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Hegel H390 or NAD M33 for Bowers and Wilkins 802D2 speakers?
@spacemanrick just buy the nad... its ok... we hegel lovers won’t be offended in the least .... hahahamany paths to musical happinessenjoy the music 
Streaming for beginner
Hello!!Spotify premium comes with ROON now>DSD/MQA at CD qualitysince July.. via sever/Dac stream.etc. $9.99. for longtime sub.Tubes444Is this true? Spotify streaming at redbook quality now? MQA on Spotify?  Can anyone confirm?  I would be shoc... 
PrimaLuna EVO 100 DAC
i have not heard this dac, nor will i pursue hearing it, based on what i have read from the commercial reviewsseems to me it is a poor value for the performance -- furthermore, that is just whole lot of metal, glass, and just plain ol' stuff to do... 
Downside to R2R Ladder DACs?
no soix...the dacs have worn out resistors, and the owners have worn out ears!!!!!  HAAHAHAHAHAHA 
Jazz is not Blues and Blues is not Jazz.......
@au_laitDo you let your food touch on the plate?hilarious ROFLMAOdoes your cafe touch le lait?  
Cables for Audio Mirror Tubadour III
i actually use primarily some homebrew braided ac cordsbut i would recommend, amongst commercial high end brands - reasonably priced audioquest, wireworld, mapleshade, old xlo... good connectors are as important as the wire, so long as the conduct... 
ATC SCM 40 mk2 vs Salk Song3 Encore
i will add my congrats as well m669... you now own what they refer to as ''one bad-ass, world class loudspeaker...''   :)now you will need to keep that wallet open to buy really good sh&t for the upstream!!!! LOL 
laid back stereo power amp
@6119 good choice to go back to frank v ahe is one of the best designers in the business... also a totally honorable, pragmatic, no nonsense, ’i spend your money like i spend my own money’ kind of personan absolute prince and an example that many ... 
Amp makes clapping noise
my amp gives me a standing O when i play vinyland it boos me out of the room when i stream spotifysorry couldn’t resist :)sounds like that class d amp in the peachtree has bit the dust and is oscillating ... just a guess 
Downside to R2R Ladder DACs?
bs meter from that salesman just hit 100suggest u trust him less going forward 
Cables for Audio Mirror Tubadour III
i have a tubador se - love iti don't think it shd be too sensitive to cablingit is a very balanced sounding unitstick with good quality copper ic's, doesn't need silver unless you want it to get more zippy up top 
I bought another Class D amp and didn't get what I paid for!
excellent thread - lovely stories of positivity and honor 
KEF LS50 Speaker Stands
@turnbowm roger that'get yo azz on da flow'  :) 
The Truth About Preamps
i found this 17 year old thread which poses a very interesting question that is still quite pertinent today imhothe replies are not necessarily enlightening but the question posed is a good one many years later.... 
PS Audio Direct Stream DAC w/Roon Nucleus + vs. Auralic Vega G1
scott (verdant) posts enough here that one can see his obvious knowledge and experiencei can also vouch for him as a vendor, i sourced my chord gear from him... excellent service, good pricing, and outstanding responsiveness