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Fritz vs CSS vs Ryan
Fritz REV 5 SE owner here and I absolutely love them.  The ScanSpeak Revelator woofer combined with the ScanSpeak Illuminator tweeter is magic.  Enjoy them more every time I listen to them.  Fritz is such a great guy with a passion for his speaker... 
Seeking suggestions for 6922 tubes
Sooo many to choose…after rolling many tubes the ones that sounded best to me in my DAC are listed below.  Brent Jesse is a good source but some what pricey.   Deals can be found on EBAY from reputable sellers by experienced buyers.   Mario Miniwa... 
Newbie seller
Fyi-  I have sold vacuum tubes that were shipped USPS to Portland and I never received confirmation that they were delivered.  I contacted the buyer and confirmed that were delivered days ago.  Thus may bd a common issue in Portland.  
Paper cone drivers/natural materials
No complaints on my Fritz Monitors with the ScanSpeak Revelator Drivers.  Paper seems very very good to me.  
Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life?
ESS AMT-1 with Heil Air Motion Transformer...my brother bought a pair in the late ‘70’s and I was absolutely mesmerized with his music.  I had no idea stereo music could sound so real...I inherited them and need to pull them out of storage, repair... 
Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life?
Goldenear Triton’s with those class D subs built in opened my eyes to this to this rabbit hole filled hobby after a 30 year sabbatical…they keep getting better with each component upgrade and tweak. Can only imagine what the GE Ref’s sound like…ju... 
2019 Mac Pro vs. Roon
Take a look at the Bricasti M5  Network Streamer.  The M5 and your Mac only need to be connected by ethernet cable to your network.  Mac can be anywhere and not near your system.  M5 works very well with Audirvana but you need it to connect to a D... 
Have you ever solved a high end audio issue using non-audio technology? Or, visa versa?
Ok can’t resist...My guess is those lamps are now a “Lighter Shade of Pale” Also, used tile sponges cut in half or quartered, cut slits in the sponges to hold / isolate cables.  
cheapest cable upgrade ever
@tweakmenow Glad you had an open mind to try it and it made an improvement.  So simple and cheap.  Interesting how it affects some systems and not others.  I did a blind test just to verify it was legit and confirmed these batteries were making a ... 
Grounding cable gauge size
@ozzy not chassis grounded.  I have my amp, DAC, CD, blue ray player, sat Dish receiver and sub connected directly into components open RCA plugs to the RF Router double side posts (2 banana, 4 spade) The single post on the RF Router Is connected ... 
Grounding cable gauge size
Been using my Russ Andrews RF Router MK III for a couple months now on my second system/Home Theatre system.   Very happy with the improvement it has made in SQ.  Heck of a value to performance item. Will have give it a go on my main system which ... 
cheapest cable upgrade ever
All of my batteries have the - facing the source flowing from - to + for my digital and interconnect cables and they sound great!  On my speaker the batteries + is facing the + post on speaker and - battery facing - post.  (My batteries are as clo... 
cheapest cable upgrade ever
@antigrunge2  Thank you for sharing this suggestion.  Ok mind blown again…I tried this tweak on my main system and got similar results that I got on my second system prior.  Better bass, clarity and definition.   Placed battery pairs on the follo... 
cheapest cable upgrade ever
Ok I tried this crazy tweak on my less revealing second system placing the batteries “-“ to source on my AQ Carbon USB cable feeding my DAC.  Hard to wrap my head around another illogical tweak but this made a significant improvement.  Adding a pa... 
cheapest cable upgrade ever
@mrskeptic Could be trolling...you will only know if you give it a try.  Many don’t but some are shocking successes.