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| CD Player: Vintage or modern ones? Some capacitors start degrading from the moment they roll off the assembly line. They have a built in lifespan, which might be a decade or two, but eventually they will all fail. So even if a CD player has never been used it could still be at end ... | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found I'm really happy with my Magnus XLR interconnect. It might be tied with the Eversolo DMP-A8 as the best value piece of audio equipment I bought this year. And that's saying something since I really tried a lot. That Argentum X looks really inter... | |
| Raal Immanis top of the line headphones Good stuff thank you for posting! | |
| SACD Players I think if you are happy with your current MA5300 then it seems like auditioning the MCT500 makes the most sense. You didn't mention if you wanted new or used but there's a good chance a McIntosh dealer in your area can probably help get you set u... | |
| UPGRADE PATH FROM CHORD QUTEST DAC If you like your Qutest but just want "more" of that same sound it would make sense to stay in the Chord family and at least audition the TT2. Should be easy to find at a dealer. List price is a few hundred dollars over your $5,000 limit but I’m p... | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found They have the Magnus XLR cables in stock now LINK Check it out to see what I mean. it looks a lot more like cables I've owned with four figure price tags rather than any in the $400 range. Seems like they also launched the higher model they had m... | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found @agisthos They were indeed excellent cables for the price. The folks at Cabledyne were very passionate about meting a price target, so they used relatively good but low cost connectors. I agree that aspect held them back from their full potential.... | |
| Upgrade to PS Audio Direcstream Mk1 and Mac Mini? Glad you are enjoying it! I always tell people I think the MA3 is one of the safest choices in the high end DAC space. There are many enjoyable options out there but the MA3 is among the best in that range and certainly one of the most universally... | |
| Raal Immanis top of the line headphones @yyzsantabarbara Thank you for those detailed impressions, very helpful. Obviously I will want to demo them both before making a decision. But it really seems like the Magna might be the better fit for my tastes. Looking forward to hearing both as... | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found @lak when I reached out to them about XLR cables they told me the Fidelis interconnects were their biggest seller when it comes to word of mouth sales. Looks like they have sold some on US Audio Mart recently so impressions may start popping up so... | |
| Raal Immanis top of the line headphones I never quite connected with the SR-1a. Not sure why, maybe I didn't get the adjustments right or something. The CA-1a blows me away though. After owning so many headphones from Hifiman, Audeze, Focal, and Sennheiser, some of which I liked and som... | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found @bander that is great news! I saw their AC cable listed and it looks real nice. I bookmarked it for possible future upgrades now that I hear your positive impressions. Still extremely pleased with the Veritas Magnus interconnects. I put them in ... | |
| Matthew Bond Audio speaker cables - observations I don't think Madison Audio Lab is still around. Their website is dead and all the reviews I can find are from the 2012-2014 era. | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found Sorry I mentioned in my rambling post that I am dumb, and now I've gone and proven it to be true. Should I have dropped a link to either their website or their US Audiomart listnings? Yep. Did I do it though? Nope. Here is the link to their profi... | |
| Upgrade to PS Audio Direcstream Mk1 and Mac Mini? @mwthorne Nice, I hope you really enjoy it but also hope you get a chance to do the comparison. I'm sort of mixed about the Airlens, not sure why as I'm usually fine with dedicated quality streamers even when they cost much more. But maybe since ... |