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Tidal ickstream outage
Thanks, I'd assumed it was something I was doing! 
Any information/experience with Olive ONE
I'll restart the discussion. At the SF Audio show they were demoing the Olive One. I was pretty impressed. The interface was very nice, much better than the Squeezebox. It has a built in amplifier, which I wouldn't need. The antenna didn't appeal ... 
Power Cords
I just purchased an amp, that I'll leave unnamed, that was DOA. I opened it up and found the power wire had come unclipped from the IEC outlet. Before I'd spend money on a PC upgrade, I'd solder those connections into place. Just something to cons... 
Power amp for PSB Gold i's
Well I've got the STI-500. So far so good. Finally I have a system that fills the room. Bass extention is outstanding. If anything I would say the Gold i's are a bit bass heavy. I'm not complaining. The W4S really puts out the juice. I'm still bre... 
Power amp for PSB Gold i's
Thanks for the input. I'm going to try the Wyred SPI500. Actually seems like a good value when I consider upgrading my preamp/passive attnuator. Power shouldn't be a problem! Thanks 
Why aren't new vacuum tubes as good as old ones?
There was a link on the new Mullard site worth checking out. It showed the process of making tubes in the 50/60's. Watch that and you will understand why a) they don't make them like they used to and b) why there was a big push to go to transistor... 
Power amp for PSB Gold i's
So, I should be looking for an amp that delivers 200-300 wpc at 2-4 ohms?