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Nirvana SX-Ltd vs Jena Labs Symphony
John,Thanks very much, I never would have gotten that! 
Nirvana SX-Ltd vs Jena Labs Symphony
Monk, what is "ROI"? 
DCS P8i Vs. EMM CDSD/CC2
Dude you have three! threads asking the exact same question, tone it down. Don't you think one thread is probably sufficient? 
subaruguru DIY power cable
Ernie's a cool guy, just ask him! 
WILSON PICKETT- R.I.P.
A momentous loss. 
Listening Fatique- componet or speaker issue.
I agree improve the source. A mellow cd player like a used Rega Planet might do wonders for you. If you buy one used, a steal right now for around $350, you can just flip it for what you paid if you don't like it. However I bet you love it. Barrin... 
Wilson Audio Watt/Puppy 5.1
Xronx I looked at your system and it looks pretty awesome as is. What are you not getting from the Cabasse speakers that's driving you to look at alternatives? I only ask because I've heard great things about Cabasse, they seem to be a real "insid... 
Ultimate digital sources are more affordable.
For good reading do a search for the thread, "EMM vs Wadia", though it obviously concerns EMM and Wadia many other digital gear ended up in the discussion, which is extremely lengthy. Good luck and happy listening! 
Which player has all this????
I think that the new Cary 306 can do all of that for you. 
Bryston B100 - plastic speaker connection covers?
You don't remove them. They are there due to EU regs, I'm pretty sure that if you unscrew them you'll find a space to insert spades, or bare wire. Good luck! 
DSD-PCM question
I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that currently there is no standard for outputting a DSD datastream. SACD players with a digital out just put out PCM. There are some proprietary DSD transmission interfaces, i.e. EMM labs, Accuphase, and Dcs, b... 
Upgrade? Power cord or CD Player?
Absolutely upgrade your source before cabling! A good one box player would probably be best, but the Chord DAC64 sounds great and is pretty insensitive to the transport used, if you can find one for $1500, do it! I've never heard the Ikemi but peo... 
Powerful Push Pull Triode Amplifiers
Yup, how about the VTL 450? 
Amateur inherited an audio system...
I agree with the above, keep the system and drop the girlfriend. Or better yet keep her and let the system continue to infuriate her! Anyway girlfriend aside you've got a nice little system that if set up correctly should sound very nice. If you'r... 
Mississippi John Hurt
Also check out "Avalon Blues", a tribute album from a few years ago with a variety of artists. It's really excellent and it has very good sound.