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What are your top three live concerts of all time?
First concert I saw was Styx Grand Illusion The Forum box office seats. j. Gail’s Band  Sanctuary The Forum UFO Lights Out The Forum      
QX5 Twenty Net2 Upgrade
Yes it’s good to see Ayre on the upgrade path especially a product that’s getting some years on it.   
QX5 Twenty Net2 Upgrade
Thank you Nathan.  
Furetech power cable and shielding
Some say you should complete the circuit and attach a wire on the female end of the Shield back to the male side shield. I’m not saying the ground plug on the connector. I read about this on audiophile style and it made a difference in my system w... 
Vitus RI-101 mkII cables recommendation
I think you should give the Vitus a minimal one month of good playing before selling it.  
Audio Research Owners Worried?
I tend to believe AR will survive but I would not send anything to them for update until the dust settles. There is more than one report of long waits on repairs and upgrades.   
The best speaker cables you’ve had
The Furutech DSS 4.1 is a shielded cable and if you connect the shield on both end of the negative one to the amps negative and one to the speakers negative it really lifts these speaker cables up a notch in clarity and more towards the neutral si... 
How To Keep Cat Off Stereo Equipment?
Gave my cat a good smack in the rear the first two times, he learned.  
Help with Dunlavy SC-IV signature
I had a pair of Dunlavy SC 4 years ago driven with the original pass 350, didn’t do much for me so I got a pair of Papsworth Audio P200,s . 200 watts a channel that woke them up.  I disagree Dunlavy best with high power ss, high power tubes yes.   
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
It’s wire from an Audioquest diamond usb cable I wasn’t using anymore..  
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
5v powering a FMC been running this wire for months without issue, so far….    
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
Williewonka, I believe you mentioned the Teflon tube to be 25-30% larger than the bare wire inside it, what effects does a larger Teflon tube have on the sound.    i just finished building a new dc power cable using 2x 26g wires and the smallest ... 
Pass Labs XP32 or XP22?
Agree with AR and Pass. Years ago ran the AR ref 1 with the x350 it was terrific driving Dunlavy SC 4 a  
2023 DAC comparison: MSB Select vs dCS Vivaldi Apex vs Wadax Atlantis Reference
Mike Lavigne ran the MSB Select before moving onto the Wadax and has given a full write up of it on WBF. I wouldn’t be surprised if he replies to this thread he still participates here on occasion.   
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
No problem williewonka, Have you tried wrapping the live wire in copper mesh before winding the neutral and ground around it with the male side grounded?   would this increase capacitance or resistance effecting the dynamics. The thought of wra...