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Searching For Best Power Cable For The HoloAudio May.
What sound characteristics are you looking for?  
Review ATC SCM20PSL monitors 50 hours listening
I think everyone should at least hear ATC speakers.  They do midrange unlike any other speaker I’ve heard, in a good way, and as we all know most of music lives in the midrange.  That’s quite a system your wife has put together.  You married well!  
Joseph Audio: Perspectives and Pearls
Once I learned that Jeff sources his cabinets to china, instant non-purchase for me. @jafant Where do you think a lot of the parts inside speakers made in the US come from?  Stoopid reasoning.  
Has anyone listened to or auditioned Verity's new Arindale speaker ?
@mijostyn You’re basing your perception of the whole brand on one model.  Have you heard any or the <$20k Verity versus Sonus Faber?  If not I suggest you do so rather than make blind and ignorant statements.  I’ve heard both Verity and SF spea... 
Ifi Neo Streamer + Denafrips Terminator 12+
Hopefully a standard i2S pin architecture will emerge because this hit or miss crap is a total PITA and completely unnecessary.   
Ifi Neo Streamer + Denafrips Terminator 12+
I2S - how do to check/change the PIN configuration between the ifi and denafrips. They both have I2S out, and I can get an hdmi cable, but, beyond just hooking it up, I'm not sure how to proceed. I’d ask Denafrips first as iFi customer support ... 
Passive speakers for desktop
Another potential option (smartly recommended by another member here whose name I can’t recall so I can’t take the credit) would be to set up the system with the speakers straddling the corner opposite where your desk is located (Jeff Joseph did t... 
Tidal Music
Do a free trial of Qobuz if it’s available where you are.  I switched from Tidal to Qobuz a couple years ago and will never go back.  MQA is the answer to a problem nobody had and nobody asked for.  It’s an algorithm built to modify the original s... 
Ifi Neo Streamer + Denafrips Terminator 12+
What AES/EBU cable are you using?  I’d highly recommend using the i2S out on the streamer to your DAC if at all possible (get the i2S pin out configuration of the iFi and check with Denafrips to see if it’s compatible first if you can).  I have a ... 
Has anyone listened to or auditioned Verity's new Arindale speaker ?
@mijostyn Verity makes some of the best speakers I’ve ever heard and make plenty of models that do not have “luxury” prices and are very competitive with other more well-known brands.  That they’re easy to drive and tube friendly adds even more to... 
Need separates for MA Gold 100. Alternatives to Parasound P6/A21+, please!
Really depends on what sound characteristics you’re looking for.  Your speakers seem to be pretty neutral, so what attributes would you be looking for out of your amp and preamp, and are you looking new or used and what’s your price range?  Also, ... 
Passive speakers for desktop
I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the Usher Dancer Mini-X that I’d put right up there sonically with JA and QLN monitors at a big discount, plus they’re flat-out gorgeous and employ their top diamond DMD tweeter that’s the same as the one used in ... 
Passive speakers for desktop
Well, if you’re gonna shoot the lights out the QLNs seem like a great choice if you can handle their size on a desk.  I like that they’re slightly angled upward on the front that would seem to be beneficial on a desktop, but they’re rear ported so... 
Purifi v Gan amps?
Congrats!  Sounds like you hit the Motherload.  Enjoy!!!  
Bigger rooms better for sound?
I think the shape of the room is more important than the size. That’s what she said.  She lied.