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Anyone tried aftermarket fuses in the newish Parasound JC1+s
I haven't gotten that far yet with my Jc5 but did switch out a Audioquest Edison outlet for a Furutech Gtx- d NCF outlet to great effect after a lengthy break in. I did use HiFi Tunning Supreme in the A21 the Jc5 replaced  but may try a Synergisti... 
Best Bang for your Buck DAC ?
Gustard Dac A18 
HDMI MOST MUSICAL CABLE
My search ended with DH Labs sonic silver. 
Is louder better?
Yup! late night low level is just the best! 
What do you have on order RIGHT NOW.
More Acoustic panels from GIK. 
Should I sell my Oppo 205?
no don't sell it!!!!!!! 
Anthem STR Power Amp vs Parasound JC5
I use an 8805 as a preamp for 2/ch and the Anthem would indeed be the next Pre/pre on my radar but no DSD again makes it a no go. When upgrading from the A21 to the Jc5 one of things was to uptick the source since budget was chewed up, I added a G... 
Doubling a Set of Speaker Cables
I use a double run of Morrow Audio newer SP3's  and wont go back to regular bi-wire method in a single cable! 
Parasound a21 upgrades
Then bs it is! Lol , got other things to do! 
Parasound a21 upgrades
Do your own research I was present!  
Parasound a21 upgrades
Ha  ha says one twit . In a thread on Audio Asylum , we had a great discussion a few years back with Mr. Curl who said if given the choice he would've used silver fuses in the  Halo amps, I used the Silver Star in my A21 and the results kicked up ... 
Parasound a21 upgrades
Oh my yes! Could easily be10k and worth every penny. 
Parasound a21 upgrades
The JC5 is the clear upgrade at 6k, one could argue go for the A21+ and save some coin as from what I understand it's a refined A21. I switched to the JC5 after many years of musical enjoyment with my A21, I did upgrade it's main fuse twice with f... 
Digital Cable (again).
Looking forward to your final choice, do enjoy the journey. 
Are your current amps and other gear the best you've ever had?
Sorry! that's Gustard A18 Dac and not Guitars ! lol!