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Jays Transport Cable
Yes it will and how I have been using mine.  Don't pay any attention to the guy who thinks any old DVD player and cheap Chinese DAC will do. He's never seen or heard the Jay's much less owned one. The I2S could also sound better depending on the D... 
Best cheap $200 ish speaker stands with free shipping ???
Look at the Monolith or VTI stands.  
Looking for nearfield passive speakers that are warm and rich
@smodtactical  Based on your original post Fyne's not the direction you want to go in.  And as to which is the better speaker that's debatable period but not in this situation.  Maybe he has more margin in the Fyne and since you haven't moved on ... 
Looking for nearfield passive speakers that are warm and rich
@smodtactical  As long as his gear is SS or a mix you will get a good idea knowing that your gear is slightly to the warmer side of neutral.  As the North American distributor always preferred to show them with Blue Circle hybrid gear you combo o... 
Looking for nearfield passive speakers that are warm and rich
@smodtactical  Is your dealer not local so you can go listen to the JMR's?  
QLN Speakers anyone
@kingofgix    The guys at Part Time Audiophile have reviewed the 1's, 3's and 5's so you might want to check out what they thought and what they drove them with.  Dave McNair comfortably drove the 3's with a Qualiton tube amp and the Van Alstine... 
Looking for nearfield passive speakers that are warm and rich
@smodtactical    At that price I would jump on the Folia's and see what you think.  The P3's will set you back at least three times the price.   If you haven't you might want to look at the Reynaud page on Bob Neill's Amherst Audio where Bob gi... 
Looking for nearfield passive speakers that are warm and rich
@smodtactical    Yes a lot more.    
Looking for nearfield passive speakers that are warm and rich
The Folia Jubilee is a good choice as would be the Bliss Jubilee if you have the room. I own both the Bliss and Abscisse Jubilee models. Have owned six JMR models total over the last twenty years. I also own a pair of Harbeth C7's which would be t... 
Supratek Owners Thread
I think the dual gain controls are a big advantage and wish mine had them.  The fixed 18db gain on the newer models gain can be a bit much with many amplifiers if using higher efficiency speakers.  In the combination I use mine in the AVA amp has ... 
Help me solve another speaker hum thread :)
Check the routing and connections of the cables as @oldhvymec  said and then pull and re-seat all the tubes.  
Supratek Owners Thread
@aldnorab    Congrats on your purchase.  Of the two that just sold did you buy the black face unit or the older silver face unit with the gain controls?  
Supratek Owners Thread
Yes, all the same.  
Supratek Owners Thread
@pesky_wabbit    He was using powered ATC's so yes preamp direct to the speakers.   
Supratek Owners Thread
@highstream    Gene, how much longer have you got to wait yet.  Just pulled the trigger so I've got a while to go but will just use the Sachs in that system in the meantime.