Has anyone used the new Innuos 2.0 Sense music app? Compared it to Roon?
I need to update my findings over the past week or so. With the latest Roon 1.8 update the gap has closed quite a bit. Roon is close now. I still prefer the sound of Sense however. I use Roon to find new music, the DJ feature and for background li... 
SET the best?
Well one would have to have heard each and every class A, AB, D, GAN, Tube push/pull, OTL, Chip and Hybrid amp produced to say only one or two amps. Right?! Hear them all in the same exact system. Right?! We must be careful making sweeping stateme... 
Help with a Passive Preamp
In your group The Truth is easily the best.  
I’m in trouble
Which GAN amp if I may ask?  
Streamer/Server to replace Innuos Zenith
I really do.  All is good.   The Roon interface is 100x better also. We already knew that. You can compare yourself going back and forth.  Use Roon in the Squeezelite experimental mode.  
Curious.....
You should see if you can demo a Mojo Audio Evo dac.  Based on your comments it seems like a wonderful match for your preferences. Ben can build it out with every upgrade you want. Natural sounding with an “at ease” realism that is rare in digital... 
Is there such thing as a "vocal" forward DAC?
I find Lampizator dacs to be forward sounding in general. Perhaps you could demo one. The vocals are also up front.  
Streamer/Server to replace Innuos Zenith
I used to agree wholeheartedly with the above post regarding Sense 2.0 vs Roon. This is no longer true with Roon’s latest update. 
Electrolytic capacitor replacement
You can measure what’s in there and see what value they really are. Electrolytics can vary up to 20% depending on spec.  You can ask Sonic Craft to match the caps as close to 55uf as possible. Yes, use bypass caps for sure. You can use a cap like ... 
Capacitor
If you must stay within a given budget, then this would be a suggested order of performance hierarchy to consider. 1) True Copper & Jupiter HT would be good choices.  True Copper will deliver slightly better resolution, inner detail and bass a... 
Capacitor
Again, the HT’s will cost “about” the same as Odam? Why not go for the better Odam?! The HT’s are warm and full bodied sounding. Very musical. They are not on the level of the Odams however in most ways really. Not heard the Rike. Yes, the HTs are... 
Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers……
I should mention my speakers are 5 ohm and 89db efficient. My room is large being 24 feet wide by 32 feet deep with 10 foot ceilings. The A200 drives the speaker and room to listening levels beyond most any audiophile needs. As I have mentioned,  ... 
Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers……
This has me thinking more about my time with the A200. It is not the sort of amp that wows the listener in the first minutes of listening with sonic feats of strength. Some amps will do this initially, but over time other imperfections begin to re... 
Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers……
My experience could not be more different than yours. Have you really heard the A200 in your very own system for some days? It is not warm sounding and I find it more resolving and open than Coda. The Coda #8 sounded much more SS like in its prese...