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Schiit Freya Modes: Subjective vs Objective Differences
For anyone who has a system that is passive friendly, check out the Hattor. Audio offerings. Hard to beat when compared to other passive devices.  
Watermelon test for audiophiles!
I nominate this for “Thread of the Year”.   Would read again….🤔  
Design an entire system for $800? ?
@twl  Hit the nail directly where it counts…..  
Zesto Andros II with ESP vs Modwright PH 9.0 XT?
Thanks to all who replied.  
Zesto Andros II with ESP vs Modwright PH 9.0 XT?
@gakerty  Thanks for your detailed reply.  
What's the best EL84 amp?
I recently acquired a custom Aric Audio EL84 amp and must say I am mightily impressed. And I have owned an RM-10 II as well. The Aric Audio amp has that special midrange magic of the EL84, but brings bass depth and dynamics to the table.  
Lush and Romantic Tube Amps
Cary SLI-80 Signature. It doesn’t get much more lush than that, if that’s yer thing….   As for VAC, the only one I’ve heard was the PA 100/100. It was about as far from tubey as you could get. I’ve owned many SS amps that sounded more like a tub... 
Audio people you've had contact with that proved to be good people.
Aric @ Aric Audio - A real gentleman who is always eager to help. I’ve owned two of his amps and bought both on the used market. He was responsive to my queries even though I didn’t spend my $$ with him. Arek @ Hattor Audio - I bought one of his ... 
Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are?
Allman Brothers - Dreams (box set) Talking Heads- The Name of this Band is Talking Heads JJ Johnson- Concepts In Blue  
Help this old rookie with speakers
kokakolia 191 posts 07-18-2023 at 03:23am  Buy Klipsch or JBL if you can. The resale value is so high. You can buy a used pair of speakers, use them for 10 years and turn a tiny profit by re-selling them. The brand image is insanely high. Ca... 
External DAC?
Me thinks you zigged when you should have zagged. I had to look twice to make sure I wasn’t in the digital forum.  
Conrad Johnson Classic 120se vs. Cary Audio Design CAD120 MKII?
I have no experience with those two particular amps. But in the past I’ve owned a Cary SLP-98 and and SLI-80 Signature. I’ve also owned CJ Premiere 17LS and a Premiere 140. As I type this I’m listening to a loaner MV-60.  I much prefer the modern ... 
New Preamp from Musetec
The Benchmark pre definitely has a “sound”.  
Tube amp recommendations to drive Joseph Audio speakers
  pr 49 posts 07-07-2023 at 08:17am  The Quicksilver amps used tubes penthode, the tonality ad clarity are not as good than tubes 300b or 2a3 but the power and dynamic are better.                              The Joseph audio speakers are n... 
Recommendations for against the wall high efficiency speakers
@ghdprentice  The actual flaw was referring to speakers of 90 db efficiency and a nominal four ohm load as “high sensitivity”. I’m sure you agree.