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Synergistic Red Fuse ...
Just as a public service just noticed a Yamamoto YDA-1 pop up in the classifieds........https://www.audiogon.com/listings/da-converters-yamamoto-soundcraft-yda-01-dac-2016-05-30-digital-18...No affiliation just a very happy owner of the same Dac a... 
Rare and non-heavy advertised Ribbon \ Foil cables?
@philipwu you maybe able to buy direct if not I saw The Cable Company carries the whole line also. 
Top Ten Rock Vocalists
no Mick Jagger yet? I'll also add Warren Zevon, Lowell George, LeVon Helm. 
Rare and non-heavy advertised Ribbon \ Foil cables?
Alpha-Core by Goertz no idea if they are still in business but their cables pop up on here from time to time. 
Focal mini utopia
raymonda any update on the speakers? I would love to hear your impressions when they arrive I don't know anyone else who has these but me. Thanks! 
Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC
Ugh sorry to hear that Rin sounds like a lousy dealer and I'm assuming a different dealer than the one offering JRDG and VAC? Hopefully so and don't look back, no reason to return to a dealer that would treat you like that!  And good for you keepi... 
Your single favorite component
My Deja Vu Audio amp, pushpull EL-34's it's totally bulletproof and sounds fantastic. Plus it was made by a great company that's local to me and still going strong. 
What's going on with the audio market?
Jafant it's the moderators you just need to chill out and no one here is attacking you.  
Auralic Aries Mini vs Bluesound Node ll vs Sonos
@sbank Not using the internal Dac it outputs to my Yamamoto YDA-1 Dac and sounds fantastic! Thanks Spencer it does sound great! 
Auralic Aries Mini vs Bluesound Node ll vs Sonos
Just added the Sbooster power supply to the Aries mini what a nice upgrade! A little more $ than the Auralic Linear power supply picked mine up from Acoustic Sounds for $380, adds great flow and depth to the music. Also got my ipad mini another gr... 
What's going on with the audio market?
jafant I wonder why? grow up dude and be polite and maybe that won't happen?  
Focal mini utopia
I don't use subs so no idea how they will integrate but I will suspect no issues they seem to roll off gradually and smoothly in the low end. I also have never owned Maggies so can't really say how the tweeters will compare but Focal is known for ... 
Focal mini utopia
raymonda my stands are the factory matched stands 20" high I believe with the speakers themselves spiked to the stand but I'm not using the supplied spikes to the floor the bases just sit on my rug. Again my room is tiny and my setup not ideal but... 
Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables
Calloway very nice well done and thoughtful review thank you for all your time and energy! 
Focal mini utopia
Hi raymonda I actually have the Micro-Utopia original non Be version which is basically the same speaker minus the mid-woofer above  the tweeter. I love these speakers and have owned them for about 9 years now.  In my small room the sound is open ...