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Vandersteen Forum
thanks jim, well said, well timed comment...   
The review wehave been promising is up
my take, just one person’s opinion, a person who likes this place... @audiotroy is an aggressive, vocal seller here in this forum, jumps in and sells on numerous user threads... and though they disclose who/what they are when they post, in my opi... 
New Magnaplanar 1.7 delaminating and buzzing.
@barmeg if you are on the west coast - i realize you may well not be - i have my set of 1.7i’s that i will likely sell in the not-too-distant future... i am just making absolutely sure my 3.7i’s are keepers (and i am becoming more certain each d... 
Looking for info on speaker loads?
maggies would draw more current than the kef's... perhaps your m33 has a bad output module (or at least a bad warning circuit sensor...)  
New Magnaplanar 1.7 delaminating and buzzing.
if these are new speakers, call your dealer from whom you bought them, or magnepan customer service  
Audioquest Vodka vs Wireworld Starlight 8 (Not Platinum) Ethernet
@melm i must admit i have not used fmc modules just by themselves... in my setup i went to a sonore optical rendu on the receiving end... on the sending end i use an uptone etherregen unit which conveniently has an optical module slot built into ... 
Full range speaker recommendation
op glad you got pics posted... speaks thousand words and you now have a great many excellent thoughts i have recently fallen back in love with maggies, just love them, but no way they would work in the op’s room also agree you need to go with ... 
Vandersteen Forum
It is possible that it might have been your tone that set people off? duh...  my oh my...  
Differences between models of expensive vs inexpensive DACs
@mahler123 I have owned 3 DACs in the 5K range that sounded very different from each other, and also 4 DACs in the 1 K range or below that also sounded different from each other curious... please share which 3 expensive dacs you tried... and ... 
Old guy needs recommendation request for old CD players / DAC
it has been a long while since i have searched for a new integrated cd player -- i have modwright’s modded units with tube output stage and outboard ps with tube rectification (actually two of them - one a marantz 8005 and the other a sony dvd 540... 
Differences between models of expensive vs inexpensive DACs
op old post below, fyi - perhaps a useful summary of the topic jjss49 2,132 posts 09-01-2020 10:44pm as to what matters in a dac, let’s make this simple, even though it isn’t... a) the digital (bitstream) input signal needs to be received an... 
Full range speaker recommendation
you can insert a photo using the buttons on top of the forum posting area... there is one for ’image’ (square with the mountain and sun symbol) - there you will need a link to the photo you are using, that link to a photo sharing app like google p... 
The review wehave been promising is up
+1 @soix fishies swimming in the kool-aid pitcher are by definition drinking it... just the way it is...  
Do audiophiles creat the high prices we complain about.
again?  uh...  
Differences between models of expensive vs inexpensive DACs
in my travels through several dozens of dacs since 2020, i would say there is definitely more variation in s.q. among lower priced dacs, as each are making cost-driven tradeoffs in the various elements that affect sonic performance and trading the...