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Dac Suggestions around $500
What are your speakers, and amplification? Any preamp? 
Emerald Physics: Ultimate Bang for the Buck?
Save your money...Junk! 
Anyone experienced with Emerald Physics speakers?
Don't waste your money 
Magnepan 3.7 - 3.7i owners need help please
Just an update for anyone with interest. The dealer working with Magnepan decided they are sending me a brand new pair of speakers, and taking the others back.  
Magnepan 3.7 - 3.7i owners need help please
Hello everyone...Here's a rather alarming update on my issue. I knew something was just not right with these speakers.Turns out that one of my brand new speakers left the factory with either mis-wired crossovers or something amiss inside the cross... 
Magnepan 3.7 - 3.7i owners need help please
Hello everyone... Wow, thank you for all of this information, where do I begin. I have about 50 hrs on them now and there is more bottom end. However, they still sound compressed too me, and not very open sounding. Sort of like I wish I could take... 
Magnepan 3.7 - 3.7i owners need help please
helomech, thank you for your response. Yes, placement is exact. I may have to wait the few hundred hours and see what happens. Possibly because they are different, they will require some change in position? Calling Wendell could not hurt.Hasse,Tha... 
Which is better Coax or Optical cables
Use Coax never optical unless absolutely necessary. Just think about whats happening to the digital signal and conversion losses, it matters... Caution: The optical inputs are not recommended for DSD or for sample rates above 96 kHz. Optical conne... 
Emerald Physics EP-X
Thanks so much for all the great information. Keep it coming if you can. I will also talk with Walter and explain my room and preferences. I am not a low end under 30 hz bass fan unless very very subtle. Thanks again... 
Emerald Physics EP-X
Thanks... 
Wyred DAC-1 or Eastern Electric Minimax DAC
Davo50,Thank you for the information and your experience with these dacs. It was just the type of information I was looking for. 
SS integrated amp that has tube like qualities
Sorry Phaelon, I meant to give you thanks for your support, but messed up by writing Cmalak instead. My apologies... 
SS integrated amp that has tube like qualities
As Cmalak stated in his response, I was only asking a generic question whether anyone had first hand experienced a SS integrated that had tube like characteristics, and that was pretty much it. end of story.Thank you all that have provided some in... 
Jolida CDP question
A few people have emailed, and asked me about the tubes I mentioned in my intial post. They are Matsushita ECC803S, gold pins. However, the pins appear to be more brass looking. I believe these Matsushita's were made in conjunction with either Phi... 
Jolida CDP question
I'd like to thank all of you for your honest, sincere, and proffessional advice. Your recommendations are exactly the information I was hoping for.Aball - I have been looking at the Audio Aero Prima 2 for a month now. I was also told by someone el...