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| HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH TO SPEND ON A SYSTEM? IF YOU GET THE SOUND DOES IT MATTER? Why would anyone suggest how I should spend my money? | |
| a 3 way design speaker with the ESS Heil type sound PS Audio FR-10, FR-20 or FR-30. | |
| Is D for Dry? Class D... The “D” in class D does not stand for digital. | |
| bel canto dac3.7 power cable replacement? I have a DAC 3.7. I would recommend mid-level Cardas or Kimber. I also connect that power cord to a PS Audio power regenerator. I have other DACs, including a Bel Canto Black EX. The DAC 3.7, IMHO, is a wonderful DAC but does not have MQA. | |
| $300-$500 Cartridge for Thorens TD-1601 Turntable Are you really going to install a $300 cartridge on a $5000 turntable? | |
| $300-$500 Cartridge for Thorens TD-1601 Turntable I know it is not in your target range, but for a Thorens TD-1601 TT, you should consider the Thorens TAS 1600 MC cartridge. May get a package deal. | |
| Any regrets in selling gear? GamuT L7 Loudspeakers | |
| Why isn’t more detail always better? Accurate detail means as close to live or the recording studio, in the bass, midrange and treble. If you cannot separate the bass guitar from the kick drum, it lacks detail. If it is fatiguing, it lacks accurate detail. Accurate details are alway... | |
| After 20 years, in the market for a power amp Bel Canto or PS Audio are in your price range, new or used. | |
| What contributes most to a change in how an amplifier sounds? Application | |
| Legacy Focus SE or PS Audio FR20 Love my PS Audio FR 20s. | |
| Swiss Digital FUSE BOX Question Thread I just installed two more SDFBS with Graphene slugos in my DAC and tube preamp. I hope they are not directional. That would be four permutations. Access is very difficult. | |
| What's the best bang for my bucks on RP6 upgrade? I have the same tee shirt. Fire the housekeeper the second time it happens. If it was a girlfriend or wife, kick her to the curb. Consider having the cantilever repaired. Needle Clinic. | |
| Help Deciding On New Speakers For Small Room, $10k budget +6 Joseph Audio Pulsar2 Graphene speakers PS Audio Aspen FR10 | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? In his 1880 essay, "On the Decay of the Art of Lying," Mark Twain suggests that people should lie thoughtfully and judiciously, with a good object, and for the benefit of others. He also suggests that people should lie gracefully, firmly, and fran... |