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Small family living room floor-standing speakers?
Look at the LSA.5s or LSA1 Statements which were one of the best sounding at CES according to Stereophile. 
Is McIntosh a stepping stone into HI/FI?
Among my circle of audiophile friends all of whom have had Macintosh gear in the past, it is not a stepping stone to improved sound, just pretty and expensive. 
Tidal Speakers owners
Wadav, I have only heard one good sounding Magico, the V3.I have no idea relative to your second question.The sweetspot with the Tidals as with all speakers is speaker width, toe-in, your room, cabling, and room treatment determined. I have a very... 
Do Interconnects need to "warm up"?
Wolf_garcia, Spacial Coherence tried to do this with their linestage which took a very long time to settle down. It didn't work.I would not use the phase, warm up, but when you disconnect cables or move them around, they definitely require some ti... 
FM Acoustics 611 vs Goldmund 29.6M
No_slouch, I strongly suggest that you listen to the BMC DAC1 PRE and the M1 amps. Plus in my opinion their MCCI phono stage has no rivals.I owned MM equipment long ago and really don't have any recent experience experiences, but I suspect the BMC... 
Audio Desk Vinyl Cleaning System
Eddiesudz, I suspect it is being discounted for a reason-not selling. It is too bad if Audio Desk cannot get their act together as this machine does its job well and is very convenient. 
Why do intelligent people deny audio differences?
Lrsky, this is a problem with all passions. Were to collect Barbie Dolls, race catamarans, make modern furniture, climb mountains, etc. what you say would also be true.Fortunately, the internet and cheap long distance telephone calls have allow us... 
Audio Desk Vinyl Cleaning System
Jtimothya, you are understanding me right. There are limits to how much I will put up with. The Audio Desk is very convenient. I would still have one, were they dependable. Mine stopped rotating records after doing about 50 records. It does a good... 
Audio Desk Vinyl Cleaning System
The Cable Company. 
Audio Desk Vinyl Cleaning System
Jtimothya, only the single cleaning fluid they provide can be used and reused. This fluid is drained off and goes into a holding tank in the bottom of the machine. It is evaporated off the record with fans, not vacuumed. Nevertheless you do not he... 
Audio Desk Vinyl Cleaning System
Donaudio, ironically, I was just wondering what has happened to the Audio Desk Vinyl Cleaner. Do you know if there are major changes in the unit? I do miss its ease of use, but my review sample quite working. 
Is Pure Music 1.8 better?
Catastrofe, I know. I still have no idea why that is, however. 
Is Pure Music 1.8 better?
As I understand it, the integer itself is transmitted rather than the 1s and 0s that make it up. I must admit that I have no understanding of how the dac then deals with the information. 
Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend?
Bullot, actually, I've never experienced a situation where cables did not make a difference, with the possible exception of years ago when lamp cables were used for speakers and cables that came with the equipment were used with it. I must say tha... 
Is Pure Music 1.8 better?
Dmailer, very interesting that you preferred the non-integer mode. I figure if it is any good many companies will have dacs that will allow it. My Weiss Dac202 will not.