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lalitk

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Preamp upgrade opinion...
I would look at upcoming Modwright SWL 9.0 Anniversary Edition preamp. It is targeted to sell below $3K and will be a 5687 based single-ended line stage of all-tube design, with choke-regulated supply, Home Theater Bypass and integral headphone am... 
why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable
Lot of sensible responses here.  Before we cut each other's throat, shouldn't we define what's expensive....LOL!!!To me, Nordost Odin 2 is expensive but to few fortunate one's it's the only cable that fits the bill. The ownership of any high price... 
Classe SSP
@firedrums I agree with you, it's a great opportunity to acquire SSP at a bargain basement price if you don't care for 3D, Atmos and DTS:X features.  
Preamp... Solid State or Tube
@electrostaticnut, You got a very nice system and thank you for your feedback.  MBL 6010D is indeed very nice, may be someday.  Based on the general consensus here and my personal experience with Modwright, I am likely to end up with a Modwright t... 
Preamp... Solid State or Tube
@sergiohm, Looks like with C1100, McIntosh thought of (almost) everything. The decision to exclude decoding of high resolution digital formats – including DSD files is beyond me at this price point.  At $13K it's out of my budget, but it definitel... 
Audience aR6-TSS Power Conidtionor
OPI did not compare the TSS and TSSOX side by side.  So it would be hard to score simply because level of improvements are purely subjective and relative to associate gear.  I have owned every possible iteration of Audience line conditioners. With... 
Help...hum issue with new preamp
@jea48,  Thank you for sharing the article.  
Consideration of amp change
Modwright....Dan is great to work with!  
Preamp... Solid State or Tube
Al, That's something to think about.  I will reach out to Dan for clarity.   
Preamp... Solid State or Tube
@lancelock - thank you for the info.  @almarg - I am seeing great recommendations all around.  Since I can't possibly try them all, I am thinking about visiting AXPONA 2015 next month and check out some of the aforementioned gear.  
Aurender now streaming Qobuz
Tidal is only offering 16bit Hi-Rez streaming, which is quite excellent.  But once you hear 24bit, you know exactly what you have been missing.  Much more greater resolution and depth.  
Audience aR6-TSS Power Conidtionor
The OX upgrade is highly recommended.  I spent another 1K on upgrading all the outlets from Cardas to Furutech GTX-D, rhodium plated receptacles.  I am not sure if you already upgraded to Au24SE power cord, which yields tremendous improvements ove... 
Preamp... Solid State or Tube
@adg101, I appreciate your insight on DiD's and thank you for your feedback. 
Preamp... Solid State or Tube
@lancelock,  the ZTPRE definitely peaked my interest.  Loved the high rev video :-)What is the retail? However I feel, three inputs leaves very little room for any future expansion with one input occupied as HT bypass. @bpoletti, good recommendati... 
Audience aR6-TSS Power Conidtionor
Unless your neighborhood experience frequent power outages, it's perfectly ok to leave the aR6 'ON' at all times. I own a pair of aR6-TSSOX and they always stay 'ON' in my system. As your dealer suggested, you should only turn them off when you ar...