mapman

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Canary M500's Anyone heard them
Canary line is pricey, so good to know it is also well made as one would expect. 
What Exactly Does "Burn In" do for Electronics?
"My point is not whether or not the sonic differences are real my point is that we don't know for sure and that there is a possibility that we can be fooled or deceived by our ears."No doubt. Especially when the differences are subtle, as is often... 
laptop to DAC wireless ... what's the best way?
THe Playgo is very cool. Nice aesthetics and USB digital out on the receiver as well that could be used to feed a different preferred DAC.ANyone have any listening mileage with the Playgo?I'm thinking of trying a wireless DAC like this perhaps wit... 
Top brand speakers
"Tell us about N-dimensional sound....where it can be heard...."All the usual places, but only 4 at a time. 
New Yamaha a-s3000 and a-s2100 integrated amps ??
I have seen some love here. I always wonder how some of the newer more mainstream gear like this compares with other products popular here.I've always had good success with Yamaha and would tend to always consider the brand to be a viable option f... 
Sennheiser Momentum Break In Time
I have not noticed much break-in difference with my over ear Momentums I bought a few months back. 
Greatest song titles..
Yes, Zappa, like "You are What You Is". 
Greatest song titles..
A very smelly grubby little oik Or The dog the dog hes at it againOr Nine feet underground 
What started you on the path to being audionut?
I found records fascinating as a kid and listened to and studied them intently. Then one day i received a shock while playing around with a record player and the rest is history. 
World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above?
So audiozen, did you buy this ideal system and are now done for good?If not, why not, if others should?Just wondering.... 
World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above?
Studio gear is a reasonable place to look I think for the nuts and bolts of quality sound.Quality sound comes in many flavors. Quality alone does not assure acceptance. Personal preferences do mostly. 
Best speaker cable for Krell/Dynaudio?
Bo is essentially correct in that there are many choices that will all sound good. Best thing is to not overspend so you can buy and sell as needed.Audioquest is a good place to start...readily available second hand and good value compared to many. 
World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above?
"I’ll add that on occasions when theory and practice seem to be in conflict in audio, my belief is that in general the cause is often not a failure of theory, but rather a failure to accurately recognize its limitations, or in some cases a result ... 
Wishbone Ash fans...
It is a wonderful album and my favorite WA album as well. Have not spun in awhile, will have to break it out. 
New Amazon streaming music-free for Prime members
Yes, very interesting. They're giving you access to songs in their library as part of Amazon PRime. I guess my music library just did get bigger. Now I just need to stream from Amazon cloud to my DAC. I'll have to try to add the url to Squeezebox ...