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Spatial Audio Raven Preamp
Interesting thread. I recently demoed a budget preamp in my system and was surprised by how much more dynamic and alive it sounded compared to using the volume control from my dac. If there was any loss in resolution, I couldn’t hear it, and the i... 
Racks, equipment and footers
I just set up a pre-owned core audio three tier rac. I’m quite impressed. It’s beautiful, obviously well-built, and sounds great. Clear improvement over my previous end table. A low bar, perhaps, but significantly better nonetheless. Playing a few... 
Differences between Harbeth, Spendor, Graham, etc. ?
Robert Greene and Paul Seydor have reviewed many of the various BBC incarnations over the years and they include some comparisons between the revisions in the same lineup and similar models across brands. I own a pair of Grahams and found them to ... 
LessLoss C-Marc - How does it compare?
Hi Kenny, I have four cmarc power cables - entropic, but not the latest stellar.  I have no idea how they compare against other high-end cords.  I bought them together with a discount because they are b-stock and I bought four.  I was assured tha... 
Looking for recommendations
Talk to Bob Howard. He handles blue jeans and iconoclast. Great guy. Iconoclast might be the upgrade you’re looking for. Free home trial.   
Racks, equipment and footers
Thanks for the suggestions! I’m going to check out Core and Massif. Lots of good recommendations and they look really well built. Not inexpensive, but good considering the quality and materials. Then I can use whatever footers are most effective. ... 
Racks, equipment and footers
Spring type   
Racks, equipment and footers
@ditusa  interesting article. I thought perhaps spikes under the rack and then springtime footers under each component, but it sounds like no spikes at all.  
Tracks that bring out the best of YOUR digital system
@larryi that Vivaldi track is really good. It’s not often that my system startles me with the sound of a bassoon  
Roon Nucleus Titan Upgrade Offer
Hope it sounds great. Keep us posted.  
Best Covers
You belong to me sung by Kate Rusby.   
JPLAY ? Qobuz iPhone
Jplay sounds better than mconnect in my system. It’s well worth the $49/year.   
Thoughts? - First Watt F8 / Vandersteen Treo's
I had Vandersteen 5a for many years. Unfortunately, not enough power. All the Vandersteen’s have about the same sensitivity.  
Meitner Ma3 Streaming vs Aurender
@bigwave1  as a Meitner MA3 owner, do tell. What have you heard?  
Graham LS5/9 vs Harbeth M30.2 and SHL5 Plus
@ryder  did you ever get the Gaia footers for your Grahams?   not too long ago I compared a pair of Harbeth 40.3 XD speakers with the gram LS 5/5, with the gram speakers having the Gaia footers. Since only one of the speakers had the footers, i...