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Harbeth 40.2A - LFD NCSE Mk3 and Hegel H590 Compared
hey snackey - great to read your findingsas you know, we have similar rigs... i have had lfd le4 sig vs hegel h390, rost, h160 powering my shl5+'s at various points ... similar feelings, ultimately sold the lfd-- lfd definitely a more 'spot-lit' n... 
Which integrated amplifier .
opi lost both parents to lung cancer, spent ten consecutive years seeing one off then the other - i deeply empathise... hang in there... wish you comfort and peace - every day the researchers are coming up with new discoveries, the longer you hang... 
Thinking about getting a R2R DAC
@decooney thanks for clarifyingyes in general, i agree, most dacs short of the gold plated top of line all-in ones can usually benefit from an outboard PS - if the input is suitable for typical good LPS like Pardo, Teradak, S Booster etc..., servi... 
What's Your Advice, Used Audio Research LS15, Or Freya+?
the op has really no way to know but to get both and try in his own systemshort of that, he is asking for inputi have not heard a freya in my own system, but i have in others... but of course, not A/Bed against an sp15i would say that so long as t... 
How do you know what you're missing?
good to see miller back to his old form  :) 
spend on the streamer or on the DAC ?
concur that sonos streamer, with a w4s digital reclocker upgrade (or outboard reclocker) is an excellent sounding source... delivers spdif at 96kplus using the sonos software is easy peasy this and the bluesound node 2i are excellent cost effectiv... 
vpi classic
art 7 is lovely but you need serious gain in phono stage to run iti enjoy my art 9 alot 
Thinking about getting a R2R DAC
i am glad the mod cleaned up the garbage in this thread@decooney you mentioned using outboard power supplies with the mhdt dacs... i have three of them, they all have the standard IEC 3 prong plug for power input on the rear panels...how do you us... 
Upgrade DAC recommendation
if you don't know already, there is a 'it measures good so it is good' school of thought in equipment/dac evaluation, and then there is a 'listening/ itsounds good so it is good' schoolyou will need to decide which is more important... people here... 
What's Your Advice, Used Audio Research LS15, Or Freya+?
arc all day long 
Phono cartridge recommendations
hana would be a step down from a properly set up benz wood in my opinion 
vpi classic
you saying nothing about tonality or shifts in the character of the sound you seekobvious answer is move up the benz micro line, gliders rubies and gull wing are just superbbut you just want to randomly try something different, here are two very h... 
How do you know what you're missing?
very good, thought provoking questioni have a few different thoughts it spurs1) the objective to hifi is not to make it sound like live music necessarily, it is to make it sound realistic, but 'realism' is defined in the eye of the beholder -- so ... 
Thousands of tubes for sale
damn i would jump on that - but i am clear across the countrywith testers too! 
vpi classic
what are you trying to improve about how your system sounds?