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hifiman5

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A21 vs McCormack?
@cheeg  I have a recently rebuilt DNA-1 Gold Special and it is fabulous.  I have no experience with Parasound but know from talking with Steve McCormack that much of the circuit improvements he employs in his rebuilds now were realized based on hi... 
Phono stage for my system?
OP - Skip the KC Vibe.  Had one for a few weeks and returned it.  Everything sounded like background elevator music.  Ugh! 
Wow! Hard to believe how Good this sounds!
@truman   I totally agree with thanking those who have designed and built great gear for us.  i recently sent such a missive to Steve McCormack for his outstanding work on my power amp.  Let's keep encouraging these folks! 
can someone answer me this.....
@millercarbon   Hmmm.  Must be nice to be THE authority on wire.  We have quite a few folks here who make their own gear including cables and have achieved high levels of sonic reproduction. Who are you to say otherwise??? 
Turntable feedback
I would strongly suggest that you locate your turntable away from a corner of the room where standing waves converge. 
Can you over damp with isolation products? If so - How do you know you've done it?
Two extreme examples...overdamping may happen when you use squishy sorbothane under all of your gear.  Things will sound lifeless and the bass "fat".  The other extreme might be using Black Diamond Racing cones under everything.  The key is achiev... 
What are some of the most underrated and overrated loudspeakers you’ve auditioned?
@millercarbon   What speakers are you currently using in your system? 
Phono Pre Advice
@jp-2213     You are in a great place with your budget to consider many fine phono amps!  One other fine benefit of going from a sub $1000 unit to the Luxman E-250 is the vast reduction in the reproduction of pops and clicks as that unit has a muc... 
Phono Pre Advice
You may want to consider a Luxman E-250.  It's at the low end of your budget but won't sound like it.  Has a built in MC cartridge demagnetizer called the "articulator".  Very even frequency response with dynamics and bass slam to boot.  It's phys... 
PS Audio Revises Marketing to a Direct Sales Only Model
@gochurchgo  You may be right about the prices staying the same but Paul McGowan is dedicated to the audiophile community and there are few places to utilize a yacht in Boulder, CO. 
Upgrade McCormack or...
@cheeg  I've had my DNA-1 Deluxe for 22 years.  I had it upgraded by SMc Audio 20 years ago and after realizing it had been that long, I contacted Steve to see what he might do to upgrade and update it.  As it turns out, he explained that over the... 
Great sounding/recorded albums
Any Stockfisch SACD or Blue Coast Records recordings.  Superlative! 
BEST FEMALE VOCAL EVER
@toneranger58   I'm gonna see if you can go two for two with recommendations.  "Sing to the Moon" arrives tomorrow. 
BEST FEMALE VOCAL EVER
@tattooedtrackman  Stevie was mentioned back last October by @andy8400.  How about Christine McVie on "Warm Ways"? 
Caveat about the Cable Company return policy
I hate to say it but as many of you have stated here, things have gone south at The Cable Co.  There was a time in the not so distant past that they DID stock what was on their site and you would be serviced rather quickly.  I've had much better l...