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Theta Prometheus Monoblock vs Bryston 7BSST2
+1 on the BeCanto REF600M. 
SUB-WOOFER RECOMMENDS
I have a Marantz SR5009 and operate it at 70-80 all the time. Why do you think the volume control on the Yamaha is comparable? 
New Bel Canto REF600M using NCORE
Bill k,There are too many confounding factors to compare the new REF600Ms against other amps. I replaced my dac at the same time I installed the amps: Bel Canto DAC2.7. I have owned VTL, Cary, Nuforce, Marantz Reference Series MA-9S1, and others. ... 
New Bel Canto REF600M using NCORE
With only two days of break in, I can tell these amps are something special. They are very rich, detailed and musical. The treble is fabulous. May be best of show at RMAF. 
Speakers closest to Merlin ?
Joseph Audio. 
Joseph Audio Pulsars v. Focal Diablo Utopia's
I owned the prior Focal Utopia be model and now own the Pulsars. Both are excellent speakers. I doubt I will part with the Pulsars anytime soon. 
Spotify Premium vs Tidal ... opinions?
I do not know any audiophiles who listen to MP3. If you're listening to MP3s, I think we have found the weak link in your system. I love tidal: CD Quality streaming. This should obsolete most music servers. 
Anyone love TIDAL lossless streaming like I do?
tidal should make music servers obsolete. 
Subwoofer recommendation for jazz and rock
DEQX is the only way I have found to integrate subwoofers into a system. I also think you need dual subwoofers to do this correctly. 
Anyone has heard the Bel Canto REFLink Asynchronou
I asked John Stronczer for his input 
Anyone has heard the Bel Canto REFLink Asynchronou
I think you are missing the point with your reply to my post. While the numbers are indeed difficult to ascertain using instruments ($150K for an Agilent 5052 for exampleÂ…we prefer to let our key suppliers amortize this expense) the proof is in th... 
The best speaker you ever heard?
Joseph Audio Pearl III 
Vintage TT - looking to add one - recommendations?
Empire 598 Troubador 
Is HDtracks really selling you Hi-Rez music?
Can SACD be converted to a PCM file? 
Anyone has heard the Bel Canto REFLink Asynchronou
The uLink and REFLink reduce jitter to 50 femtoseconds. This jitter reduction is their finest feature and results in an improvement in the source, which is a bigger improvement than, say, a step up in amps.