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What's the greatest bargain in DAC's these days?
Thank you for the tip on the Parasound ZDAC. I picked one up from Audio Advisor along with a Schiit Sys passive preamp and this thing sounds fantastic for the money. I was looking for a DAC for a second system and was also considering the Nuforce ... 
Tubes for Jolida Fusion Preamp
Gold Lion 12AX7 are what I've been using for the past 4 years in my preamp. Excellent performance across the entire frequency range, and won't break the bank.http://www.cryoset.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=301&osCsid=7b000403923abb... 
Moving from PC to Mac
Why convert the files? Use Cog for playing back your flac files on a Mac. 
Any high WAF speaker with ATC sound?
There are a pair of PMC OB1's for sale on the forum. Not exactly high WAF but damn they sound good. And for ~$2350, they are a pretty good deal. 
Tube Audio Design HIbachi-II amps with Maggie 1.6?
Hibachi I/II put out around 220w into 4 ohms. They are nice solid amps as I use a pair to drive a pair of PMC OB1's. Paul is a stand up guy and his gear is top notch. If you're looking at the pair for sale on the forums for $550 shipped they are a... 
Tube Amp for Energy RC-10's
Valve Audio PredatorUnison Unico2 very good hybrid integrated amps. 
Help with used "rock" speakers under 4K
Try NHT 3.3 
Best tube pre-amps under $1,000
TAD 150 Sig 
Genelex 6922, 12ax7, or 12au7
Running a pair of the cryo'd version from Cryoset. These are the 12AU7's. The device is a TAD PreDAC. First set of tubes that were used were EH 12BH7 that were extremely detailed but lacked low end. The Gold Lion 12AU7's are very well balanced, wi... 
top 5 preamps under $1,200
A second vote for the TAD 150 Sig. 
Any TAD-150 Signature Fans Still Out There?
Sold mine after owning for around 6 months. 2 months later I ended up purchasing another. It is an excellent value for the money. One of those few pieces of equipment whose performance easily outpaces its cost. 
If I like St. Germain I'll like......
LlorcaAim - Stars on 33Atjazz - LabfunkBugge WesseltoftDJ Cam - SoulshineCinematic OrchestraJon KennedyKruder & DorfmeisterThe Dining RoomsToscaUlrich SchnaussVA - Earth Volume 1 & 3 (LTJ Bukem Earth series)Herbert - Secondhand SoundsWax P... 
Computer output to DAC, which route?
Milen007 - There is no difference in the actual data between WAV and AIF/AIFF hence there is no difference in sound qualty. They are both uncompressed formats.AFF is big-endian and WAV is little-endian (although there are little-endian aiff's out ... 
Looking for integrated w/ good dynamics kick
Finally got a different pair of speakers hooked up to this beast of an integrated and OMFG.The speakers are Mobile Fidelity OML-2 and the bass is thunderous. Guess those Audio Physic Tempo's were a bit wimpy on the low end. No need for a subwoofer... 
Looking for integrated w/ good dynamics kick
Cft - You were right, the problem was not the amp but the room. Damn rooms!