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Amy Winehouse.RIP
Orifice oops I mean Orpeous, You do not know what I have in my pockets and I could buy and sell you for cheap. Your stupidity shows with your responses. I have received numerous emails today about how dumb you are. The best quote of the day is "He... 
Amy Winehouse.RIP
orifice oops I mean Orpheus,I do not want to throw Grandma off the train, because we need her SS money. I want to throw you in front of the train because you have your hand in my pocket! Grandma deserves her SS money you do not. 
What Amp to drive Apogee Centaur Majors?
I also own Apogees. You should consider the Pass Labs XA 160.5 Mono Blocks, they will literally make any speaker sound incredible. If you want to stay with in 100Watt range you should also consider the Pass Labs XA 100.5 Mono Blocks they are also ... 
What is the Latest Word on Proceed?
You should not even consider the Proceed because the repairs cost more than you would pay for a used Proceed amp. You can still get them repaired at any place that fixes Mark Levinson repair facility. It is a lower end version of Mark Levinson. 
Pass Labs XP10 or Wyred 4 Sound STP-SE
You should try both. I bet that the XP 10 will work better with your amp. That being said synergy between components can be a big thing. 
Pass Labs XP-10 vs Parasound JC-2
I think you answered your own question you should buy JC-2 
Pass Labs XP-10 vs Parasound JC-2
Yes! Buy the XP 10. The JC-2 sounds very dry. I even with the J-2 fully broken in, the XP 10 just out of the box killed the JC-2. after 2 weeks times the difference was even bigger. The XP 10 just killed the JC-2. 
glass toslink does work
Try the wireworld glass toslink. I put one between a client's Mac mini and his DCS dac. It is killer good 
Have you ever turned on your system, only to find
I had an electrician put in a new 20 amp circuit he had the polarity out of phase. It pretty much made a mess of the sound. It was about 13 years ago at this triplex that I used to own. Unfortunately he wired it up at the box using the existing ou... 
How do the Magnepan 3.6r compare to the new 1.7
I like both the 1.7 and the 3.6s. I believe that the 1.7s have this smoothness and coherence that I do not hear with the 3.6s. I got to audition the new 3.7s and I found that same smoothness and cohehrence that I heard with the 1.7s but much bette... 
Suggested Stands for B&W 805 Diamonds
Buy the correct stands the last thing you need to do is drop an expensive speaker off the incorrect stand. you can sell the stands after you figure out your furnature situation. I had a home theater system 9 years ago where I droped an 805n off a ... 
Should i go Boulder 1060 or Jeff Rowland 625
That is a tough question. Until there is away to audition your speakers with both those amps you are only guessing. It is hard to truly know what really works with your speakers and room. I have had lots of experience with B&W speakers having ... 
High Speed USB DAC?
In the case of the Ayre QB 9 it was asynchronous already with the USB 1.1 input with the USB 2.0 it now allows more bandwidh i.e. 192k to flow. Another good example is the Music Streamers second generation DACS which now have input receivers capab... 
Rega vs Burson Dac
I have heard both and the Burson sounds better to my ears. 
High Speed USB DAC?
The problem is not the computer. The Mac mini has a USB 2.0 USB bus which is considered high speed as most computers do since 2003. The problem is that the DAC may only be using a USB 1.1 USB input receiver and or software or both. The perfect exa...