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New Pass Labs Go To
agree with @mesch  kent at pass is a total prince, so attentive, friendly and helpful am sure he will direct any interested buyer to a suitable dealer  
Intg Amps: Hegel 590 vs NAD M33 Masters vs Gryphon Diablo 120
h590 is sonically vastly superior than the nad (leaving aside the nad’s ability to do dirac, which may benefit some room applications) - top hegel is one of the very best, purest sounding amps out there, regardless of price can’t speak to how to ... 
Bought a system without auditioning, thoughts?
funny thing about life is that one often gets exactly what they deserve... 🤣 seriously, it is all good stuff, hope it works for the op  
Problems with the IFI Zen Stream.. What's a better Alternative?
i would concur with the advice for zenstream owners to do what they can to make the unit work in their internet setup, its is well worth the trouble -- once working, the unit provides really excellent sound quality too bad it can often be a pain ... 
MULLARD 12au7 longevity
good old stock small signal tubes like mullards and amperexes last like the ol eveready bunny...  worry less, listen more! 😁  
Magnepan 1.7 I speaker sock ???
i have had no problems reaching their service manager mick by email or by phone mick is responsive and helpful and on his game, was terrific as i upgraded the crossovers wiring and connectors in my 1.7i pair  
dacs that I have had in my system - a listing
Did you feel one outperformed the other sonically? Were there any areas where the ANK exceeded the performance of the Pontus/Venus? If you were to recommend one on its sonic performance alone, which would it be? on sonic performance alone i t... 
dacs that I have had in my system - a listing
How did you like the Eversolo master edition? Have you ever tried a Benchmark 3? haven’t tried a current benchmark dac since this wave of dac trials starting 2020... last was a model 1 many years back... definitely a clear clean lean sonic cha... 
dacs that I have had in my system - a listing
Where does the Gustard R26 falls in the below $2,000 range? What would be your top choice in that segment? r26 is excellent, a top candidate in its price range, especially in light of its all-in-one feature set ... streamer (i use roon) is exce... 
Luxman vs Accuphase for Harbeth 40.3 XD
@macg19  ignore that goofyass poster... a well known pariah on these pages enjoy your music and your speakers...👌  
Should I Sell My ARC REF 6 and Get A Pass Labs XP-32
personally, i would definitely not   
Recommend me a DAC under 3k
i trust you have read my thread with dacs i have had... it may help you decide  
Gustard R26 - good but not the one
no doubt the op did not hear the r26 as it should have been heard (fully broken in, zero volume attenuation) i love the qutest too, but the two, at their best (qutest with lps), to my ear, are close in absolute sound quality, with the qutest bein... 
Warm sounding 6922 Type Tubes
What’s a "CCA"? this is an old stock euro grading of top tier 6dj8/ecc88 type tubes, usually seen in french dutch and german made tubes these are very rare these days and command very high prices due mostly to their rarity (they sound very nic... 
DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend
Here is a new review of the Topping D90LE. I am sure this is going to annoy a segment of the community here and they are not going to want to hear this. I found this demo supremely disappointing because of the hype associated with this product. I...