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Neil Young calls out Tidal
I just checked and "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" and "Harvest" are the only Neil Young albums I see on Qobuz.@ebanksms, I just looked now and I see dozens of Neil Young albums on Qobuz. I'm in the US. 
What does Roon give me beyond just Tidal HiFi?
How are you playing your ripped cd collection? Roon would provide very good integration for it. Besides Roon, there are other options to integrate Tidal along with local files, such as Audirvana and Plex.If you're using the Tidal app, Roon would p... 
Purifi Class D: Junk?
And that Hypex buffer is a perfect match with the Purifi moduleHave you heard them in combination? I have, and I found them not a good match together. Others feel the same way, for example https://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/t.mpl?f=amp&m=238411. ... 
Purifi Class D: Junk?
What Purifi offers and now VTV sells now too. Check out Eval 1 and 2:https://purifi-audio.com/vare-kategori/transducers/I do not believe that VTV offers the Eval 1 and 2 buffers, and nor have I seen any other vendors offer amplifiers with Purifi E... 
Purifi Class D: Junk?
So how bad IS the standard Purifi in the VTV? Will the upgraded input board and discrete opamps move it to another level?In my experience, yes upgrading the input board changed the VTV Purifi amp from unacceptable to acceptable. Others have report... 
Hegel h590 or Accuphase e460 with Harbeth 40.3
FWIW, Harbeth designer Alan Shaw has a high regard for Hegel. H360 and H390 are among the amps he uses in his lab, and he has used Hegel to demo Harbeth at audio shows. 
What power amp or integrated amp are you using with your Harbeth speakers
Alan Shaw has Hegel H360 and H390 in his lab and has used them to demo Harbeth at audio shows. He also has other amps of course, but you can be sure that these two specific amps meet his approval and were used while voicing Harbeth speakers.