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WHAT IS GOING ON WITH VPI ??
They are dealing with family sickness, Matts grandfather is in the hospital and the employees of VPI have been going to the hospital to pay their last respects. So sad. Give them another week or so and they will be back to normal. Sometimes things... 
Changing Preamp tubes on a Cronus Magnum?
I bought a cryod Mullard 12au7 nos tube from Kevin at Upscale Audio. I noticed the difference as soon as I inserted the tube as it was quite dramatic. I received it earlier today. The Mullard seems to have done the trick. There is now the desired ... 
Voltage conversion in Wyred4 Sound DAC
Dac 1 and 2 both have a linear power supply. 
Lewinskih01.. used pc under 500.00
My Asus laptop has a dedicated usb3 port and 2 usb2 ports. Never a problem and absolutely no skipping. I also have a back up of all my music on another hard drive (just in case). 
Opinions Wanted on changing Turntable
Thanks for everyone's help. I decided to wait a while and see if a used Dyna 20x2H comes up on the Gon. I'll try it on my Scout and make my decision based on what I hear at that time. 
Has anyone heard the Von Schweikert V22 speakers?
I have never heard any sibilance in the VR33's. The Scanspeak silk dome tweeter is very smooth and sweet. 
Opinions Wanted on changing Turntable
If I upgrade my turntable, it will be by VPI. I have no desire to change brands of turntable. No offense to the Well Tempered owners, but their turntables are much too delicate for my home. I never cared for the sound of them and they look cheaply... 
Lewinskih01.. used pc under 500.00
I use an Asus 14 inch laptop as my music server. I use a 2 tb external USB3 hard drive for my music storage. This way the operating system is on one drive and music is on the other. My laptop uses the Intel i3 processor with 4gb of ram and a 320gb... 
Has anyone heard the Von Schweikert V22 speakers?
I haven't heard the VR-22, but I do have the VR-33 speakers and they are everything Albert says they are. Positive Feedback online did a review of both the 22 and 33. 
Are new SACD and/or DVD-A titles being released?
sacd is alive and well. Check out sacd.net 
old Audioquest cables review
I used Indigo Blue for 10 years with Vandersteen 2ce speakers and a Classe' Fifteen amp. Sonic bliss. 
pc computer used under $500.00 for music only
I am using an Asus 14 inch laptop with an Intel i3 processor, 4gb ram and a 1tb hard drive. I am using a Western Digital 2TB usb3 hard drive for all my music files. The laptop supports usb3 and is Windows 7. I use J River Media Center 19. Total ou... 
Speaker cable for Nad 7050 and KEF LS50
My friend has his LS50 Speakers connected to a Peachtree Audio integrated. I think the amp was around 1K and is class D. He is using Wireworld Solstice 7 speaker cables that cost him less than 200.00 new. I have heard his system many times and I h... 
Anything you can put between spikes and carpet?
Adona makes some long sharp cones to go through the layers of padding and carpet. 
Bifrost uber vs Wyred 4 Sound Dac-1
I have the Wyred Dac-1 and I am extremely satisfied with it. I have had it since January 2012 and have no desire to get a different one. I am using a Musical Fidelity V Link 192 usb/spdif converter as well.