kren0006

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Audio Research or Luxman?
Erik: are you predicting each of the current 505, 507, and 509 will be phased out soon?  They all still say “ New” on the site.   
RIP oregonpapa
He was so passionate about Audio Research gear and so kind in answering any and all questions that I would send his way when I was starting out.   
RIP oregonpapa
Sad news.  He was one of the best.  Will be missed  
Your Favorite Sounding Power Amp, $5000 US Retail max.
Cambridge Edge W. 100watts into 8. Doubles to 200 into four. $4k new. Amazing build quality   
Micromega M100 vs Coda CSib, vs Pass ? vs
"BTW - I think prices of audio gear is utter BS for the most part. " Amen to that!  
Audio Research DSI 200 integrated amp
I own one and really like it  
Cullen or Audio Envy PC?
Highly recommend Cullen. Own and beats also owned Audioquest, Signal, Pangea at similar price points to my ears (note I’m talking about AQ that costs similar to Cullen, not Hurricane or Dragon stuff). Construction and connector quality is high at ... 
Straight up comparison REL T7 subwoofer vs Sunfire SDS 12 woofer. Preferences or opinions?
I have a Sunfire sds8 and a Rel T7x. I don’t think you’ll see too much of an improvement. IMO the better quality Rel’s start at the S series (or previous R series).  My T7x still breaking in but notice quite a difference between it and the R328, S... 
Fritz Carrera BE vs. Harbeth 30.1
Keep both!!I chuckled when I read “I would say the treble is somewhere in between Focal/KEF on one end of the spectrum and Harbeth on the other” because IMO 80-90% of quality speakers probably are in that range between those near extremes but agre... 
Budget High Current Power Cords
I recommend Cullen.  Also own Signal and Pangea and budget Audioquest.  At under $150 mark, go with Cullen 
REVIEW: Raven Audio Blackhawk Integrated, Soniquil Cables....
If this didn’t happen the way the military veteran claims it did, why doesn’t Raven come on here themselves and clarify?If it did, sorry Raven, you lost a potential customer. For now I’ll choose to believe the military vet  
Best Desktop Speakers under $500
Triangle Borea BR02 
Which DAC is better?
"well - on second thought - maybe the statement IS correct - it may be as a good as ’A’ $700 DAC... that would be a somewhat poor sounding one though"That's funny, and appreciated.  Agree, you buy the Node for the streamer and Bluesound OS.  Use t... 
Which DAC is better?
The Hint doesn’t dac doesn’t support MQA but it will still sound better than the node, despite its support of MQA. Don’t let that technicality trip you up as you move up the sonic ladder. You have both the node and the hint now, so use the hint to... 
Which DAC is better?
It isn’t too difficult to beat the dac of the node, but the node is great for streaming and the UI is top notch. +3 that the Hint DAC will likely sound better than the node dac, but as others have mentioned there are also many $2k standalone dacs ...