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10 gauge power cord. Too much power for tube amp?
Generally speaking tube amps like 14 awg or 12’s.  
Does a record player make that much of a difference??
Best advice is if you want to go into analog bring big money and don’t look back!    
Does a record player make that much of a difference??
In my experience as an expert in all things audio Turntables are the hardest to deal with and the biggest headache.   
Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound?
Oh my GOD why can’t people realize room size depends on speaker size possible!!! Bookshelves for small room only! ugh   
Looking for an all-in-one just-add-speakers streamer for my son to take to college
Bluesound power mode is very small and easy  
Power Cables - Third Party or OEM
@fastfreight You are 100% correct! Just plug the power amp into a wall! I am also a Kubala Sosna fan as well.  
New speakers unveiled from Clayton Shaw - Caladan
@ricevs I am not sure if you’ve heard Wilson’s or Vivid’s properly set up in a good room(not a show in a hotel.) You never been to GTT Audio for example. A lot of Arm chair quarterbacks always think rich people have the money to pull them out int... 
New speakers unveiled from Clayton Shaw - Caladan
Open baffle have to many compromises and a following of people trying to “beat the system” instead of something with full range and can dig deeper down like a Wilson or Vivid audio.  
New speakers unveiled from Clayton Shaw - Caladan
Not a lot of bass! They need a lot of room to breath and they don’t image as well.  
New speakers unveiled from Clayton Shaw - Caladan
Open baffle is midfi  
Are cable “upgrades” just as likely to make your system sound worse?
Some cables make it worse. I seen Nordost Odin 2 make grown men cry and not in a good way!  
How to make the Focal Kanta No. 2 speakers sing?
Get a parasound JC5 amp it works amazing with Kanta’s because they need BALLS to drive and make any bass. preamp do not do parasound do the Holo Audio Preamp forget the Schiit crap it’s total junk on amplification. your cables are also probably ho... 
any current integrated amps in market have great dacs?
The Mola Mola Kula has the Tambaqui DAC! Nothing has a better DAC built in the thing in the world. Michi is midfi  
Speaker Cable Recommendation
Don’t be a stingy cheap spend about 10 grand on Kubala Sosna Temptation mid level cables. NO ENTRY LEVEL CABLES SOUND GOOD  
Class D amplifiers. What's the future look like?
Class D is better if you are not cheap and look at a New Products from AGD and Mola Mola. However you need a budget from 15.8-25k. Then you get the good class D products from the top products. there is no cheap magic bullet! If you spend the money...