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Hidden Gems in Pre-Owned Solid State Power Amplifiers?
After 25 years, I still have my Bryston 4B NRB, along with my Audio Research LS3 preamp. I enjoy listening for several hours every day and I have no plans to replace either one. The cost of what I would consider a marked improvement is more than I... 
Fear of Streaming
I still listen to vinyl, even though I have 2500 Hi-Res Flac albums on a dedicated 2-Tb SSD connected via an Intel NUC and Chord DAC to my system via Roon. I love having the convenience of both. Which one I listen to just depends on the mood and c... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Rosanne Cash's, "The List." Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound. Well worth hunting up. 
CD Got Absolutely Crushed By Vinyl
Why does everyone always swing at this tarbaby? 
Need DAC/Streaming Advice
Entry level or not, my Bluesound Vault 2i sounds damn fine using the built-in DAC. As far as the cumbersome software, I can agree to a point, Which is why I run mine using Roon on an Intel NUC running the ROCK OS. Works flawlessly and the Roon arc... 
High resolution digital is dead. The best DAC's killed it.
We own close to 2,000 CD's which we haven't been listening to for years--mainly because we were falling back into vinyl and it was a pain to get a flashlight to search the bookcases for specific CD's. My wake up call that DAC's had come a long way...