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Anyone Using Crystals?
It wasn't really mockery just good natured poking fun as the OP was extremely vague in the role of crystals.  
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
lol was just trying to perk this thread up a bit.  
Mislabeled album
That's pretty cool actually. 
Anyone Using Crystals?
Do you mean quartz crystals? I have some in my old hippie neck pouch in a box of stuff someplace. How exactly would I use them in my system? Do I need to smoke any weed or light any incense to make the crystals more effective? 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
Fuses fuses fuses! 
CD players = dead?
Agreed CD spinners of all types seem in steady decline production-wise. As far as sound quality vs streams as with most things it depends. You can put together an amazing great sounding CD based system or a great streaming system these days. Just ... 
Tidal free trial subscription
I am with grannyring here Tidal on my system sounds fantastic and really the overall quality of the master used seems to be the determining factor in sound quality vs my cd rips. No ethernet cables here totally wireless the chain is Aries Mini>... 
Who listens primarily to Redbook CD?
@tommylion thanks for the phtotos I always love looking in AN gear. So my AN Dac-3 Signature predates their use of that AMD chip and uses the PCM63K chip which is a multibit chip. For that reason, and the overall AN overbuilt power supply and robu... 
When and what was your last significant equipment upgrade?
Ah maple nice I took another look and I see what you mean about Martin Logans. They look great much more elegant fit and finish than the pair I listened to. And heard that same system at Cap Audiofest loved it and also at Deja Vu of course. Runnin... 
Snell J-III Question
The jumpers are needed unless you are using biwire speaker cables. 
Is buying from the Ciamara.com safe
How else would you want to contact them besides phone and email? 
When and what was your last significant equipment upgrade?
salectric I actually looked at your system page after I posted that and they are indeed different yours are a much lighter shade of wood, cherry perhaps. The speakers I saw were dark brown maybe even black and with different grills. I am sure your... 
Who listens primarily to Redbook CD?
Also looking to redbook pretty much exclusively both my own ripped cd's and tidal streaming. Running my streamer into an Audio Note Dac-3 Signature super musical! 
When and what was your last significant equipment upgrade?
@salectric very cool! I listed to a pair of newly completed open baffle custom speakers at Deja Vu about a month ago might they have been yours? If so amazing speakers and if not well any speakers Vu builds are amazing! Enjoy! 
When and what was your last significant equipment upgrade?
@hifiman5 well it was 8-12 so the clock is ticking down and they come all the way from the UK so it does take time. I have speakers in the meantime so I am getting by!