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Whats playing on your system today?
Donovan Classics Live Wilson Philips GREATEST HITS  
Why "bookshelf" sspeakers?
All speakers will benefit from being 3ft away from walls (side and back) Ditto subwoofers. A lot depends on room size  
Adcom pre amp versus Van Alstine
The Emotiva DAC/PRE (Xda 3) is a worthwhile option <$699, true balanced. Very nice YouTube review  
Revisiting Chinese Knockoff Cables
Both coaxes arrived a couple hours ago. Figured I would start with the Odin 2 Gold to compliment my ICs and speaker cables All I did was treat the connectors with Mad Science Audio Graphene Contact Enhancer. Both will take a few days to be at the... 
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Both coaxes arrived a couple hours ago. Figured I would start with the Odin 2 Gold to compliment my ICs and speaker cables All I did was treat the connectors with Mad Science Audio Graphene Contact Enhancer. Both will take a few days to be at the... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Jennifer Nettles Playing with Fire:It sounds so much better with my new coax, as will all CDs from now on  
Whats playing on your system today?
Steely Dan: Aja  
What Holiday Gifts did you ask for or Give to Yourself?
Treated myself to 2 new 1.0m coax cables from Ali-E to compare to my Odin 2 which sound excellent on excellent recordings, but dry on many/most CDs; Odin 2 Gold and a Grey Knight High Fidelity OCC Silver Plated Coaxial SPDIF Subwoofer RCA TV HD Au... 
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IMHO (from personal experience) the cable or power cord/vibration devices can be the issue. The good news is they are a lot cheaper to address. After spending $170 for a 1.5M Pangea coax (same specs as DH Labs @ $240) I tripped across a thread her... 
Revisiting Chinese Knockoff Cables
First I replaced PCs with Odin 2 on my dac/pre and EVS amp. They were fast but in my system a tad on the sterile sound. I replaced the EVS PC with Odin 2 Gold, also for my speaker cables. These are a much better match in my SS system. Dac/pre I am... 
GaN Class D amps are already outdated, it's time for GaN on Diamond!
@wolfie62    +1  
Whats playing on your system today?
Each Christmas I bring out the same 4 CDs. One in particular is Dianna Krall a limited CD complete with calendar Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas      
Blues for Aficionados
Paul Butterfield Blues Band Better Days Blood Sweat and Tears  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Tony Bennett Playin with My friends  Bennett Sings the Blues  
Anybody heard the new Audiolab 9000CDT yet?
@paqua123  I have a CDT 6000, not using the stock feet, resting on a 2" thick maple board, knockoff: Odin 2 coax + Odin Gold PC, plugged into a CorePower 1800> 20 amp dedicated line. If I have a weak link it might be the Odin 2 coax> I am a...