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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... 
USB Cable
I use DH Labs but what helped was an intona reclocker https://intona.eu/en/products/7055-c Get this and 2 usb cables.  
Experience with Modwright products?
I had to fix my ModWright integrated twice. It came dead on arrival from the Music Room. I sent it back and got it fixed. It was a ribbon. They came loose and shipping. Four months later a fuse blew. reliability is not perfect and they are gettin... 
Let's Talk DAC's
Honestly in your budget don’t buy anything and waste your money on something that is barely better if not worse than your current DAC. Unless you can save about 6-7k on a Lampizator Baltic 4 or Chord Hugo TT then later get an MScaler you won’t hea... 
Watermelon test for audiophiles!
I prefer cables soaked in watermelons.  
Affordable SS that sound like Tubes
OK you might think I’m crazy but the $750 Rega Io this little amplifier is absolutely spectacular for the money! It’s only 30 watts, but I can power fairly large speakers and just about any bookshelf because it has a lot of current. I loved mine... 
Jay's Audio CDT2 MK3 hum
Sell it get a Hegel Viking. The bit perfect DAC built into that is probably better than your DAC now so you can sell that too!  
Why Can't Modern Tube Manufacturers Make a Proper Tube?
Sophia Electric makes the best production tubes.    
Need a new Class AB SS integrated...$2-3k due to hurricane
I agree Belles Aria is the best for the money and is better thank Naim or Hegel stuff that is 2-3x the cost.  
The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often
Well, I’ll tell you about the garbage the big brands make too! Unfortunately, the sensors on audiogon don’t let me talk much about that! you are not allowed to disrupt the sound mafia! The nails that stands out gets hammered down.