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Most Realistic Recordings
On the classical side you can find realistic sound and great performances IMO if you look at recordings made towards the end of the analog era. EMI, for example, really excelled at this time, and they sound just as good in Redbook as in analog. I ... 
Basic switch....should I upgrade?
I can’t advise on a better switch, but to bring the D-Link to its potential it needs a better power supply than supplied. An iFi iPower 5v will do just fine. Also, be sure to ground the unit using the screw on the back. I assume you’re using a DG... 
What USB cable to get?
Two excellent low cost solid core cables: AudioQuest Pearl USB Cable Monoprice Monolith USB Cable (Don't laugh when you see the price; scroll down and see how well it is made.)  
Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC
I thought I’d share some cable experiences with the 005. Just a caution that all of this is usually very system specific. Another caution, I was a "follower" of a recently deceased cable guru on another site. He was a master of identifying all sor... 
Holo MAY KTE DAC/ Kitsune Hi FI, Lynnwood Washington
Since there has not yet been a response on point, I’ll chime in. I have owned a couple of quality Chinese DACs over the last 8 or 9 years. I think I’ve read somewhere a while back that what I suggest may apply to the Holo. First, I have found qua... 
Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC
@budkine  Thanks for your review.  Sorry, but I couldn't resist pointing to it at head-fi.  In an earlier post I remarked that, "a thread like this carries more weight than a 'review.'"  You post is but another terrific example of why.    @jjss49... 
Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC
There's a new review of the Musetec on the head-fi site here.  It was apparently purchased after considering several others.  
Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC
@branislav Thanks for your post. You are correct. It’s been a bit of a shock. I thought when @dbb posted his very strong comparative review that the traffic would move to that thread. Perhaps it really should have. For some reason, though there... 
audiophile recordings of 12 tone/serialist works
@mahler123  Can you tell us exactly which Berg/Thomas recording you wrote about?  Thanks.  
first US review 432 evo music server
This 432 Hz tuning stuff is about the most idiotic thing I have ever read in audio. Anyone selling this nonsense should be avoided IMO. The reviewer drank the Cool-Aid.  They usually do!  
Bybee Technologies Crystal Series Plug-in Speaker Bullets.
Do EVS Music Purifiers have the same or similar effect for considerably less money?  
Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC
@boxer12  I should have noted on my last post that to bring the D-Link DGS105 to its potential it needs a better power supply than supplied.  An iFi iPower 5v will do just fine.  Also, be sure to ground the unit using the screw on the back.  
Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC
@boxer12 The switch that some of us use is more properly the D-Link DGS105.  
Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC
A while back, I needed a long electric cable run for my amp. At the suggestion of a cable guru on another site I bought a long length of Viborg VP1606 5N OFC cable which was then available only as unterminated. I bought some good connectors and ma... 
Perimeter Ring Clamps: Yay?, Nay?, Sources??
High quality stainless steel is not magnetic at all.  Cheap stainless steel usually is.