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Old tubes vs New tubes
I used to spend money on NOS tubes and have discovered some new production sounds superior IMO. I'm off the NOS carousel now. 
Looking for a good entry level streamer
anyone using the Innuos Zen Mini III?? I'm interested in that piece and currently use a one box Oppo Sonica Dac-Streamer 
Better sound with ethernet cable?
hardwired is good.....suggest using a quality shielded ethernet cable as well 
Manufacturers pushing their products and agenda in the forums.
AGREE with Viridian's post 
APOXNA 2019--My Friday Morning Show Review
Celander,I too call it Apoxna....we are dyslexic brothers.Larry 
Streamer upgrade recommendations
Steakster, what output voltage did you buy with that LPS? Or, how do I determine what output voltage I'd need to mate with my gear? I have a separate modem and a nighthawk router, both use wall warts. Did you put a LPS on both or just the router?t... 
Disco...yep, I'm going there
disco was/is fun dance music I'd only hear when hitting the clubs, never, ever played at my home 
PRIMA LUNA AMPLIFIERS
I own a Dialogue integrated. You almost never see this stuff for re-sale. What does that tell you?? (not being sarcastic) 
Fate? Karma? Purgatory? Help me put a good spin on this.
I watched the video and thought it was a parody? 
Advice on acoustic treatment
agree with Erik and consulting an acoustic treatment company to see what their "solution" is 
How good is your system
detail man post....no critcism intended, thanks for sharing 
TIDAL Master Quality
agree that Bluetooth is the least desired way to stream, sound wise. Ethernet is pretty good if you use a decent shielded cable from your router. 
PS Audio Stellar S300 amplifier
dweller, I didn't use a tube pre-amp with the Stellar amp. I ran a streamer-dac direct. BTW, new production tubes are so good now I find no need to use NOS and incur that cost anymore. 
PS Audio Stellar S300 amplifier
I owned one for about a year before returning to tubed amplification. I bought the Stellar as an experiment. The amp has many fine attributes: very good sound staging and reproduction of detail and dynamics. You can leave it on all the time becaus... 
Galibier cables crushed my Nordost Frey 2 cables
I owned Nordost products for many years until I found other products that performed better IMO, at much lesser cost. Nordost does excel at being costly.