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Help Select an True Bookshelf Speaker
Genelec all the way. BBC speakers will always need a plinth to perform decently. If you want to go passive then Graham or Harbeth in their smallest configuration. Accepting the lack of performance if no plinth applied. Anti vibration can partially... 
Speaker cables with good timbre
Skogrand.   
Help me find my ideal Stereo Integrated Amp
The Hegel H600 is a lovely box that should do it all and well.   
Merason dac MK1 on audio mart
Those crooks know they’ll get busted but they still play their dirty game. It happened to me once. I have got refunded from PayPal in 4 days. Unless I buy from a retailer with proof of legit professional activity, I always used PayPal and that few... 
An audio component you just can't let go
I’ll never part with my Linn LP12. I have changed many components over the year. 6 dac in 2 years. The LP12 is there since 2013 and will never leave.   
Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State
I suggest considering Whest Audio. The 60se pro is phenomenal. Also the lower tier model. Hard to bit for the price. I’m not sure how much they would cost in America.   
Help Deciding On New Speakers For Small Room, $10k budget
TAD ME1 second hand would fit your budget and are amazing speakers. I have niched preferred them to Joseph Pulsar. Not sure McIntosh amp would be an ideal match though.   
Do you belong more to souce first or to speakers first school of thought ?
I don’t mean to be the poor old sod but what comes first brain or hands?  
Innuos Zen vs Pulse
Bumping to know streaming difference between Pulse and Zen.   
Best DAC’S $5k to $15k
I agree with previous posts it largely depends on the rest of the system.  I was very happy with my MSB Discrete. I have changed preamp and it became too bright and fatiguing. I prefer the Merason DAC1 mk1. Thinks may change when my new amp arrive... 
Anyone upgrade to the Merason Dac1 mkii?
@facten yes that’s what I intend to do. Maybe it’s an mk1 and they were already releasing new chassis.   
Anyone upgrade to the Merason Dac1 mkii?
I have added a passive preamp to the chain and it was a metamorphosis. I like very much the DAC1 now. And the MSB discrete sounds over detailed and too brilliant, fatiguing to me. The magic of changing pieces in the chain.  I just wonder if I actu... 
Anyone upgrade to the Merason Dac1 mkii?
I have bought a DAC1 demo from a retailer in Paris. They say it’s a mk1. I think it’s a mk2 since it has the aluminum chassis in brushed grey.  the sound is as widely described by user and reviewers.  I had read the DAC1 was superior to the MSB di... 
Anyone upgrade to the Merason Dac1 mkii?
@bluethinker thanks a lot! are you familiar with the Aqua La Scala? It seems is appreciated for being relaxed and musical too. It has the advantage of having tubes. I don't like the aesthetics of it so I'm naturally for the Merason if the SQ is no... 
Anyone upgrade to the Merason Dac1 mkii?
Today is still possible to find Merason DAC1 mk1 brand new. Is it a worth purchase? I ponder between the DAC1 and the Aqua La Scala. How much would it cost upgrading the DAC1 to mk2 specs? Thanks a lot.