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Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts
My wife’s preferences are different. She thinks she can vote without violating the only five rule. Joss Stone at Deer ValleyStevie Nicks at Ceasar’s PalaceBeck at Pioneer Park in SLC 
Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts
#1 Eagles 10 days ago Vivint Center Salt Lake City. Joe Walsh was spectacular.#2 Santana at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas#3 Eric Clapton at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas#4 Cake at Eccles Center in SLC#5 Damian Rice at UVU in Provo Utah 
Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts
#1 Eagles 10 days ago Vivint Center Salt Lake City. Joe Walsh was spectacular.#2 Santana at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas#3 Eric Clapton at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas#4 Cake at Eccles Center in SLC#5 Damian Rice at UVU in Provo Utah 
Ever Bought an Audio Product that was Stupid Good for the Money?
Jim Smith's Get Better Sound 
Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers
@prof. Thanks for Everything but the Girl.  
Beware the audio guru
In my line of work, I rely on experts not junk science. When a speaker designer tells me speaker specs are meaningless, I believe him. When an engineer who design DACs tell me to use an aftermarket Ethernet cable, I trust him. When members, who ar... 
Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers
@prof Thank you for your hard work. You have cemented my relationship with my JA Perspectives. I write short.  
Best Speakers for Very Large Bright Room
DEQX 
RIP Dave Wilson
This is a huge loss for the audio community.  
Your last concert was to see who and when?
The Eagles at the Vivint Center in Salt Lake City last Sunday. One of the best concerts of my life.  
What Matters and What is Nonsense
@jdave. When vinyl junkies agree that DACs sound as good as vinyl, then DAC technology has matured.  
What Matters and What is Nonsense
@duckworp I am in your camp. Ten years ago I would have agreed with @phomchic across the board. BTW, I also really like MQA. We attended the Eagles concert last night. Absolutely fabulous. Today I cranked my Bel Canto Black EX/YG Carmel system to ... 
Best of the best Integrated amps in 2018
The Bel Canto Black Integrated has much of the same DNA as the full Black System. It is on the cover of Stereophile April 2018. It is worthy of serious consideration.  
What Matters and What is Nonsense
I am going to take an unpopular position, so try to be kind. The DAC/Controller and amps are more important than the speakers, at least after you buy a good speaker. Good speakers will sound better and better the higher the quality of the electron... 
Int Amp for Thiel CS 3.7
@thieliste The Bel Canto Black ACI 600 is on the cover of  the April 2018 copy of  Stereophile