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Best Bang for your Buck DAC ?
I wish I would have seen who it was, a post was deleted.  I assume it was this one.  A real turd is correct.   
SMSL SU-9 DAC - Is it a budget alternative fit for an audiophile ?
This Dac needs 200 hours of break in and does change its character with time.   
sensitivity question
I will attempt to break it down to understandable terms. Through the years, the standard for rating speaker sensitivity has always been how loud a speaker plays with 1 watt of input power with a microphone measuring 1 meter away (on axis)This is a... 
Best Bang for your Buck DAC ?
@boomerbillone I’m glad that you like your Project Prebox s2... I am using the M500 now. In my system the Project was a bit on the lean side, but to be fair, I am using the M500 running balanced and I tweaked the filters to my liking. I did not to... 
Best Bang for your Buck DAC ?
I see @loomisjohnson recommended the SMSL SU-9. I emailed SMSL about the differences in the SU-9 vs the M500. SMSL replied that they have tested them side by side many times and there is no audible difference. I suspect that there is something but... 
Major Contradiction, Can you replace foam surrounds with Rubber Surrounds on Speakers ???
I'm an old speaker guy and can tell you that ANY speaker recone is a guess in a sense.  If you have ever re-coned many speakers, you may notice that you get one surround and it is thin and wimpy,  you get another and it is thick and stiff.  Anytim... 
Best Bang for your Buck DAC ?
I have heard many of the Dac's mentioned above.  These are all nice sounding Dac's and some good recommendations.  I have had a dozen Dac's in my system and am just stunned with how the SMSL M500 sounds.  This little Dac is like $400 and has clear... 
4 amplifiers to drive 1 pair of speakers?
@thegreenman.... You are correct to worry about Impedance dips.  It does somewhat matter about where (what frequency) they are, but the real problem is to try to get an impedance/phase sheet on your speakers.  Normally impedance dips are accompani... 
What are Your Favorite Tweeters?
www.bliesma.de/products.html 34A or 34B 
Is louder better?
Louder to be louder is not better, but I certainly find that getting volume in the area to reproduce the event as recorded is most enjoyable.  No doubt that is is nice listening at lower levels if your system has the resolution to reproduce low le... 
WHO ARE THE BEST SONGWRITERS IN THE LENNON McCARTNEY Traddition?
Thanks for showing us your favorite music with those videos.  I'm sorry, but based upon that.  I'm not sure what I might recommend.  Possibly a good psychiatrist. No Really,  I'd be interested in a current artist that recorded with a Lennon/McCart... 
help on changing capacitors
@ausaudio   Thanks for the info.  I probably have in 150 different caps in my shop right now.  My quotes as I thought that I eluded to are about the type of caps in general.  I have a few different PIO, they seem to share a rich tone quality, but ... 
help on changing capacitors
Those look to me to be alum foil paper in oil.... I believe the miflex referenced above would be slightly better Paper in oil. Jensen still makes a copper foil, but I’m not sure its available in 1mic and I don’t think that they are paper in oil...... 
help on changing capacitors
Digi-key shows Jensen caps... Not sure that they will have this series, but any Excellent Film cap will work... A Copper foil,  A film and foil. Maybe a polystyrene.... These are inexpensive but still sound great with enough burn in time.  Ebay se... 
Reccomend a good preamp for me.
I would personally prefer the PS Over the Pass.  For me the Pass Lacks just a bit of Dynamics... I would also take a look at the SST Ambrosia Preamp.... It will sound very close to the PS, but give you a bit more flexibility and the convenience of...