mitch2

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Power Uber Alles ?
The OPs question is about power and quality. With respect to power, in my world, you need to have enough power for whatever speakers you choose, to play whatever music you enjoy, at whatever sound pressure levels meet your expectations for rea... 
Power Uber Alles ?
@erik_squires have you experienced that bigger amps sound better, or is the overall quality of the amp more important.The answer is yes.@elizabeth made some good points I agree with,“Everything has good points, and bad... they all have compromises... 
Talk but not walk?
@michaelgreenaudio - sounds like a recruiting pitch I’m getting in tuneRight in tuneI’m in tuneAnd I’m gonna tuneRight in on you Happy Holidays 
one short and one long speaker cable work?
It is not like you are building cables and deciding what lengths to purchase.  You already own a pair of 19-feet long cables so just leave both sides at the same length.  Cutting them will ruin the resale potential.  If possible, run the short sid... 
New $24,000 inter-connect
Maybe we should start a GoFundMe page.... 
New $24,000 inter-connect
Peter, the "Germans bombed Pearl Harbor" thing taras22 posted was a quote by John Belushi's character Bluto from the movie Animal House.  Dumb late 1970's humor from  National Lampoon.  I strongly suspect no disrespect was intended. 
Does a ripped cd onto a digital format sound better than the cd played on the cdp
Steve, Ethernet directly into the DAC?  Not sure how that works. I run Ethernet from my Roon server to a Roon endpoint/renderer but then I2S directly into the DAC. 
Antipodes CX + EX as Server plus Renderer
@jayrossi13 , are you running the DX or EX as a server then the other as the renderer or simply running them as stand-alone devices?I own a DX Gen3 and have tried it both alone and with a remote renderer including the Metrum Amber and the SOtM tri... 
Does a ripped cd onto a digital format sound better than the cd played on the cdp
Not a dumb question but one which cannot be answered definitively since the changes you will hear may be less about changing digital bits but rather more about how those bits are processed and the equipment they are played through.As mapman indica... 
New $24,000 inter-connect
$24,000 for an interconnect is just nuts....gonna wait until they start hitting the used market and not pay one penny over $12K!  
Muse Model 10
Jeffrey, i went all the way up to the Erato II - Muse,s top player, and it sounded terrific.  I believe Kevin used typical DVD drives in his players so you may have some luck if you take a few pictures and send them to folks who repair disc player... 
The Music Room
TMR are making a living in the very tough used audio gear market.  If it was easy, everyone would do it.  Their prices are not too far above the general used marketplace and they, unlike sellers here and on USAM, offer a no questions asked return ... 
Getting close to giving up on CD's
@sun-warrior  It’s the selling of that same CD -- yet keeping and using the music that was on that CD -- that’s another matter. That is a great point and one that is sometimes overlooked.  Still have all my CDs but after ripping to my server, I m... 
Getting close to giving up on CD's
Why either or?  It doesn't cost you anything to keep your CDs.  Rip your favorites and continue to use Roon/Tidal to augment your collection.  Get a decent travel case and play some of the CDs in the car.  That's what I did anyway.  I owned some p... 
Clayton or Pass Class A, which one do you prefer and why ?
@dill Clayton Audio not so much ....As of a year ago, and currently to my knowledge, Wilson is still actively upgrading and repairing Clayton amps.  He upgraded mine.