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Your favorite male soul voices
Al Green, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, JT and Rod Stewart.  
Don't buy Allnic H1201 phono stage new.
I recently picked up a one year old 1201 here about a month ago and asked about trading it in on the newer model but was advised to sell it and buy the newer one because I will loose more on the trade in. On another note I couldn’t resist an older... 
Synergistic Research Tesla series IC users, please help with direction > of cable
Hi bdp24,I’m not completely certain I heard a difference with the cable direction change? I did here a big difference when I forgot to turn the 2 master controllers back on after switching the cables around. Turning the active shielding back on se... 
The Music Room
I’ve purchased several items from them and been completely satisfied with the process. Very quick shipping and great packaging. I will continue to buy from them and recommend them. 
Synergistic Research Tesla series IC users, please help with direction > of cable
Thanks, I really appreciate all the quick responses. I switched them around so arrows are pointing towards preamp coming from the source components & phono stage and left the connections to the amp the same. I also called SR and am waiting for... 
Phono stage cartridge compatibility question
Thanks to tooblue and everyone else. My preamp is the PrimaLuna dialogue premium. I'm not certain it's so much an issue as just not a lot of gain from the H1201 or the PHO-8? The gain for both of them on mm is 40db I believe which seems pretty com... 
Advice on buying good CD player that will outperform my Primare cd31
I purchased a ps audio perfect wave dac w/bridge and transport for a little under 2000 and am very satisfied. I only had an old marantz CD player hooked up to an old audio alchemy dde v3 + dtiv2 for comparison. The ps audio gear is quite a bit smo... 
What music or equipment gifts did you get for Christmas this year?
My awsome wife got me a Prima Luna dialogue premium preamp for Christmas/birthday. I got myself a Vpi Scoutmaster here on Agon for Christmas. This was one of the best Christmases since I was a kid! 
VPI prime scout vs VPI scoutmaster?
One of the really cool things I'm learning  about the Scoutmaster and most Vpi tables is the amount of upgrades which are reported to make improvements in the already good performance. I'm not ready to invest in the 3d tone arm but the dual pivot ... 
VPI prime scout vs VPI scoutmaster?
I just wanted to say that I ended up going with the scoutmaster and can't wait till it arrives! I recently had the pleasure of listening to a friends super hi end equipment (Lamb, Focal Utopias, etc..). Long story short I asked if he'd do a compar... 
VPI prime scout vs VPI scoutmaster?
I believe the prime scout only comes with the jmw9, Tonearm but the 3D printed tone arm is an optional upgrade as well as quite a few others like plater, etc.. The prime does come with the 3D printed arm but is out of my budget. Just wondering if ... 
I Find Primalunas Ugly. How about You? Is there an alternative?
I just purchased a new PL preamp a couple months ago and have to say that I really love its looks. The fit and finish is superb and the paint job is flawless. I have to admit it wasn’t very impressive looking in the adds and I really purchased it ... 
HDMI cable for I2S
I just wanted to give a quick summary of my comparison  on a 1m mono-price vs 2m Audioquest vodka hdmi cable. I really didn’t hear a huge difference between them. They both sound really good to me and I am second guessing myself on weather or not ... 
HDMI cable for I2S
Hi and sorry for the delay, I’ve been trying to give the Vodka a little time to break in if that’s even necessary for hdmi? Anyway I’m really psyched to have the PWD2 back in my rig and have been listening to the aq vodka for a little over a week,... 
HDMI cable for I2S
I'm actually in the exact same situation as cooper52, except I'm waiting for my PWD 2 to come back. I got about a month of listening before sending it to PS Audio, to me it sounded pretty good with a cheap 1/2 meter monoprice hdmi cable. This was ...