milpai

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+1 @cymbop 
Which speakers did you find bright, fatiguing or just disappointing in some way?
@prof I am surprised by the Spendor D7. I have auditioned it with some really good front end electronics. They were not fatiguing at all. I would say, I auditioned them for a max of 20 mins continuous listening. But I do keep hearing that they do ... 
Last Audition - Blown Away By A Lottery System
OP,i meant $10k on loudspeakers and $7k on electronics. 
Last Audition - Blown Away By A Lottery System
OP,+1 @lalitk Most folks do not realize that a $10k system in a very good treated room will sound much much better than a $350k system in a room which is not setup or treated for audio. Room accounts for more than 50% of how/what your "system" sou... 
Tubes Asylum
@atmasphere Some pupils turn out to be brats :-) 
Which laptop to stream Spotify to integrated amp via DAC?
I was using a 2010 Windows 10 machine for streaming Spotify using Connect. I don't know the apple world. But if Spotify is all you need, you are fine with that 2013 machine, provided Spotify is compatible with the OS on that machine. For example T... 
Tubes Asylum
Do they have the guy who keeps hammering Class-D?If not, we should introduce him to that forum as well. :-))) 
Audirvana
Do you have guest network? Generally when the 2 components are NOT on the same network, these issue happen. Make sure your Wireless and Ethernet network are the same. Or at the least your wifi is not connected to a guest network.Just a thought, as... 
Gave up my SET----looking for moderate to higher power replacement options
http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0220/AGD_The_Audion_GaNTube_Monoblocks_Review.htm The reviewer replaced his SET with AGD. 
Speaker cables
@williewonka ,I agree, not everyone is into DYI.I believe wig had tried them, but has moved on. I have absolutely no intention of moving away from Inakustik. If anything I will go with this brand if I have to add more cables. 
A Very Useful New Discovery--EON Digital Filter from Network Acoustics
@lalitk , Thanks for the feedback. Looks like the ENO is a keeper. Will keep this on my "watchlist" for future.  
Speaker cables
@williewonka,I am surprised that you recommended the Inakustik. Pleasantly surprised because you make your own cables :-) In any case, I second the recommendation for Inakustik cables. I have experience with them and love what they did in my system. 
Oppo 205 guagers selling used units for twice the price...
I will sell you my gently used oppo 203 for 10k..😁 That's so cheap :-) You did not specify in which currency...he he he he https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=ZWD&To=USD 
Craigslist Fraud
To avoid all this hassle, we use Audiogon :-) Yeah it costs a bit, but the peace of mind matters - at least to me. 
High end Class D amps?
It’s true... you can’t teach an old @dutchydog new tricks. That was funny!