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DAC Merry Go 'Round- why I stopped at Weiss
op thanks for sharing i too really adore the weiss, the sound is excellent and the engineering, ergonomics and features are equally outstanding i am also trying an msb, have my chord scaler/hugo tt2 stack, and also an audio note 4.1 tube dac, a... 
Current Questions
more grist for the mill      
Are Harbeth the only warm and euphonic speakers in town ?
I’m surprised no one has mentioned Magnepans. i think that is because the op asked for a bookshelf speaker...  
How to control volume for DAC with no volume control
linestage (passive or active) integrated amp streamer control software, if volume control equipped roon dsp (has built in volume control)  
Low Level Listening and Distortion
we all hear differently, sometimes domestic conditions require us to listen at lower volumes some folks listen real loud (usually dealing with some level of hearing loss) - once i had a fellow come over to ’audition’ my spatial m3s at the time, r... 
Are Harbeth the only warm and euphonic speakers in town ?
recent discussion on model differences...  https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/which-harbeths  
ARC 100.2 vs ARC SD135
ain’t sellin’ my 100.2 - have had it since 2002 just sent it back to greg and warren earlier this year for a check-out, as we are in year 20 now... greg said it tested perfect, warren listened to it in the big rig driving their maggie 20.7’s, sai... 
Better R2R DAC Recommendation?
pontus is obvious next step up in the family then there is the soekris 1541 or 2541 audio gd also makes some excellent well built cost effective r2r dacs or mhdt units, with tube buffered output all offer more ’analog-ness’ and control over un... 
Something about " reclock " & "dejitter ", which I couldn't comprehend...
   
Anti-skate problem with Rega RB303 tonearm
don’t follow the dial numerical settings on the arm, the calibration is often very poor get proper blank record side, adjust anti skate up very gradually so arm stays neutral oh and make sure, very sure, your platter is exactly level  
GIK alternatives
https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisaech1-pi-audio-group-diffusers-room-treatments these have served me well...  good guys, responsive...  
Are Harbeth the only warm and euphonic speakers in town ?
@jjss49 "wharfedale linton heritage (bit lower.." a bit? It’s a lousy speaker, in my experience. It looks great and that’s it well, we try to be nice around here, not overly talk things down, some people are quite happy with lintons never kn... 
Are Harbeth the only warm and euphonic speakers in town ?
@roxy54  awesome!!! ... sp100's are keepers... truly forever speakers... i may wander to others for a while but will never not have those again!    i did the same as you, sold em off some years back, then immediately regretted doing so, hoped to... 
Are Harbeth the only warm and euphonic speakers in town ?
hi @roxy54, hope you have been well... i agree with you that in general about proacs, pretty much all their higher line floorstanders and mini monitors in the response series have very high resolution and cannot be said to be warm in overall natu... 
What stereo equipment do respected musicians listen to?
grist for the mill https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/famous-musicians-and-their-audio-gear.347616/ https://insheepsclothinghifi.com/celebrity-hi-fi-systems/ https://downhomedigital.net/blog/how-stars-listen-to-music/ https://hifi...