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Best bang for buck integrated amp for $500
Thanks for sharing. I would say you are fortunate regarding your noise floor with the Brio. When I contacted Rega, the higher noise floor was a known issue due to the compact size of unit and the only fix was to send the unit to an authorized deal... 
Tekton Design - New IRL Technology - Lifelike, Real, Immersive
I think it sounds like the future. Curious, what speakers was Eric using in the demo?   
The panic selling of tube audio had begun.
I ordered 4 tubes from The Tube Store on 3/11 and they shipped that day. Got them on 3/14. They were certainly efficient. I guess this was just before the panic buying. I already had replacements for my preamp. These were for my phono preamp. FYI... 
Looks like PS Audio has a hit on their hands with the new speaker
Once the FR30 hits the used market its true value will be established. Until then it's going to be a lot of hype about how high demand is.   
An electrical engineer on how power cables can impact sound quality
These two (Darren & Duncan) have a massive conflict of interest the size of a Boulder ;-)  Might as well have had Paul McGowan with them.   
PS Audio PowerPlant 12 Review (AC Regenerator)
It tells much more than some random flowery prose about lifted veils and darker blacks. But my wife heard it from the other room!!  
PS Audio PowerPlant 12 Review (AC Regenerator)
Here is part 2 of the testing.   PS Audio P12 Review Part 2: Power Testing And here is copy and paste of Amir's conclusion.  Conclusions It is clear from the above tests that using the P12 degrades available power to an amplifier, not increase ... 
PS Audio PowerPlant 12 Review (AC Regenerator)
PS Audio wasn’t given an opportunity to respond. I agree with this point. I have reached out to Paul McGowan so if he wasn't aware of PowerPlant 12 being measured and the resulting discussions on audio forums, he is now.   
PS Audio PowerPlant 12 Review (AC Regenerator)
frogman - I'm sure it has good PRAT. 😉  
The Best Preamp is no Preamp?
What power amps were you using?   
The Best Preamp is no Preamp?
A passive pre will allow you to listen to your power amp. If you like what you hear, that may be all you need. If you don’t like what you hear, you might need to add 2nd harmonic distortion to the signal (active pre) to fatten up the sound, add b... 
Bluesound Node 2021 DAC - I sold my Denafrips Ares II
Thanks for the correction. On a side note it would be helpful if people gave their impressions based on what OS filters used or if using NOS. IME, each setting is like having another DAC.  
Bluesound Node 2021 DAC - I sold my Denafrips Ares II
Regarding Denafrips Ares, to get the euphonic hi-fi sound, I believe you need to select NOS and Slow filter settings.  If you select OS (over-sampling) and sharp filter, you will get excellent measured performance, but it will likely sound like c... 
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Erik_Squires for starting so many good topics…he still around?