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Kiseki Purpleheart
This is a very helpful thread and truthfully,  the PH was on my short list but no longer due to the quality issues mentioned.  The Cadenza Bronze took it's place. FWIW My short list is:   Miyajima Saboten Hana ML or Unami (a little price diffe... 
Conrad-Johnson PF-R Preamp Review Summary?
I would have to say that as an older audiophile of 65 the PFR was without a doubt the best purchase I ever made ($850 on Ebay) in my audiophile life.  I replaced it with an Ayre k-5xeMP and noticed a slight improvement overall, probably due to the... 
AUDIONET HUMBOLDT INTEGRATED SONIC NIRVANA !?
Yes but.....can the AudioNet  Watt give me 90% of the Humboldt at a fraction of the price?  
Do good power cords have to be stiff?
i suspect that the Cables zavato is using with male ends will tend to be more on the stiff side 😂 ‘Sorry.  I couldn’t resist.  We had an ice storm in the northeast and I’m suffering from cabin fever.  
聖HIJIRI Users thread
Ok but it’s a little strange that there is no pricing info. On the website and “that you have to call Colin for pricing”.  Reviews?  Return policy (if they have one)?  Let me guess:  I have to call Colin to discuss…  
Lyra Delos or Hana ML
My head is starting to hurt.  So many choices and so many things to consider.  I do agree that cartridge set-up and tone arm compatibility is paramount.  The RB2000 is a little bit of an oddball, admittedly.  I’m not aware of anyone in the Boston ... 
Best and Worst customer service?
I was too gracious re. My previous post about Cary. They stink.   About 5 years ago the microprocessor in my 306 CD player started to malfunction..  They refused to even look at it, stating they didn't have any parts on hand.  They were polite abo... 
Biggest "bang for the buck" audio gear you have owned(in your history)?
Conrad Johnson PFRStax Lambda headphonesI had already given up on tubes for amplifiers.  The PFR made me open my eyes for solid state in the preamplifier stage. All for the outrageous sum of $850 (used) on ebay.  Incredible bargain IMO.   
Sadly missed manufacturers
NesterovicHovland (incredible aesthetics)Hales 
Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire?
focker you make too much sense for this forum.   
Need recommendations for 20' speaker cable
I received a quote from Cable Solutions for a 25' foot pair of Canare 4s11 quad cable.  Terminated with what looks to be pretty decent spade connectors:  $188 (+/-).  For that amount of money is there any reason NOT to gamble?. 
Best portable headphones and DAC
Inna, I did upgrade my dragonfly from red to cobalt.  I purchased an open box IEM (Fiios FH7) as I gave up the search for a portable headphone which would be an upgrade to my cheap Sennheiser (PX100?) phones that I,ve been using the last 10 years.... 
Spectral or Ayre (combo)
miglos I'm reading these responses and shaking my head in disbelief.  You need to hear these components first before making a purchase but I'm trying to think of one parameter where the Ayre combo. bested the Spectral combo. and quite frankly, can... 
Spectral or Ayre (combo)
ebm:  my current system has both Ayre and Pass components and I couldn't say one mfr. is / was more reliable than the other.Miglos:  you have the model designations inverted but I have the V-5xe and K-5xemp combo and am actually looking to make a ... 
D’Agostino Progression integrated vs Gryphon Diablo 300
RDK777: There is however a new D'Agostino integrated (Baby Progression?) for $18K.  that would be a much fairer comparison with the Diablo 300.