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laoman

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DAC/Streamer/PreAmp
Look at the T+A MP3100HV. They also have cheaper models. Top notch German engineering.  
Yes, cables do make a difference -- regardless of price...
@lordrootman   "OP can you pass a honest A and B test?" Did you read the op? Is this not exactly what he did?  
Just how good is the T+A P 3100 preamp ?
I have not heard it, but T&A is a quality company and this gets good reviews.    
I took Frank Zappa’s advice
I cannot listen to it because Weasels Ripped My Flesh.    
list of speakers
Excellent start. Well done.  
CS Port Phono Stage
Mike thinks it is excellent.  
DAC upgrade
Do not get a Topping. The quality control is dreadful. I would look at Denafrips Pontus. or the Sonnet Morpheus.  
New Ortofon website with tonearm cartridge matcher
Sorry bu this is not worth the time. There are lots of tts missing and the cartridge range is not comprehensive.    
Going from MM to MC
Lyra Delos. If you have a bit more look at Miyajima Labs.  
Have we lost civility and respect on Audio forums?
Indeed nonoise; it was hard to disagree with any of it.  
Have we lost civility and respect on Audio forums?
If you want to read something funny which illustrates how civility has deteriorated, look at the thread on ASR which comments on an excellent video by John Devore on how measurements, while they are important, are definitely not the be all and end... 
Have we lost civility and respect on Audio forums?
I do not think so. Most people are civil and helpful; some are not. Those that are not use the anonymity of the www to bully people. There is one forum in particular on which people are very opinionated but blinded by their ignorance. Proffer a di... 
Help me spend $100,000 on a new system
"I can tell why not. Because the man has a different idea. He invited us to participate in his idea, not to suggest other possible ways of money management." EXACTLY! It is incredibly rude for people to suggest other than what he is asking. "Yea... 
Martin Logan vs. Everything
If YOU think they are good, then why should we fight you? Personally they are not for me. However De gustibus non est disputandum.  
Help me spend $100,000 on a new system
"Phono stage is also easy Parasound JC3+ phono. $2200 don’t laugh for this system it will be perfect. It beats phono’s I heard for quadruple the price." If your ears are made of tin then this is possibly true.