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Synergistic Red Fuse ...
No idea where the SR20 fits in the hierarchy grannyring but HighEnd Electronics is closing them out half price. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/tweaks-synergistic-research-sr20-quantum-fuse-50-off-retail-as-lon... 
Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables
@jmcgrogan2 first of all sorry dude just calling it as I see it ;) And glad to hear you are recovered and doing well that's great. If you do try the speaker cables let us know what you think of them. And @audiolabyrinth  glad to help and I hope yo... 
Whats playing on your system today?
John Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio "Traneing In" Red Garland "Ahmad's Blues" 
Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables
@tommylion to me I would rank:1. Speaker Cables2. PC's3. Digital4. InterconnectsIn terms of efficacy and bang for the buck. All are good but to me the SC and PC's are both really special. 
Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables
I have a pdf Bob sent me once of the making of a GE speaker cable, I posted it here:http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?19311-The-Making-Of-A-Cerious-Technologies-Graphene-Ext...Basically its a silver/copper 8 gauge proprietary alloy bund... 
Esoteric and Yaqin
Yes correct you will output the digital signal to your Esoteric it will not go through the analog stage of your Yaquin. 
Genuine Kondo???
I would say that first ad looks a tad dicey to me you can't really see the amps closeup in the pics. The second ad looks much better and is also on this site: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/da-converters-kondo-audio-note-japan-ksl-dac-euro-pr... 
6922 Tubes!
@mofimadness Thanks for that tip I bookmarked that page to try those out on my next retube, the price is right! 
6922 Tubes!
I had been having  issues with noisy tubes in my preamp, mostly NOS Amperex, and was getting sick of shelling out big bucks for NOS tubes. Went with some JJ 6922 Gold Pins from The Tubestore, an extra $5 for balanced triodes made them $29.95 each.... 
Line Magnetic 219ia vs. 518ia
@roxy54 I totally agree with you and always agree with Charles lol, I find a good tube amp with a beefy power supply can drive far more speakers than people realize. My own speakers are either 89 or 90 db, I forget exactly, and I drive them specta... 
Line Magnetic 219ia vs. 518ia
@roxy54 Looked at the website that amp looks awesome congrats! I would be shocked if Line Magnetic can beat it, but as always the proof is in the listening. Have fun! 
Line Magnetic 219ia vs. 518ia
@roxy54 what Audio Note amps are you running? Thinking my next pair of speakers will be from Audio Note. 
Experience with Tannoy Westminster Royal Gold Reference
I second the rec for Vu and Deja Vu audio he's got the best ears of anyone I've ever met and his guy Aldo is making some amazing gear from a mostly vintage parts, truly special. And Vu knows horns inside and out. 
Line Magnetic 219ia vs. 518ia
roxy54 thanks for a very straightforward and informative post that proves as always, you just gotta listen! And "the salesman was tired of lifting" love that!Cheers! 
Honing down the speaker shortlist ~$5K
@krabbypantz trust me Audionote AN/E will crush your Snells and corner placement isn't mandatory. If you have a chance to give them a listen you should my next pair of speakers will be Audio Notes for sure.