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Some DACs I am Considering-Any thoughts?
my input to several recent posts below:a) yes frank van alstine's abx comparator is quite a truth teller... excellent piece that serves its purpose spot on... like all of what frank makesb) in my listening tests in my own system, the audio mirror,... 
Why is there no love for Prima Luna?
@dsper better cj's >> primaluna all day long... 
300Bs - does leaving them on shorten their life?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7WkFEVbxu8https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/tube-failure-what-would-happen-in-worst-casego ahead, leave em on, walk away, don’t worry be happy 
Some DACs I am Considering-Any thoughts?
Anyone that doesn’t put the Denafrips #1 has not heard the Denafrips. It is head and shoulders above anything I have heard.lolall this statement speaks to is what this poster hasn't heard 
Are Focal Aria 926 considered to be a Hi-Fi speaker?
trick question i think 
300Bs - does leaving them on shorten their life?
lol 
question for Luxman L-590AX owners
@builder3 I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts, jjss49.i don't know what to say really...  saying class a amplification is an unavoidable factor in creating transformer hum is a new one to me, and i think it is a pitiful and lame excuse - i ... 
question for Luxman L-590AX owners
My dealer and Luxman said that. My dealer emailed them and the chief engineer said because they are class A they buzz when in idle.seriously? omg you have got to be kidding memaybe they need to hire nelson pass on a contract engineering assignment... 
tube magic with digital source?
obviously tubes in audio gear existed prior to solid state amplification being invented and commercializedwith the advent of solid state amplification as well as the advent of cd’s as a format, the sound produced by high end audio systems went fro... 
DVD player playing CD's
iirc sony’s dvp 9100 es dvd/sacd player was one of the very best sounding ones back in the day playing 2 channel... 
Gain Matching - need advice
opiirc audio research can take the ref line stages and alter the gain profile at user request for situations such as thiscontact greg c their service manager 
Some DACs I am Considering-Any thoughts?
opi trust you have seen my past comments on the various and numerous dacs i tried in the last year's ... covers several of your candidatesi do agree, the ultimate choice is system dependent 
Sky HIGH fi
@beeswax Sort of worried folks like this are going to change the nature of the market, inserting themselves as speculative middlemen, which is pretty much what they are. If a whole layer of these folks get in, it's going to be harder to buy rarer ... 
tube magic with digital source?
it ALWAYS depends on the specifics - generalities are close to useless 
preamp for CJ premier 11A power amp
depends what sound profile you are looking for and what speakers you are drivingthe cj prem 11a is a nice relaxed tubey sounding amp but has trouble with controlling and driving harder to drive speakers... best to use higher efficiency speakers wi...