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PS Audio customer service is excellent
Although it has been said here before on previous threads, Paul McGowan has created a corporate culture that values the customer and places great emphasis on releasing high quality, high value products.  Good for him/us/them!!  It is very reassuri... 
What Matters and What is Nonsense
Interesting tweak or what I prefer to term, "tuning" last evening.  I have been auditioning a new phono stage.  It is a FET design and as such has a warmer tubier sound sans tubes in much the same way that conrad johnson's SS preamps did years ago... 
How To Field Questions About Your Audiophile Lifestyle...
@prof   Thanks for your post.  I agree with everything you said!  Our audio "experiences" are very important to our quality of life but those experiences are made possible by purchasing the gear necessary to enable our listening.When things start ... 
How To Field Questions About Your Audiophile Lifestyle...
@mirolab   Your golfer friend may be one of those individuals who prioritizes experiences/activities over possessions.  There is definitely a movement in that direction among younger couples these days (it's the #1 reason for the tiny house moveme... 
McCormack DNA 0.5 Gold or what?
@rick542  Give Steve McCormack or Patrick a call at SMc Audio.  They can probably tell you what's up with it and what it would take to remedy the issue. 
Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO!
@dentdog   Can't agree more about the importance of feeding your system good quality power.  I just looked at your virtual system.  Beautiful set-up.  Is it a basement room? 
Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO!
@thermals1  Very well said!   It is important for us to share good and less satisfying experiences with gear.  We need to know what equipment we want to avoid as well as what we want to quest after. 
How many of us really suffer from AUDIOPHILIA NERVOSA
@rodman99999  Appreciate your post above about Rickie Lee.  Haven't listened to her original album or her other offerings for a long time.  I have to correct that.I had the great fortune of seeing her live near the beginning of her career at the T... 
McCormack DNA 0.5 Gold or what?
@labtec   Exactly right!! I just had my 21 year old DNA-1 driver board replaced by Steve and Patrick at SMc Audio along with a panoply of other upgrades such as all new wiring,Furutech IEC inlet new Cardas RCA input jacks and new speaker binding p... 
Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO!
@mapman   and the moral to that story?  Where there's a will... 
Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO!
@mapman  Nice!  Wonder how the Amish would power their gear?🤔 
Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO!
@mapman Wow. I thought I was the only Amishman here among so many "English".  Welcome aboard brother! 
Vandersteen Sub woofers v Rythmik Subs
@bondmanp  I believe Tomic 601 is referring to the M7 HPA power amps new to Vandersteen's line. 
What Matters and What is Nonsense
@prof  @mickeyb   I do not doubt the veracity of your posts regarding cabling not being an important contributor to your system's sound.  My experience involves that spending judiciously on upgraded cables does make a real difference to the overal... 
Vandersteen Quatro CT or Wilson Sabrina
@tomic601 I have two 2wq subs. in my system and my family used to complain about how they could "feel" the bass upstairs (I am in a dedicated basement room). After looking into the idea of decoupling my Treo CTs and loving the results (clarity, op...