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jond

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Need service for Metrum DAC. Company seems defunct.
The site works fine for me:https://metrumacoustics.com/ 
5881 in Leben cs600
I bet the KT66 sounds amazing in that amp also! 
Online Audio Magazine (You Enjoy)?
Hifi Advicehttps://www.hifi-advice.com/blog/Also make sure your checking Daily Audiophilehttps://www.dailyaudiophile.com/ 
DAC Dilemma
For reference my Dac an Audio Note Dac-3 Signature is 25 years old and sounds fantastic to my ears. 
MC 240 ReTube or Replace
Don't sell it retube it and if necessary do additional work on it, it's worth it. 
Possibly Dumb Question re:Battery as a power supply
Lots of folks making good aftermarket linear power supplies that cost much less than $1200 Sbooster is another brand to consider.  
DAC Dilemma
Either options 1 or 2 will sound better than option 3, good sound is good sound don't get overly caught up in either technology or reviews. 
Review: Holo May (L2) DAC and the Musetec Audio (LKS Audio) MH-DA005 DAC Compaired
Excellent and clearly stated comparison also very well written thanks dbb. 
Blind Test: mp3 vs. 24bit
I emailed Rob Schryer who nicely responded obviously I'm not a huge computer guy and the MP3s are disguised as WAV files duh. Some slight differences on my crappy laptop speakers but uploading them to my NAS to listen on the big rig. 
Blind Test: mp3 vs. 24bit
I downloaded the files and they are all identical WAV files none of them are MP3s so there is no test to take. 
Class A1 845 SET
That Art Audio Carissa Copper Reference looks like a solid value at $12.499 I would have though a Class A1 845 amp would be considerably more expensive. 
If there’s an audiophile exit ramp, this ain’t it…
It looks like your speakers are pretty new how are you liking them? That Absolare integrated is supposed to be pretty killer and great reviews does it drive the Graham's well? You seem to have tweaked your system pretty well already. What I''m get... 
Need help buying new speaker cable
I would say absolutely get your cables repaired you seem to like them now and ask Tara labs about other termination options if they exist. If you really must get new speaker cables in your price range Auditorium23 is hard to beat. 
Low gain amp system matching
@lowrider57 Is right check with AN also an AN amp would be a natural partner with your other gear and they make all of their amps in both high and low gain versions. 
Which preamp to use?
If you want to listen to your records in a total analog chain you have to use the XP-20. I'm not saying that sounds better but it just might, since you have it already try both ways and get back to us.