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Tube versus SS
Quite possibly, the only people who can tell this difference is those of us who recorded music before this COVID 19 thing and know what before and after sound like. You said you cannot hear the difference between Jacintha on CD and Dinah Was... 
Zu Audio
The Raven Audio Soniquil line of cables are very reasonably priced, very well reviewed (by the few who have heard them) and can be returned if you don't like them. Never heard them myself. The only other one I would recommend is Synergistic, which... 
Tube versus SS
Millercarbon, it’s primarily commercial activity that causes wild AC. What exactly is "wild AC"? Born Free wild? Into the Wild wild? Wild child wild? Please explain.  I’m thinking AC being turned to DC for audio equipment, and I know exactly how ... 
How Do You Live The Audiophile Life
For the record this is me, playing Jeff Bridges playing the Dude, a character  based on me, driving my actual car. What happened was when they asked about the possibility of using my car I said sure, but only if I get to drive it. Because its a ve... 
Tube versus SS
What may surprise you, is the fact that I attribute these outstanding results from the "lock-down" which has given us the quietest "grid" ever in history. That means those of us with lesser means have the same AC power as the richest who can affor... 
Switched From Tubes To SS???Glad You Did???
I do have issues with my tube smartphone...it seems to be burning a hole in my pants, and waiting 40 seconds to answer a call while the tubes warm up seems to result in a lot of missed calls...it does sound better though.This is nothing. You shoul... 
??? Wood Plinths: Layers: 7/2/1 ? Wood Type: Solid or Veneer or Vinyl Wrap wood look ?
The way you’re doing it will only drive you crazy. The reason is because the whole turntable/arm/cartridge/shelf system is vibrating. You can talk about any one individual part, change any one individual component, and hear a difference and know w... 
Cool it!
One time at a party the heat sink fins were getting hot to the touch. Like you did not want to leave your hand on there hot. Well this was winter so we put some snow in a plastic bag in between the heat sinks. Another time at a party suddenly no m... 
SE RCA to XLR... any benefit?
There's no advantage to using XLR in the first place. The trick to your question is to realize the overriding factor in this is the quality of the interconnect. Not what plugs are at either end, but the wire in between. Since there are BY FAR more... 
Too good a post to waste
Strangely enough it turns out that no matter what you are listening to, the music or the equipment, you are in the end listening to it through the equipment. Try as we might, there is no such thing as music that just appears in the room without an... 
What was your most disappointing album purchase?
What was your most disappointing album purchase?I bought a CD once. The center hole was too big for my turntable spindle and not big enough for the 45 adapter. It didn't even make a decent Frisbie.You had me at "CD." 
Camp designations
Campagnolo 
Any alternative to Radio Shack sound level meter?
Skip the meter. Play music with good bass at the volume level you care about the most. Because the perceived loudness of bass is volume dependent, while meters are not. Also the level you get with a meter is only good at whatever frequency is play... 
Tube amp reccomendation
https://www.ravenaudio.com/product/blackhawk-mk3/ 
Why not more dealers take trade ins?
I think you will find dealers perfectly willing to take trade-ins. When you have something they know they can sell for a profit, they will.