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How far have ss amps really come in the last twenty years?
Hi Davey.... I've been searching for this noise for over a year.  It sounds like a resonance....so I banged on everything in the room - nothing loose/vibrating.  The sound is there on CD and Vinyl, so I thought it might be the speaker - Vanderstee... 
Preventive maintenance or wait till it breaks?
I'm with Zavato...my black boxes, my car, my plane, etc. 
Home Demo Faceoff: Nordost / Audioquest / Transparent
Cables have to be auditioned in your own system for validity.  They all sound different in different systems.  I tried many cables and found ones that worked for ME in MY system.  Put the same cables in another system and the result might be very ... 
How far have ss amps really come in the last twenty years?
A couple of weeks ago, I had my Ayre amp looked at for a "noise" - "resonance" that I heard in my left speaker.  Ayre told me that the amp was performing well with no noise that they could detect.....I asked them to look further and do anything th... 
How far have ss amps really come in the last twenty years?
..don't know much about electronics, but I think that parts (caps, resistors, etc) have gotten better through the years rather than amp design. 
Wywires Silver to Platinum interconnects. How big an upgrade would that be ?
Please post your opinion when you get the platinums.... 
Thiel CS 2.2 Speakers... What you all think?
I had 3.6's....a fan of Thiel.  Too bad it went away.   Thiel is a transparant speaker...  If you have good components, it will reward, but will also reveal warts. 
Stream quality: Spotify Connect = Airplay Mcintosh MX122
..just listen to the music. 
Doug Schroeder Method, Double ic
I replaced a high end silver set ....many times the price of Doug's discovery..(Audio Sensibility).   The silvers are in the garage. 
Speaker Clarifiers?
I'll pass 
Is there an affordable long run XLR preamp to amp cable out there?
I can help...contact me 
Possible turntable upgrade....
What don't you like about your Linn....    
Best earphone for the value
..another Entymotic user.....I've had these for about 10 years or so....always delivers music and isolates the surrounding noise. 
looking for ideas on must have classical music
to really explore this, take a Music Appreciation class at your local college...and take up an instrument  
Most “disappeared” speakers.
A good bet is for the speaker to be time aligned and put in the room so as not to screw up the phasing.