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When to Poweroff amps and preamps
opmillercarbon is correct 2 out of 3disregard his comments on digital, imo he is right on the other items about turnoff for ss and tubesthe mind is a powerful thing, your beliefs can grossly affect what you perceive 
Looking for new to me Jazz music
@oregonpapa Check out West Coast Jazz from the 50s and early 60s. Groups like The Lighthouse Allstars, Cal Tjader, and Shelley Mann and His Men. West Coast Jazz tends to be a more melodic form of jazz and is quite beautiful. I agree.  Cal Tjader e... 
External DAC?
@prashanth13485 your settings are correct i believe, it is how i used ityou want the auto level working at max db for max effect, it uses the full dynamic headroom of the akm dac chip set that way 
Best options for active speakers $4k or below?
you have heard of devialet phantoms ya? 
External DAC?
@prashanth13485 you made a good call imothe rme is remarkably clear and clean sounding, while still coming across as fairly natural and relatively non fatiguing - benchmark dacs are cut from the same cloth tonally but cannot compete with rme on va... 
Sonus Faber sonetto II vs Harbeth 7ES-3
harbeth over sonus faber any day of the weekunless you are a classical only music lover, even then harbeths are at least equal to sf's 
Magnepan 1.7i Amp recommendations
@returntomusic i am a big hegel fan, their amps simply sound greati am also quite trusting of the gang at audio excellence in toronto, vilip, young j etc... they are able to extensively test what they are talking about in their shop, do proper a-b... 
Holo Audio May DAC
@twoleftearsi bought that new piece that stereophile classified as a+ now... and my goodness it sounds so much betterHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA 
Conrad Johnson and Herron comparisons
@saika2 short answer on et5 and 7dj8 pcc88 - it completely solves the premature tube burnout problem, plenty of options for tube rolling, excellent sound, and a good bit cheaper than 6 volt versions to bootcj has been out there in the market buyin... 
Bob Carver Crismson 275 Stereo vs. Rogue Stereo 100
@avanti1960 @ricwa i am curious if you guys have had a chance to compare the stereo 100 to primaluna amps or audio research amps of similar power and power tubes sets?for instance primaluna prem dialog series or arc ref 75 or 110 or v100 series 
All New NAD Master M33 Integrated Amp // GAME CHANGER ?..
@nyaudio98 some of us here mean well but are just afflicted with sadly limited vocabularies hehehehe 
Holo Audio May DAC
@duckworp there is really no way to know but to buy/borrow and try in your own system, and compare a vs b and with extended listening, with listening levels carefully equilibratedi have been through just over 20 dacs in the past 8 months since the... 
Adding a SS amp as a 2nd amp for my tube rig has been a plus
@oldhvymec NIH says 110 db sound exposure for 1 minutes starts to create hearing lossglad you can still read  :) 
Preamp Rectifier Tube Confusion
@jl1nyjust don't let the eyes fool the earsbling and good sound are separate departments, need separation of powers  :) 
Turntable
free trial with no harm done as mentioned abovedecide with your own ears