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What are you streaming tonight?
melody gardotcurrency of manqbzexcellent 
Vandersteen 3A Sig vs Harbeth vs Spatial OB
@ryder if you are recommending the harbeths you might say why... other than you like themdid you hear the others he is considering, or have insight into the differences?i too have harbeth c7's - they are great - but for this poster, who seems pret... 
Advice on best mid priced MM cartridge choice for Rega P3 (2016)
yes -- with ortofon mm’s i have also found higher up the line gives more detail/treble sizzleeach user needs to find the sweet spot for them given the tonal balance they seek for their system 
Thinking about getting a R2R DAC
@cygnus_859 don’t focus solely on the dac chip... the chip affects the sound, but no more than several other factors in what is in a certain dacmhdt dacs are famous for this... they make 7-8 nos r2r dacs with different r2r chips but you swap outpu... 
Do pure copper banana plugs make a difference in the quality of the speaker sound.
@larry5729 I wonder if they have done significant blind testing?I would also be curious to know if I were blind tested to compare speaker cables if I would hear a significant difference? I doubt someone would sit down to listen to a system and sa... 
In praise of the ESL-57
just an amazing speaker for doing what it does superblyunfortunately so limited in dynamics, so for me it was ultimately unsatisfying given my desire to feel as well as hear the music at moderate to high levels at times 
NOS Tung Sol 6550 VS Tung Sol 6550 New Production
tattoosome people who have answered you here seem to have only read your title line, then didn’t read what you actually are asking -- which is these titled tubes used in an ARC Ref 6 linestage...the 6550 position in the Ref 6 is in the rectifier s... 
Vandersteen 3A Sig vs Harbeth vs Spatial OB
op, i think tomic says it wellall three you are considering are good speakers with different baskets of strengths and weaknesses, but it seems to me the trio of choices are well chosen given your musical preferences and ancillariesi know the spati... 
What xlr cable to choose
opI have quite a healthy budget any advice would be greatly appreciateduh oh... sharks approaching bloody waters  :) 
Budget Tube Preamp ($2000)
the op states below that he already bought a schiit freya plusit is a good unit, especially for the moneydecent intro for him to tubes in his system let's wish him a fun time listening to it 
Negotiate good price
in this age of covid i guess this is what passes for entertainmentthis is the future we all looked forward to, right??? 
Need Tubes
@russ69 yes i think we more or less agree on kevin / upscaleit is what it is... (like the orange man says) LOL 
ROTEL RA-985BX
for everyday use by a not too serious listener using simple non exotic speakers needing basic amplification, the rotel will be perfectly fine 
If you could, what live performances would you enjoy re-living?
at this point... any live performance by keith jarrettideally with jack and gary on stagei guess brad mehldau will have to do from now on...  :( 
Amplifier warm up
@aewarrenThere are a few other possibilities that were not considered:1. Side One of the LP may be your favorite and thus it may have gotten more play and is showing its age compared to Side 2 that is more pristine.2. By the time you had finished ...