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Anyone have any experience with CD transports? Particularly Jay’s Audio?
Just ordered my Jay CD transport the other day.  We shall soon see.   
Reccomend power amp for Virgo"s
I run mine with the Pass Labs X250.5 with outstanding sonics..... 
Reccomend a good preamp for me.
Sachs tube preamp or Supratek preamps 
Elf Super Helix Gold speaker cable
Just ordered an 8 ft. pair of the super helix gold speaker cables.  Will post my impressions when they arrive and get hooked up.  I am very curious about the gold plated copper sound.  They are at a price point that is truly my sweet spot. 
Wireless Ethernet Router Advice
Thanks! 
Neotech solid vs Dueland tinned vintage - spades? bananas? nothing?
I have tinned copper wire in two of my systems.  Cable pairs less than 100 bucks.  I love the sound of tinned copper.  None of my higher dollar speaker cables beat them and most don't touch it. 
DAC finalist please help
would describe it.  1100 bucks for a superb dac.  Disclaimer: there are many dacs out there that I have not heard.  I am inclined to believe that there is some magic in the R2R technology.  I have a Holo dac that I have yet to get operational.  Fi... 
DAC finalist please help
Have a recently purchased Musician Pegasus R2R dac for my exercise room system.  Ampzilla mononblocks, Musical Fidelity X-Ray CD player (used as a transport), Black Ice F-360 preamp, Maze Audio Interconnects, and Silverline Sonata Sonata speakers.... 
Building new system starting with power amp. What would you choose ?
Solid State: Ampzilla Monoblocks or PassLabs amps.  I have both.  Have the 250.5 PL amp- great sounding, presents solid state in a most pleasurable way.  Only problem is it weighs 100 pounds.  Just picked up a 150.5 PL amp.Tube: Canary Monoblocks.... 
Some DACs I am Considering-Any thoughts?
Consider the Musician Pegasus R2R dac.  I just hooked mine up in my exercise room system today and even straight out of the box, it sounds superb.  Very clean, clear, dimensional with great presence and impact.  All for 1100 bucks.   
SPL: Reference level performance, German build quality, and innovative designs
Just ordered the SPL Elector preamp.  Can't wait to listen.... 
Pass X150.5 or Odyssey Stratos monos?
Just got a Pass Labs X-150.5 for under 2500 dollars.  I have Pass Labs X-250.5 driving Audio Physic Virgos.  The amp is fed by a heavily modded Air Tight Tube preamp fed by a Asi Teknology mid-level mod to a Cambridge 841 CD player.  The sound of ... 
Tube Amplifiers: Carver Crimson 75 wpc or Primaluna Monoblocks
Anybody heard the Audio Classics 9B tube amp that is built by VAC? 
Tube Amplifiers: Carver Crimson 75 wpc or Primaluna Monoblocks
Preamplifier is the latest Don Sachs tube preamp.... 
Tube Amplifiers: Carver Crimson 75 wpc or Primaluna Monoblocks
Likely speakers: Decware Turningpoint HR-1, Decware DNA, Spatial Audio M5 Sapphire, or possibly Tekton Open Baffle speakers.