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Sub-$1250 DAC w/ built-in Headphone Amp
i have my fx tube dac still... after reading the stuff about the shootout in arizona -- bought it stock sounded very musical but somewhat rolled off and veiled with good tubes in it (stock chinese tubes turn up the treble some, but a little grainy... 
Klipsch Cornwall IV
i too wonder about comparison to o/96 or even o/93i have heard earlier cornwalls not the iv version...to my ear, live-sounding for sure but highly colored, honky horn nature in the midrange and upper bass area, slight rasp/grit to treble leading e... 
Sub-$1250 DAC w/ built-in Headphone Amp
opjjss49: no joke - is this an unusual request?not at all! enjoy! 
Moving up the Harbeth line
arafiqahh ok got it... misunderstood from earlier postsyes for sure, need to get the super 5’s 16 in off the ground, open frame stands, ideally on spikessound anchors or skylans media filled!i give you two months to get mon 40s in the big room 🤣 
Sub-$1250 DAC w/ built-in Headphone Amp
op is looking for a dac with built in headphone amp... we should assume he is not mistaken or kidding 
Just installed a bluesound node 2i , quality not so good
folks buy the $500 node 2i think it is an end game thingnotexcellent streamer/ui with a training wheels dac aboard... is what it is... 
Sub-$1250 DAC w/ built-in Headphone Amp
rme for sure - get the one with latest chipleave yourself a week to read the manual :)i haven't heard your current dac but the rme via headphones is very very good sounding 
Moving up the Harbeth line
arafiq1) shl5 too much for that room 12x13... they need 30-36 in around rear and sides to not bloat2) tube amps on shl5 will exacerbate the bloat problem, lack of damping factor/current - too much mush not enough clarity and control - esp 6L6 rave... 
Compression Titanium Worlds finest tweet ever engineered
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A Word About SkyFi audio Customer Service
stew tyler's proac d series with the ribbon tweeter is one hell of a great speaker line.. needs a little care in equipment matching but the sound potential is enormous, and done right, the musical presentation is sublime - tremendous detail and in... 
Definitely lonely to be an audiophile
strikes me this thread is as much about loneliness as it is about being an audiophileloneliness is an important topic... everyone should think through what makes them happy and what is rich and what may be missing from their lives -- if one feels ... 
Food: What does the typical audiophile eat?
i eat in concert with what music i am playingfruits when i play cantaloupe islandice cream when i play popsicle toespina colada when i play jimmy buffettthat is how real audiophiles roll  
ATC Scm 19 V1 Upgrade or what?
what are you trying to improve?  not specifying will just lead to nonsense replies 
Absolute Phasing
try it both ways... go with the one with better bass response 
Opinion on audio note kit dac 5.1 or 4.1
they sound very good... relaxed warm sound with detail presented in a gentle natural way