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If you HAD to purchase a used (over 4 years old) DAC, what would it be?
@aberyclark  I don’t have to. I like what I have.   
Stereo Times 2024 MOST WANTED COMPONENTS List
Looks like we have some English teachers here who get seriously offended by grammatical and spelling errors. I understand their frustration. With spellcheckers and AI chipping at their jobs, they fear that soon they will be a dying breed. Funny th... 
How many subs?
There is one device that can configure them for you in the frequency domain and in the time domain with the push of a button: DSpeaker 8033, up to 4 subs. I sold mine when I bought an AVR that could configure 4 subs but regret that I did now. The ... 
Synergistic Research FEQ Carbon
@knockknock12  Thanks for the quick review. I am just curious, you said you heard BACCH but “there was also some L/R problems”. What exactly are you referring to?  
Meitner i upgrades
@no_regrets  I think the Premier is a little more resolving than the MA3 and also more dynamic. That’s probably what is being addressed in the update. If I knew about the update at the time, I probably would not have purchased the Premier. Howeve... 
Meitner i upgrades
@no_regrets  If I were to be honest, I would say upgraditis. I went to an MSB Premier. I could live with either one. I haven’t listed my MA3 yet. I probably will this week. Thanks.   
Meitner MA3
The MA3 is a good DAC/Streamer. I have one and have no issues with it. Sounds very organic and polite. It's not too far behind the company's ultra expensive model. I have replaced mine with a MSB Premiere because I can but could easily live with e... 
Meitner i upgrades
Too bad I am selling mine. It’s black and like new.   
Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say?
The best thing you can do is to invite that friend to your house to listen to your system. Of course after you say something nice about his. Then play some music that he is familiar with and see his reaction. Offer advice only if asked for. Otherw... 
Ken Fritz's $1M Dream System update
Excess in anything is bad. Even if it is in a good thing.  
My stereo
That’s a tall order. Congrats though on achieving a level of satisfaction and contentment. Takes some character. Try not do any comparative listening to other’s systems. This is where temptation will originate. Enjoy.   
Recommend a desktop nearfield speaker for me
@atriya  Have you ever heard of the Audience 1+1? The Absolute Sound called them the best desktop speakers ever made. They are pricey but I believe the characterization is right. I have used them as bookshelf speakers for years and had been very ... 
amazing transformation...how?
You said: “Nothing else changed in my system.” How about you? Have you changed? A year and a half can be a long time depending on your age. Do the CDs still sound the same? Food for thoughts.   
Do your ears deceive you?
@cleeds And again and again, and round and round. The author of the article didn’t say that cables don’t matter. His company actually sells cables. What he’s saying is that a lot of expensive ones don’t justify the price tag and a correctly des... 
Do your ears deceive you?
@roadcykler Good article! Long, but it makes sense. I have used these RadioShack interconnects that he is talking about some decades ago and can attest that they were first rates (although they did subscribe to the notion that the signal was dire...