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Review on Coda Technologies 16 Amplifier went live today
From the "other" selling site...The differences between the new Coda No. 16 and 15.5 amps are twofold, the use of low noise input transistors and somewhat higher power supply capacitance. The 15.5 has 200,000 versus 280,000 microfarads in the No. 16. 
Will a $700 turntable outperform a CD player?
Car A accelerates faster and car B goes round corners better.Which of them outperforms the other? 
XLR cable with warmth without losing resolution
Warm + resolving = Wireworld.  However far up their line you can afford. 
Will a $700 turntable outperform a CD player?
Define outperform. 
Loose fitting power cord.
What rubbish.  It's perfectly well known that many manufacturers stray slightly from the established standards of external size of plug and internal size of receptacle.  Others have reported the reverse problem, struggling to get a plug all the wa... 
Please help me figure out what I need to do this. My head spins with tech talk..
PRISMA adds some kind of Bluetooth/networking/whatever gizmo to the CD player.  The 35 comes with out without the PRISMA add-on.  Check Primare website for details. 
Tekton Brisance
@prof  Outrageous comment!  Years and years of R&D, multiple iterations of prototypes to test different drivers, crossover permutations and layouts, building materials, etc. etc. go into each and every new model before it's brought to production. 
Amp recommendation to drive Thiel 3.6 speakers
The biggest Bryston monoblocks you can afford. 
Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience
If you're interested in Spendors, you should really try to seek out an example in their Classic line, which come closer to your desiderata than the D line.  Unfortunately, the Classic line is a bit harder to find in stores, as Spendor have been pu... 
Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience
Fyne also do concentric tweeters, at a number of price points.  Good reviews but hard to audition.Along the lines of the Spendor Classic 100 already recommended, I'm going to mention the Harbeth 40.2, which does a lot of what you're looking for ve... 
Power Cord Placement
Best position if the designer wants to make the innards dual-mono. 
Focal sopra 2/Gryphon Diablo 300 not good match
Are all the components fully broken in?How did you arrive at this combination?  Did you audition everything beforehand? 
How to accurately gauge speaker sensitivity to match with tube amp?
Yes, the Nighthawk's specs are 20 watts per channel: (8Ω, 1% THD).If you follow John Atkinson's measurements in Stereophile, he often has to allow higher levels of distortion, e.g. 3%, to get a tested tube amp to achieve its manufacturer-specified... 
Nixie tube amplifier project - unfinished - help!
Check to see if you can find 6V6 anywhere on the 7P tube. 
Anthem I225 upgrade
Hi.  I think that, failing the Belles, you might find some good hunting among the Brit brands.  I'm thinking specifically Creek EVO 100A, but there are brands like Exposure, Croft, Rega to consider too.  I used to own a Creek A52se power amp that ...