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Top 5 Hamburgers
If we are veering into tri tip sandwich land, I would highly recommend the tri tip at Firestone Grill in San Luis Obispo, Ca. 
Nola Contender & Totem Forest comparison?
If you don't mind stand mounted speakers, I would look into the Scansonic mb1.There only limitation would appear to be quality of the amplification. Far superior to either speaker you are looking into. Sounded like they went down to around 50hz or... 
New Bookshelf speakers u love 3k to 6k
Really enjoyed the Scansonic bookshelf speakers at RMAF.I think the price was around $2200. Nothing under $10,000 that surpassed them. 
Please help a rookie –used amps for magnepan 3.7?
Have had Wyred class d amps on my 3.6s. Great amps with lots of power and extremely tight lower end. 
What's the greatest bargain in DAC's these days?
The Wyred Dac1 is a superb Dac with all the latest and greatest. It is upgradeable which is a huge advantage with the rapidly changing technology. 
Audiophile Fakery
The audio landscape is covered with BS to sift through.There are many Chinese manufacturers that will use fake parts of any type labeled as OEM parts. 
Silverline Minuet Supreme Plus...
Have had the Silverlines for several years. Running a Wyred amp, sounds great. 
D-Sonic amp vs Halo A31
I would try Wyred4sound, see too many refurbished Parasounds on the market. 
Inexpensive tube amp
Sophia Baby Amp 
Reference 3A Grand Veenas vs Avalon Eidolon
Grand Veenas are one of the great buys in audio. Much easier to set up than Avalons. 
Do amps lose steam over time?
Usually the owner loses steam first! 
Top 5 Hamburgers
Just had a great burger at Liberty Burger in Jacksonhole, Wyoming.I'd put that at the top of the list with Paradise Grill in Capitola, Ca! 
"Buzz" Coming Through Speakers
Replace the dimmer switch with a regular switch. 
Comments on Channel Island VDAC 2
Wyred has the new Dacl LE for $999 with DSD. 
5 Favorite Concerts
Santana San Diego early 70sStones SF Oakland 90sFleetwood Mac Shoreline 2000sBooker T & the MGs Circle Star 60sPaul Revere and the Raiders Harrah's bar band Lake Tahoe 70s