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Questioning the need for a DAC
Do you need a different dac ? Who knows . They all have a slightly different presentation no ? What do your system and your ears need ? Claims have been made that pro audio dacs will be the least colored of the bunch . Maybe you like colored thoug... 
Dipole Asymmetry
If you have one speakers wall 4' behind it and the other 15' behind it your going to have an issue . These guys were fretting over having a rack behind one speaker  and not the other . Ill take a stat 2' from a back wall over boxed speaker 2' away... 
Best amp for natural timbre of unamplified acoustic instruments & vocals w/ Revel F32?
if your like me and are always buying used gear off craigslist i would have more than one amp , dac on hand for evaluations . Notice no preamp . 7 out of ten times the preamp is the root of what the op describes in my experience . Now a passive vo... 
Dipole Asymmetry
The op was scared away from bad advice early in the forum post . Too bad . Hope he gets to hear some stats in his future . 
Dipole Asymmetry
kalali ,You do not need to have bridges for sale , just fancy overpriced audiophile marketed  equipment .  
Vintage Wadia Repair Recommendations in U.S.
Might try contacting Exogal.  
Using tube amp with electrostatic speakers.
My main point would be don't get hung up on the watts of a tube amplifier and research the current it can provide .  
Using tube amp with electrostatic speakers.
jimbreit - I have some experience with your question . I also posed the same question a few years ago . Only a few people responded with less than great advice . Most stated a couple hundred Audio Research watts would be needed with my stats (King... 
Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables
I wonder about the added bass using these cables . Described as extra bass . Almost too much that adjustments were needed . Is there no end to bass ? Will the version 2 of this cable when it comes out have even more bass added ? Can one ever have ... 
What do audiophiles want from a cable?
For anyone not brainwashed yet - http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm 
Dipole Asymmetry
She’s a Bullmastiff ;-) 
Dipole Asymmetry
Listening to my dipole speakers . Funny thing just happened . My dog just walked behind one of them and the soundstage stayed consistent . No adverse affects were audible . Crazy ! 
Dipole Asymmetry
To not purchase dipole speakers unless you have a perfectly symmetrical back wall is the most preposterous thing i have heard . Explain the rational behind this ? 
Dipole Asymmetry
imgoodwithtools - look at my system page for an answer about how i feel about room acoustics .I believe room acoustics is the most important aspect in reproducing music in the home . There is no way you will here the difference with a rack behind ... 
Dipole Asymmetry
This is audiophile neurosis at its best (worst) .If in a blind test anyone could hear which side had a rack and which side did not deserves the worlds "best ears award" .