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Check This Out!
I'm looking at pictures of what is labeled a DAC, and I'm thinking, is this a joke?   
Why can I feel vibration when I touch my network switch or streamer?
When I lightly touch the top of either the N8 or Mini, I can feel a slight vibration. I am surprised by this because neither device has any moving parts that I know of. Why does this vibration occur? Is it inherent vibration of the electrical pa... 
Amps that don’t impersonate space heaters.
Seems like a semi-Coda thread going on here  I'll contribute. Stay away from pure class A.  Well, I have always thought this too, based on what I have read, where I am at in the middle of BC Canada this past July saw 23 days exceeding 30 degre... 
Grimm MU2 Experience
I wish my wife loved the big knob a little more often.   Kyle and Stan Go Fund Yourself  South Park Solicitor   
Nordost QKORE
But how does this "passive approach to obtaining an artificial, “clean” earth for hifi audio systems" compare with Puritan's ground master, where one does actually connect the ground of the power conditioner to a ground rod on the outside of ones ... 
DH Labs - Shunyata Cable Comparison
Here's a good Audiogon thread read from 2017:  Recording engineers - cable?  
DH Labs - Shunyata Cable Comparison
But go ahead and flame me. After 50+ years and 10,000 + gigs, I'm sure most of you know more about what things actually sound like than me.   By the way, my albums are really well recorded. And I am sure you know more about what things actual... 
Solo streamer
@lalitk I have done with a few of them, such as Patricia Barber's A Fortnight in France as I believe we have discussed previously, some Japanese pressings, and some Linn hybrid layer's that aren't available on Qobuz, but for the albums that are on... 
Solo streamer
@oddiofyl   I like owning the physical media.    I hear ya. I have about 500 cd's and no player. Don't think I ever will spin them again but I still keep them for sentimental reasons. They also offer diffusion in my room.   
Solo streamer
@rvpiano I also like to play SACDs. I have a converter (DBOB) that brings out the best in them. Sounds maybe even better than the N200. Just to clarify your statement: I also like to play SACDs. I have a converter (DBOB) that brings out the ... 
DH Labs - Shunyata Cable Comparison
@devinplombier  There is no call to condescend to a fellow AGer because they don't agree with you. Everyone is entitled to their beliefs. No, it is @roadcykler who was condescending, and now you are defending his condescending post. Someone qu... 
DH Labs - Shunyata Cable Comparison
Thanks for sharing your experience @jfrmusic  Do you know whether these cables you borrowed were well-burned in or new ?   
So, I bought a Chord Hugo TT2...now what?
I have no experience with Chord stuff, but I recall when the Grimm MU1 was released, some Dave owners stated they no longer heard a difference having their M Scaler in the chain, so they sold the M Scalers. It is twice the price of the M Scaler bu... 
32 pairs of speaker and RCA cables measured and listened to
@simonmoon  Thanks for the links, I have seen a fair bit of content from Alpha Audio over the years but don't follow them closely enough to know about this particular review.   
Advice needed: It's time for a new DAC
Also, I was hoping PS Audio would address the items you mentioned with the MkII release…I was pretty sure you were talking about MkI the way you described it. Too bad… Well, take the comments with a grain of salt: the PS Audio mkII retails for ...