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looking for a more efficient speaker.....
i’m getting caught up on this thread, been on a trip in the last week plus i am solidly with those saying this is not an amp/power issue - the dna will play plenty loud without strain, drive the alon 4's just fine thank you, even for loud listeni... 
Ifi Zen Stream vs Lumin U1 mini, worth the jump?
op i have not done a direct comparison to an older lumin, but my educated guess would be that to feed a denafrips pontus-level dac, a zenstream powered with good lps would be almost indistinguishable from a lower or mid tier lumin  
Tube Recommendations Please
any of the reliable tube sellers (andy bauman, brent jesse, jim mcshane, kevin deal) will sell you good 6dj8 variants and test them for low noise and triode balance, which, as others have said, is crucial for good performance in a high gain phono ... 
Has anyone had on of these CD players? How good are they?
so long as the lasers are working, the upper sony es models of the day were really excellent sounding, very musical and balanced never harsh  
Room tuning or listen to as is condition?
getting the room right pays endless dividends  
Anyone heard new Belles Dual Mono Integrated vs Basic Aria or Aria Signature?
i would think john rutan would be the natural source for this info... gene rubin in la also sells belles gear but he may not stock all the newer models, gene mostly flogs lfd/uk integrateds  
What speakers are you using with Luxman class A?
harbeths and top tier solid state like luxman hegel pass ayre classe etc etc have been well known well owned well enjoyed combinations for a long time, to the present...  
Cullen Cable
pat emailed me back tonight... 48 hrs response time as usual not sure what op's problem is...   
Less Is Really More - Schiit's New Yggdrasil DAC - Less Is More
@jaudio1 very nice gear, and even more importantly, with the mhdt and chord as bookends, i would agree that you have heard excellent representatives from the two main camps of dacs - detailed, impactful and alive, versus smooth, refined, organic... 
Less Is Really More - Schiit's New Yggdrasil DAC - Less Is More
@jaudio1 thanks for your nice post but one reads it and has to ask, what other dacs have you heard? you mention an older version of the yggy, that's good, an apt comparison... your opinion and description would be more useful if you specified y... 
Cullen Cable
i emailed pat just now, will report if he answers...   
Chord DAVE DAC
@charles1dad Anything more than they can/want to spend is simply the result of hype, clever marketing and of course a good dose of the ever present snake oil. ding ding ding... bingo!!! more than i can/am willing to spend, so anyone who spen... 
Chord DAVE DAC
+1 @steakster  lame troll bait right here  
Have you heard darTZeel Amplifiers
iirc @mikelavigne has dartzeel amplification  
Network Acoustics Muon ethernet filtering system - Improving streaming sound quality
@kray  you let the fairy dust out, now you are screwed, no warranty support for you, no returns 😂🤣