havocman

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More watts or better power ?
You might try the monitor audio platinum 100 Gen 2 ,I believe they are a better than the sonas Faber. 
Long hiatus from audio, getting back into it, speaker/room help please
Good luck for five grand 
Get a load of this Deceptive add for a Gryphon Amp here on AG
Are you guys all really that stupid? Look at the person's English you can see that he's not a person that speaks English very well and a scammer. 
Power cord choice?
Try anything OCC single crystal that's the best wire for audio acoustic Zen prices are pretty reasonableTalk to Robert there he's the owner 
Class D amps that are superior to all or most?
Try the Sim audio 860a version 2 very warm and natural sounding solid state amp. 
Help with Shortlist of Speakers! (SF vs Devore vs Others?)
Tomic 601, unfortunately 2D is not very good the speakers out there that give you an incredible three-dimensional soundstage so your Larson don't cut the mustard as they say. 
Help with Shortlist of Speakers! (SF vs Devore vs Others?)
Go listen to the monitor audio Platinum 200 Gen 2 or the 300 Gen 2 you'll be how huge the soundstage is with those speakers. And how natural and life like everything is. 
New silversmith fidelium cable
Stereo 5, you must have a real expensive stereo system if you're using speaker cables for $129. LOL 
Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire?
Acoustic Zen and harmonic technology are extremely good cables that's because they use OCC single crystal wire which is far superior to anything ofc on the market. But there are other companies that are charging an arm and a leg for OCC single Cry... 
Amplification: what are the biggest advances of the last 40 years?
Also a lot of the better solid state amps are designed with no inverse feedback that makes a big difference as well that's why I love Sim audio so much very analog sounding amp. 
CDP or DAC?
Go with separate transport and dac. Check out the Wyred for sound 10th anniversary dac, one of the reviewers put it up against his VPI turntable with a $5,000 Japanese cartridge and he said it was every bid as analog sounding and I have the dac as... 
What's your dream speaker?
I would get the monitor audio Platinum 500 II, I have the Platinum 200 ll and I absolutely love them. 
New silversmith fidelium cable
The silversmith fidelium cable is 33% more conductive than any copper or silver foil out there. 
What DAC upgrade made you say “DAMN, that sounds SO MUCH better than my last DAC”?
The most analog sounding dac I've had in my system is the wyred for sound 10th anniversary dac. One of the reviewers put it up against his VPI turntable with a $5,000 Japanese cartridge and he said it was every bit as analog. And I totally agree. ... 
Speaker placement
Go to the cardas site they have a room formula there all you have to do is plug in the width of the room and it will give you the exact spot from the back wall and the sidewall to put the speaker I tried it and it works beautifully.