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Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
richfield_hunter, Do you know if he is moving the MV servers to linear power supplies or sticking with switching PS?  
DAC vs. Preamp
With that rig, your budget and that you were into vinyl, Id look at a Lampizator Amber or up the budget a bit and look for a used Level 4 Lampi.  
Should a Jack and Coke be renamed a Lemmy
Fans also want heavy metal periodic table element renamed in his honor. Our priorities are seriously effed up.Its all in good "fun" / honoring one of the oldest and longest living, longest performing heavy rock icons of our time... It is a way to ... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Steve N,I am so happy to see someone as respected and knowledgeable as yourself mention Wells Audio here. I purchased the Inamorata Signature this time last year and can not be happier with it! I am actually surprised Wells Audio does not get ment... 
Best integrated amps under $9k
Your original post says to me that you are seeking sound that is detailed with exceptional clarity and separation at low to moderate volume level in a somewhat large room... That should be your goal in a speaker. Then fit the gear to it..  
Best integrated amps under $9k
So you need speaker also within that 9k? Or you have speakers already that have not been mentioned? Speakers first is the rule of thumb, then match amp to speakers...  
IC Shootout: Wywires, Shindo, DanaCables & Ziro
Your post is so good, no one has a comment... 
Primaluna DiaLogue Premium preamp
Curious What the rest of your system is, that you are using the Premaluna preamp with? Thanks J 
ps audio memory player vs esoteric
68pete,Do you have any thoughts, now that you know what level the OP is asking about? 
AMR DP-777, what am I missing ?
The preamp section definitely needs its own burn-in time and it is a long one, if memory serves. There are other long time or past owners on here that spoke of this a while back. Count on it needing more that 500 hours. Mine did and I remember som... 
Clayton Audio Class A amps. Need amp advice
Fsmithjack,In your digital thread, I recommended the Wells Audio Innamorata over the Claytons... I just thought I would reiterate due to a video review recently posted on AVShowrooms.com. You should find it helpful. Go check it out... 
Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC
Fsmithjack,"I am looking to improve upon these and get a much more neutral, powerful, resolving, dynamic and transparent amp that still posses that tube dimensional and layered realness sound with humanity and soul to the music."You are describing... 
Transformers humimg........again
I posting in this thread to save it for myself... Great info here so far. Thank you. 
Transformers humimg........again
"My experience is with toroidal transformers only. They're the circular ones. I had the same problem - hum coming from my amplifier's transformer (toroidal Plitron). Got an AVA HumDinger, hum is gone. Cost ~$125. I don't have any affiliation, and ... 
Wells Audio Akasha Amplifier- Any owners here?
I demoed the Innamorata, then purchased one. Loved how clear everything sounds, at that same time as being smooth, rich and with great texture. Not a hint of a 'resistor sound' and no drawbacks of tubes. Like having the best of both, with the soun...