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Pass Labs “House Sound” vs. McIntosh “House Sound”
It would be helpful to know your rest of the setup, especially amp and speakers you plan to mate with XP-20.  
How To Properly Bi-Amp (Sonic Frontiers Line 2 to Two Amps to power Infinity Kappa 9's)
@brettmcee,Use the multiple outputs of your preamp, that’s what they design for. In most cases, vertical biamping gives your the best possible results i.e. using one stereo amp per speaker. If you choose to use two seperate brand amps, external cr... 
Review Audioquest Hurricane (part 1)
“Most audio shows proof that the people who give these demoes have no F. idea how music and voices and instruments should sound and how big they are In proportion”So why don’t you visit these shows and enlighten them with your genius and Tru-Fi sy... 
Grounding blocks, boxes and cables, what are you using?
I am using Nordost QKORE6 for the entire system along with QB8 and QX4....couldn’t be any happier with the results.  
Usability Issues with Tidal
No issues with Tidal service...whatsoever. And yes, Tidal Hi-Fi is worth every penny, IMHO. 
Classe Audio rises again
This is a great news! I can hardly wait to see their next product under new management. Dave Nauber is a great guy!  
Who makes budget speaker cables which are truly “good” or “exceptional” in quality?
+1, Signal Cable. Punches way above its asking price. I found them to be quite neutral and detailed. 
Bowers Wilkins/Classe - Anyone had service from them as horrible as me?
Classe is no longer operational. I would try someone at B&W service center and get a update on pending repair orders.  
Tidal adds hi-res audio streams with 'Tidal Masters'
@ghosthouse,This is a good news for those that do not own MQA compatible DAC’s. The Tidal desktop app is now doing the second unfold of MQA encoded files, allowing end users to stream music at 24bit/96kHz resolution. Prior to this upgrade, MQA fil... 
Aurender N10 Airplay (Audio Streaming) Stuttering
Aurender only supports Tidal streaming service and they recommend hard wired connection to a modem or router. 
Are you getting ridiculous offers from new members
Nothing new, the best thing to do is ignore them. I sell and buy frequently here and if you’re patient, you end up getting your asking price or obo as long as thd item is fairly priced.  
Hypex N core module
After trying few Hypex N-Core and other class D module amps, I end up preferring ATI 52NC or 54NC series amps. They offers best in class performance with robust power supply like no other in this price range. The build quality is exemplary.In comp... 
Recommendations for music network player
@pophaudio,My recommendation to try a good RCA (SPDIF) cable instead of Toslink. IME, the RCA digital cable will sound ‘fuller’ vs Toslink which can sound ‘thin or flat’ in some systems, YMMV.  
DACs and bass response?
Steve wrote, “Because Tubes are usually lacking in dynamics, bass tightness or HF extension. You can get the liquid midrange of tubes and the dynamics, bass and HF extension of the very best SS without having that "tubey" distorted sound”I am sure... 
DACs and bass response?
“it can sound almost identical to SS”Why would someone buy a tube component that almost sound identical to Solid State?