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Chuck Berry will be 90 next week.
Chuck put on a great show I attended about 36 years ago in Delta,BC for a new car dealership.It was well known that the show wouldn't start before he was paid--in cash. Wise man. 
Looking for SACD player............
Should read more musical 'than the Sony'. 
Looking for SACD player............
I agree with pirius,the Lexicon RT20 is surprisingly good(with adequate isolation/conditioning in my ref Spectral/MIT system). Significantly faster and more musical 5400 ES which I owned when I bought the RT20;no contest.The RT20 also does a very ... 
Balanced power and 2 prong plugs
The Equitech website is very informative. 
Esoteric P02X, D02X (and C02X), any direct listening impressions are appreciated....
Zephyr, I'm respectful of the fine power supplies of Esoteric including your unit but wonder if you happen to have tried AC power isolation/conditioning say like Equitech or Fuhman or some other unit? Perhaps Isotek? 
Questioning the need for a DAC
Whitestix I'd be interested to hear which 'pricey' power conditioner you use and of course how you use it. 
The "Digital" listening experience
I'm definitely in agreement with Brauser; recorded musical playback can certainly be fabulous today. Mahler123, you misunderstood my post. I'm not denigrating the CD. 
Questioning the need for a DAC
Regarding dac differences/upgrades, My experience is that AC isolation and conditioning - addressing both common and differential noises - will always make a 'significant' improvement to any decent hifi system; vastly surpassing a simple dac upgra... 
Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics?
A simple "yes" is unquestionable. 
Best Capacitors for Crossovers
"Lustformusic" gave you great information; and that design came courtesy of  GREG TIMBERS; a very senior speaker engineer/designer at JBL. A great guy responsible for some of JBL's greatest speakers. From personal experience I can say he is a exce... 
MIT Z-Stabilizer - original with two-way switch on front - anybody know why two settings?
What do you mean by 'resonance"? 
MIT Z-Stabilizer - original with two-way switch on front - anybody know why two settings?
I have 3 of these and find them useful. The switch as I remember adds "damping" to the line. I don't know about it but  perhaps Joe Abrams can clarify. I have found the position where the rocker is pressed to the left is always better in my system... 
EI Vs Toroidal
I read the article. The EQUITECH website provides information you may enjoy reading. Allow time for a through investigation. Your thoughts? 
The "Digital" listening experience
Correction. Furutech should read Furman in previous post.  
The "Digital" listening experience
I agree with the posts that mention the benefits of reducing vibration in all components, not just speakers, as well. No question about that in my experience; however, only when my AC was very refined did I really get to fully appreciate the benef...