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Is berkeley dac as good as absolute sound review?
I respect your opinions. Fair enough. 
Is berkeley dac as good as absolute sound review?
Don't put words in my mouth. I may or may not find it meaningful. To what degree I find it meaningful would be influenced by what he paid for it. 
Is berkeley dac as good as absolute sound review?
I never said that buying the unit was not an (effective) endorsement. All I'm saying is that the notion that price doesn't play any factor whatsoever is absurd. 
Is berkeley dac as good as absolute sound review?
Knghifi and Pubul57, the question still remains: would the reviewer have bought the gear if he had to pay full list price? In some cases, the answer is yes, but in other cases the answer might be no. Two of the factors (among many others) as to wh... 
Is berkeley dac as good as absolute sound review?
Whether the reviewer paid one-tenth, one-fifth, one-half or full list price for the gear makes a big difference to the reviewer’s pocketbook. If you don’t believe me, ask him. And you are right, hard to separate the pocketbook from the endorsement. 
Is berkeley dac as good as absolute sound review?
When the reviewer says at the end of the review "I liked it so much, I bought it" notice the reviewer never says how much he bought it for. 
What Song Reminds You of Your First Love?
"Love Stinks" J. Geils Band 
Need help with Jazz
Klipshking - the album that I recommend is not a critical favorite, and is probably often overlooked. But Ella Fitzgerald's "Ella Abraça Jobim" is most excellent, and is in my top five favorite female jazz vocal albums. And you don't need to be a ... 
what to do with my cat on my speaker grills
Even with a cat's front claws removed, you're not out of the woods. Several years ago, my declawed cat jumped on top of my speaker, and the back claws got the tweeter. Had to remove the tweeter and send it off for repairs. So: (1) Get the front cl... 
mogami interconnects
I'm interested, too, about the sound of the Mogami 2549 in unbalanced configuration. Has anyone compared this to anything else?Simon--the Mogami 2549 you asked about is an entirely different cable than the "Canare star quad cable" that Johnnyb53 r... 
New Doors LP's
I want to say the original Absolutely Live double album was derived from those Felt Forum concerts, but you may want to do some research and verify that. 
Do all good interconnects sound the same?
No, they sound different to the degrees to which they are flawed, where "flawed" is defined as alteration of the signal. 
Do all good interconnects sound the same?
(1) If all interconnects were "perfect" then they would sound exactly the same. This is an indisputable truth and is what the Sanders quote means.(2) The degree to which the interconnect deviates the signal is the degree to which it is FLAWED. Thu... 
USB DACs with 24/192 via USB
Audio Research is coming out with one (DAC 8) 
Anyone successful in dealing with Tinnitus?
This is my first post on this subject on the 'Gon. I'm not sure as to what the severity of my tinnitus is, as I have not seen an ENT about it. I've had tinnitus for about two years now. Root causes are: operating lawn equipment with no hearing pro...