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Thiel CS2.4 to what?
Emerald Physics speakers play way above their price point, especially if wired with WireWorld (a $500 upgrade on my KCIIs) . Some are available without DSP. I am so amazed with the bass performance that I am selling my 2 SVS Subs (Ultra & Plus) 
Which magnepan
I owned 3.5Rs and could never get past the door size room blocker physical size.  I tried a wide variety of amps, both SS and tube (Rogue 150s), but found them hard to drive. I supplemented the bass with 2 SVS subs (one Ultra and one Plus). Eventu... 
Have transports improved for Redbook CD playback?
I looked at Jay's Audio transport offerings, I was very surprised that they do not have Toslink 
Listening Height Adjustment -- Is This Why Two People Don't Hear the Same?
I use an office type chair with adjustable height. Makes a BIG difference 
Looking For 90% of the performane of the super expensive cables for much less money
WireWorld Series 7 Mini-Eclipse 
Core Power Technologies
everybody who has been waiting for product or money, it's easy for me to say, but take a breath. It will be a longer breath than you ever expected to take, but I am confident it will will all work out in the end. Bitching at this point is pointless 
Another Speaker Recommendation Request
Emerald Physics 4.8s will rock your entire musical spectrum world @ 96 dB 
If you still spin CD's their is a reference level Transport for reasonable money
I looked at the Jas audio offerings, but they lack toslink 
Oppo 105 D vs. DAC-transport combination.
The main reason I bought a 105 maybe 4 years ago was to simplify my system, and I have ~ 50 SCADs/DD-As (and growing) . I upgraded from a Parasound P3 to a P5 pre/ dac. I tried the P5 dac using a toslink and after significant break- in, I did not ... 
DO CABLES REALLY MATTER?
WireWorld designer actually understands the physics and electrical properties that separates sonically great cables from the masses of mediocre cables, regardless of their pricing 
Dac Technology Mature?
whitestix298 posts08-04-2018 10:08pmimprovement over, for example, the internal DAC in the Oppo 205.   Hmm, I thought my Oppo 105 sounded excellent (pretty sure it has the identical dac section as the 205) until I replaced my preamp with an Aud... 
If you still spin CD's their is a reference level Transport for reasonable money
Thanks for this thread. I had been using an Oppo 105 with aftermarket linear power module and incoming silver wired Rhodium IE. to spin discs. Both of those upgrades were huge. However, recently I upgraded to an Audio Alchemy stereo amp, which s... 
Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age?
All prior comments were when using my Oppo 105  either direct for SACD/DVD-As, or as a transport, after getting the Audio Alchemy DDP-1 DAC/PREA couple days ago I decided to dust off my Pioneer PD 65 CD player (inverted platter) Stage 3,modified o... 
Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age?
The reason behind my question had to do with better design and higher quality parts making for  a better end product than in ages gone byIn my case, the missing ingredient was not understanding the importance of impedance matching in order for the... 
Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age?
well, wll, well... it appears we've just had a magnetic pole shift... Tortuga just introduced an active preamp