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The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same?
oy vey...    
5AR4 rectifier tube question
useful info    
What's a good amount of time to have my preamp unplugged before I swap out tubes?
i give it 5-10 min just let things cool down, discharge  
How do you make a final decision on a DAC
two points to you op your benchmark is a very good dac, clean crisp and clear, if you want something that presents music differently, you should speak to that, and others may recommend options for changing... btw, as you can tell, there are some... 
Looking for a new (preowned OK) line stage under $5K: suggestions?
newer c-j is much much less euphonic that older stuff pv-12 pv-14 what have you... like many other makers, their sound has been modernized in recent generations, more air, clarity and slam without loss of midrange and imaging magic  
Looking for a new (preowned OK) line stage under $5K: suggestions?
get the best and newest c-j you can afford.... good luck in your quest  
DAC Upgrade Dilemma - PS Audio Digital Link III w/Cullen Mod to Direct Stream DAC vs
i tried the psa d-link with cullen 3 mods (as well as the psa ds) it is quite a bright, detailed dac, somewhat grainy in the treble if you are conditioned and like that sonic presentation in your system (likely other parts of your system is comp... 
Recommendation all-rounded speaker (small room)
budget?  subs?  
Why Do You Post?
trolls gonna troll, it’s all they got to offer... wake up every morning, no other joy available through more productive and positive means rather pitiful actually we all know real people in our lives in this unfortunate position... these folks a... 
Just my observation - seems like there is less listed on AG
it is pretty clear that a-gon has evolved its business model towards dealers and less price sensitive (read: selling fee sensitive) individuals who want to sell sell gear... it is not a bad way to segment the market of sellers... but buyers are st... 
I don't want to beat a dead horse but I'm bugged.
@russ69 Thanks for posting. This thread was designed to help me understand people that rely on measurements above what they hear. i remember replying to a similar thread a while back asking this question... my answer was 3 fold 1. some folk... 
GaN amps: Peachtree or LSA Voyager?
Last year I bought a pair of AGD Audions, but returned them. Squeaky clean and detailed but thin and grossly over priced for 85 watt monos. if that is the experience of this poster, then i would guess there will be no oasis to be found in this ... 
Just my observation - seems like there is less listed on AG
ahhh the promise (and curse) of free markets and capitalism...  
Audiophiles on Audiogon.
at any given time, there are a handful usernames, like the op, and another, deludedxxx.... it is all about chain-jerking - the names change, as these sad people get kicked off, stay silent for a couple weeks, then come back under a new alias... th... 
What are you streaming tonight?
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