mikesinger

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Upgrade transport and lose Genesis Lens?
really good question.....digital is in a really unique place right now....all in one units sound great, dacs with usb/firewire input, transports are challenged by computer hard drive based music server... i would speculate there has been a overall... 
Need help - High-end cabling strategy
would suggest power cords... you really havent heard your system.. it is really hard to audition cables unless decent pc's are in place..btw, audience makes a great pc for not that much money...since you are in china, are there some options with d... 
marantz sa8260 or sa14?
agree with above porzibo... 
Can David beat Goliath ?
i dont know what is considered "cheap" in this context..but the soundstring cable is very good..does every thing very well, well built, and is reasonable priced ($400 for 1 meter ic, $500 for speaker cables, and $500 for power cord)it is not the c... 
Cables, Cables
kinda of a silly question..did you break in the audioquest cables (ie 2-3 weeks of constant use)? 
Eichmann Bullet Connector versus XLR
can you compare a connector to a circut ?...there are plenty of different xlr connectors (xhawdow, furutech, bonaachi, mastercraft etc...) 
Ext. Dac. - is it worth it?
if you have a wadia 861 and to try a "new" sonic signature then yes it is worth it..add a reimyo, audio aero, or lecteur dac (totally different signature than what you have now) you have a world class transport..or if you like the wadia sonic sign... 
XLO Cables
i havent heard or read much about the unlimted... only the reference, signature, and limited (tried the reference & the signature)in the process of upgrading the digital rig and looking for a new digital cable...i have tried the signature (ver... 
$1000 used amp. What can I buy?
muse...very, very nice...(btw, i own clasee). 
XLO Cables
btw, have you heard the xlo unlimited edition ? 
Grace Design m902 vs. Benchmark DAC1?
the electrocompinet dac is very good(though you didnt include it, you might want to give it a audition).. the retail has just been lowered from $2200 to $1700 and they go for $1000 usedit is a very musical unit and has no shortcomings for a sub $5... 
XLO Cables
Thomas...i know what you mean on both(upgradeitis & wanting to hang onto the xlo speaker cables)i have heard the kubala sonsa and higher end shunyatas at the local stereo shop and the owner who i have known and trust says they are "very good" ... 
"warm" analog vs "lean" digital sound
dazzdax,what is the rest of your system ? (include all cables) 
XLO Cables
the xlo signature 2 have been in/out of my system the last 3 years due to changes in my configuration..though i have tried many others at a higher cost (nordost,synergistic, acoustic zen,cardas,straighwire,wireworld,mit,audioquest,audience etc...)... 
"Warm" sounding digital interconncect
thanks for the comeback...which version of the wireworld do you have ?