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USB Cable Comparison Audience / Cardas / Purist / Stealth / Wireworld
Interesting, I know someone who had the Purist and likes the new soon-to-be released SOtM USB cable the best.  He also preferred the Uptone USPCB to the Phasure Lush. 
Pairing Planar Speakers With A Subwoofer (Eminent Technology)
I have dual Rythmik F12G with Magnepan 3.7i's. I think subs, in general are hard to integrate. Make sure you level match each side. 
Vandersteen Treo CT vs Mag 3.7i speakers
How far out from the front wall can you place the Maggies?  I have the 3.7i's, and my brother owns the Treos (non CT).  If you can't get the Maggies at least 5 feet from the front wall, I'd go with the Vandersteens. Also, what type of music do you... 
Magnepan 20.7's & Tube Amp
Have you looked at the Carver 350?  They're supposedly amazing with the 20.7's. 
Please help me chose a tube preamp
I went from an Odyssey Candela to a Calypso Signature and was underwhelmed. I then bought an ARC Ref5SE, which lived up to the hype. Now I have a Ref6, which has also lived up to the hype. 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
I borrowed a pair of CT-1 interconnects to audition and keep having a channel imbalance issue in one of the cables.  Has anyone else had this issue? 
What do you consider the most musical speakers—$15000 & under
Vandersteen Quatro CT, Magnepan 20.7, Devore O/96, Tekton 
New Magneplanar Bass Panel DWM
I had one with my 3.7i's.  Do not expect them to sound anything close to a sub because they don't. 
Solid state DAC under 12K retail preferably with ethernet
@audioengr Sorry, I meant the sMS-200 Ultra with a clocked switch before the Ayre QX-5 Twenty. 
Solid state DAC under 12K retail preferably with ethernet
@audioengr That has not been my experience with some ethernet-based DACs like the Ayre QX-5 Twenty.  It still sounded better with a SOtM tX-USB Ultra behind it clocked by a master reference clock and through a modified switch.  I'm pretty sure the... 
Solid state DAC under 12K retail preferably with ethernet
Bricasti M1SE 
JEFF ROWLAND AERIS WITH PSU AND AURENDER W20 OR ESOTERIC N-01
Zenith Mk. II SE is supposed to be really good. 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
romaz over at head-fi/computeraudiophile.com is getting the Antipodes DX3 soon.  He just tested the Zenith SE as well.Dave with Blu2 is amazing!   
USB cable opinions
The new SOtM USB cable is supposed to be excellent. 
Spectron amp isolation
There was a strange, sporadic static sound.