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Has anyone made the jump to $uper High end and were disappointed?
What @geoffkait  calls "stove piping" I, and others, call trusting our ears. It's worth a try. 
Has anyone made the jump to $uper High end and were disappointed?
Two comments:I went to my first audio show last year, the Cap Audio Fest, at one point I turned to my friend and said I was being totally influenced by my reaction to the music being played, liking the rooms where I liked the music. So absolutely ... 
Looking for a reasonably priced good quality interconnect
+ 1 on the Cerious rec great cables for the money and Bob Grost is great to deal with. And certainly the DIY route is a good idea if you have the expertise, all thumbs here. Good luck! 
Spotify or Pandora
@willemj  I disagree with what you've posted entirely I can clearly hear the difference between 320kbps and higher bitrates. And when I stream my app, Aries Lightning DS, shows the bitrate for most flac its anyway from 700kbps to 1100 kbps so much... 
Auralic Aries using LM 515 CD player dac
Sounds like a solid plan to me I have an Aries Mini connected to an Audio Note AN-3 DAC Sig and it sounds fantastic via coax. And streaming is addictive you will love it! Good luck! 
Tidal subscription discounts
Bless you guys for your service and good on Tidal. 
Is a power supply beneficial for component SQ if you have a quality power conditioner?
It's not just about noise its also about the robustness of the power supply and a better power supply should always make an improvement. Regardless of the quality of the actual power you're supplying to it. 
Computer Speakers
I got a pair of Scansonic S5BT, active speakers with Bluetooth for my gf's new apartment, they sound quite good. Got them from Alfred Kranz at HighEnd-Electronics. 
which direction?? - HARMONIC TECH - TRUTH LINK INTERCONNECTS
Arrows point in the direction of signal flow so cd player > preamp > amp. 
"Disjointed", Forward Bass | Harbeth Monitor 30.1
Hi pupil I just googled your amp and have to say it looks pretty cool! I love the idea of  K2 interface a lot of my cd's are K2 reissues and they sound fabulous. Also K2 processing has been used in some VERY expensive digital gear from Japan by a ... 
Schiit Yggdrasil -- 21 bit?
+1 to Dave and defiantboomerang seems more and more like a troll each passing day. 
Cary SLP 05 - When To Replace Tubes?
So just for fun maybe before you start changing out all your tubes try removing the new power cords and USB/Spdif reclocker and see what happens? You can do this immediately and get results plus it's free. Good luck! 
PLEASE match Advice Pass Labs X350.5 (20k) to Hovland HP-100 (2500ohms) Miss-match ???
@frozentundra did you mean Matsushita? If so I agree excellent 7dj8 tubes I use them in my preamp. 
PLEASE match Advice Pass Labs X350.5 (20k) to Hovland HP-100 (2500ohms) Miss-match ???
@fsmithjack  You can't add pics here but you can upload them to any image hosting site and post a link here. And good luck with your experimenting I hope you get your speakers sounding the way you want!  
How to start streaming
Hi you cannot stream files wirelessly straight to the DAC you need to connect the DAC to a device that can stream. That could be a streaming device or a computer. The Gungnir itself is simply a DAC not a streamer and has no wireless capabilities. ...