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HELP!!!! Newbie looking for a decent 2 channel power amp in the $1,000 range
+1 for the Schiit. If you get in in your set up and it does not fill the room (which it will) you can save up and for $600 over your top end you can run two as mono blocks. Just make sure you know your neighbors.  
What are your top 3 favorite female singers?
Stevie Nicks Pat Benatar bono    
DAC recommendations
No brainer buy the Gustard R26 and add an external clock. The R26 is r2r which is what you need to get away from your descriptions of what you don’t like in your current set up.  
What's the oddest thing in your music collection?
Not odd but rare. Motley Crew first album that was their promo demo sent out to radio stations. This was put out by their own record label leather records. They only pressed 500 copies.  
Hi Res from iPhone vs AppleTV sound
Not sure if this will help you but I run the hires radio app from iPhone through camera adapter then into Ifi hip dac headphone Jack out into aux in on my Lexus. My Lexus has the Mark Levinson system and it sounds great. Full body with kick to sto... 
Perception and Watts: Doubling of power
First you have to understand there are quality 100 watts of power and there are garbage 100 watts of power. If all you are concerned about is the decibels or loudness of the music come over to my house and I will hook my Sansui 7070 and the Bose 9... 
What am I missing?
The use of “cd quality” is used to establish a benchmark. There are way too many formats to list here for music files. Some are terrible compared to cd and some are superior to cd. It all has to do with the bit rate and amount the information is c... 
Gustard R26
@pinwa  get on the head fi discussion. There are details on the I2S pin configuration for r26. In simple form people have had to short pin 15. There are other DDS units that work with r26.   
Gustard R26
I can’t recall off the top of my head. I am on another thread for the r26 that gives this level of detail. I would post the link but I know agon would pull it. I know the access to the r2r ladder is determined by the input used. Not the sample rat... 
Gustard R26
@pinwa Give the r26 more burn in time before being too critical. The first real sign of what this dac can accomplish will come in at 100 hours. Then after 200 hours it will be in full stride. Mids for vocals will be in the room with you, bass wi... 
Reliable Mid-Priced 7.2 Channel Receiver
Have a Pioneer that plays every day for over 15 years. Sounds great snd never any issues at all. It is class D amp and I do not use for two channel. My two channel is its own system!  
How Did Your First Audiophile Experience Impact Your Audio Journey?
Dropped a hit of red dragon window Payne on way to Ozzy concert when Randy Rhodes was his guitar player. I remember being frozen in place I mean I could not move I was a statue staring at Randy play. The only other thing I can recall is Ozzy const... 
Hi-end audio is a big zero
@deadhead1000  +1000!! I am the same I have my favorites but will also take music any way I can get it.  
Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll
I have class A mono’s and never give the heat output a second or even a first thought. It is what it is and who cares. It is nice for everyone to have option to buy what they like.  
Only two tracks to test your system, forever!
Stevie Rat Vaughn “Tin Pan Alley Tull “Thick as a Brick”