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Dedicated Red Book CD player vs. "Universal" type players....
My Esoteric UX-3 Universal Player CD, SACD, DVD A, DVD sounds great and IMHO sounds much better than many other players on the market.  I can shut all the video circuitry off from the remote, but I hear no difference in sound.  
No bass from the Clue speakers.
I assume you already checked and double checked speaker polarity? 
Lens for Esoteric SA-50
Call Esoteric. 
Questions from a Tube Preamp newbie
The CV 4003 are around 100.00 each at Upscale which is too rich for my measly pension as I wanted 5 of them.  According to Uncle Kevin, the 12au7 have the same sound as the CV4003, but were manufactured in Mullard's plant in India instead of Engla... 
stereo receiver recommendations
Over the years I have found that Onkyo equipment isn't that great, ie  dull and lifeless. 
$1000-$2000 Floor-standing speakers for larger room w/NAD 326bee
How about one of the lower priced Golden Ears? 
Questions from a Tube Preamp newbie
I received my RP-5 on October 1, 2016. The Mullards have been in the preamp since the second week of October 2016. They still sound great with no increase in noise.aberyclark............What was the problem with your Rogue preamp?  If I remember c... 
Questions from a Tube Preamp newbie
When I called Rogue to inquire about tubes for my RP-5 preamp, NOS Mullards were recommended to me.  I purchased a matched set of 5 (1 spare) from Uncle Kevin at Upscale for 60.00 each.  It truly brought the preamp up a few notches and I have used... 
For a second system I have been thinking of the Marantz Arch.
Looks like a giant clock radio/cd player. 
Please Recommend Transport + DAC for $5K total
The Sim Audio cd player is built in Canada, not America. 
Dedicated Red Book CD player vs. "Universal" type players....
I have an Esoteric UX-3 CD,SACD and DVD audio player which is my LAST player.  It is built to very high standards, includes an r to r ladder dac and sounds incredible. 
Any ideas on the Emotiva Xpa 1 Gen 2 vs other Mono or 2 channel amps?
If I had 3K to spend on an amp, it certainly wouldn't be an Emotiva.  That's mid fi equipment pretending to be hi fi.  It is  nothing more than a modern day Adcom. 
Cardas Clear Beyond versus MasterBuilt Ultra
If you buy the Masterbuilt, you may need to take out a second mortgage on the home.  Those cables are uber expensive! 
A Tech Question
Thank you gentleman, very informative.  
New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions
@gdhal ..................I have an Esoteric SACD player which uses the PCM1704 r to r ladder dac, and my Sony music server in the same system uses some kind of delta sigma dac. I have found from extended listening that as much as I love the sound ...