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What is going on with Avalon Acoustics?
http://www.avalonacoustics.com/index.html 
Is a captured good tonearm cable better than a high quality one DIN connection?
you know the answerNO ONE can tell you... you can only find out by yourself 
Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 - different grades?
depends on who is doing the claiming and the sellingreputable and truly dedicated tube sellers will screen and test the tubes themselves, not just rely on the factory in china, whose work can often be inconsistent and suspectand i hope you realize... 
CD player output via DAC chips vs tube tech
there are numerous ways to implement a vacuum tube in the circuitry of a dacthe devil is ALWAYS in the details, circuit, tube, associated parts, associated circuitry, power supply, isolation - all of it works together and each element interrelates... 
Tube Rolling the Jolida/Black Ice dsd Dac
@plaw i have not personally tried old stock mullard 12AX7’s but i have plenty of experience with old, real Mullard 12AU7 and 6DJ8 equivalents, for small signal tubes (not power tubes)if the sound signature holds true to 12AX7’s you are asking abou... 
High Performance Audio - The End?
@dannad I don't think I have had enough caffeine yet this morning for this thread.This thread gives me a headache, coffee or no coffee... ugh 
yet another tube preamp recommendation thread
if no slight was meant... then all’s goodclarity in what is posted benefits all 
laid back stereo power amp
get one of frank’s power amps if you like his preamp, solidly built very good sounding gearanother option is to try a wyred 4 sound st series class d amp ... upper registers a little smoothed over, solid bass control, something the maggies appreci... 
Integrated streaming amplifiers under $3000
buy the best/newest hegel you can afford - no need to look back after thatno affiliation, just have them, love what they do 
Qobuz vs Tidal
the sound difference i described pertains to non MQA Tidal feed vs Quboz Hi Res 
$5k or less speakers (used or new)?
minor embellishment of avanti1960's  rec on harbeththree main speakers aremon 30 - more midrange focused, light on basscompact 7 - similar size to mon 30, more full range warmer fuller deeper bass than mon 30super hl5 - descendant of spendor bc1 -... 
Qobuz vs Tidal
@decooneyby the sound, it seems there is some add’l processing going on with the tidal streamit is a little more tizzy, less warm, slightly phasey in comparison to qubozor is quboz just processing differently? don’t think we will ever know 
Streaming for beginner
above posts have captured itget streamer / network card (bridge) for your DStidal hifi or quboz sub - there are cheap intro deals out there to hook you 
Periphery outer ring thoughts ?
usefulbut pain in the ass to use 
Leave tube amps always on?
@nicktheknife i am surprised to hear of the unreliability of the rogue audio unit in your handswas it an older or well used unit?  did you try to have them fix the problem?i have had a eye on rogue, as a good, made in usa, brand of tube gear - the...