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Good quality wireless, active speakers ??
Meridian has been a leader in actives for decades. Personally, I'd reprioritize. Cheers,Spencer 
Conrad Johnson Repair Issues
Please don't be one of those super-passive customers who give them weeks or months to reply to you. The reported behavior is completely unacceptable and deserves a commitment to fast resolution without any need for a drawn out response. Start out ... 
Questioning the need for a DAC
@williewonka You're welcome anytime you come down Philadelphia way. Off topic, I love Toronto and used to spend many weekends there when I live just "across the lake" in Rochester. One of my fav record store towns back in the day. Hope vinyl still... 
Polarity of speaker drivers
@glai This is potentially a huge issue. Yes, MANY designs do this and some argue that it's because the result is potentially better measurements which in turn look better in magazine reviews, and result in higher sales. Others would say that the m... 
Micro Seiki MA 505 Arm - how good is it?
Do all the versions of the MA-505 have on-the-fly VTA? Is it easily repeatable? Cheers,Spencer 
Questioning the need for a DAC
@williewonka That's all very interesting and insightful. I also tried a dual-headed USB from computer to DAC and it did help on its own to decrease noise from the computer to a small degree. Glad to hear you are using an upgraded LPS on the comput... 
Looking for music streamer/server...Is a Macbook Pro better than a Sony Hap Z....
Well it's clear that we have a topic where we all finally agree on what's best. Cheers,Spencer 
What tonearm will better mine?
@binkt Please tell us more about your experience with the Pete Riggle Woody. I just read up on that arm which I have not heard, and it has many amazing features that I haven't seen before like on the fly azimuth adjustment. (Not sure if I am brave... 
Kronos vs TW Acoustic
@ebm typed almost 2 full lines of text. That means you know its really good stuff! ;-) Cheers,Spencer 
Any thoughts on Ridgestreet Audio Poima!!! Cables
Golden Reference is what Bobby@Merlin used, as did I when I owned Merlins. Most cables that avoid being overly etched, detailed & sterile will be fine. The reasoning is that the Esotar D tweeter in the Merlins is a little hot sounding. Tons of... 
Questioning the need for a DAC
@williewonka Your findings make perfect sense given the gear you tested, but I am trying to explain something further(i.e. ComputerAudio301 vs. ComputerAudio201which you've already aced!)"DAC's that use power from their own onboard power supply te... 
Looking for music streamer/server...Is a Macbook Pro better than a Sony Hap Z....
Agree with Everest for the most part. IMHE, storing library on NAS and then connecting to a streamer/network player connected to DAC is the best option. The other self-contained units with internal SSD are next best approach. Cheers,Spencer  
Questioning the need for a DAC
@whitestix You are correct, you didn't really hear the Gungnir since you didn't give it 100 hours to break-in. I was fortunate to have a friend bring his broken-in Gungnir over for demo vs. my Oppo 105D and another friend's Chord Hugo. I bought a ... 
Norah Jones
Nice performance by Norah 3 songs on the latest episode of Later With Jools Holland. Worth watching...cheers,Spencer 
What tonearm will better mine?
Which of the arms mentioned have on-the-fly or at least easily repeatable VTA? I am surprised to see many tonearms that are raved about don't have easily repeatable VTA and I wonder if their owners don't adjust VTA for each LP or what? I know Pete...