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SME IV vs V
Thanks for the link Mofimadness.Rccc, could you give your impression of the subtle sonic differences? 
anyone use ikea for lp racks?
Those Ikea cabinets look great. I will have to pick some up. Thanks guys. 
AUDIO RESEARCH PH5
Has anyone compared the PH5 to a PH2? 
Tube amp on the IRS Beta
Try the Audio Research M300 Mk II's (300 watt monoblocks). They are the amps Arnie Nudell built the Betas with and they are very reasonable used. I use them on my Betas and they work great 
How to calculate gain
Thanks Gs5556. Based on your calculations, It looks like both amplifiers have basically the same gain, which is what I needed to know. Wonderful. 
How to calculate gain
I have volts in and watts out (into 8 ohms), so how do I convert watts into volts? 
Rogue M-150's sonic flavour
Hi Yioryos; Did you compare them to the Quicksilver V4s? What differences did you notice? 
Rogue M-150's sonic flavour
No, I will get it soon. I would still like to hear from the Audiogon guys, as many members here swap more components than some reviewers. 
Audio Research LS25 Mk II vs Ref 1
Hi Sutts - Yes I do have a Ref 1, but I have not heard the LS25 Mk II. I think the Ref 2 Mk II may be too rich for my system synergy and tastes and wanted to get a feel for the LS25 Mk II. I still have fond memories of my old SP11 Mk II hybrid. I ... 
Your Experience with Bryston 7BSST.....
Hi Uncajuan; The Bryston 7BSST make great price/performance amps, they can be found used for good prices and are definately built to last. I am Sutts friend who bought the Simaudio W10's. I played with a few different amps before settling on the W... 
INFINITY BETA--Anyone who owns them-who loves them
Here are two of the most common modifications:1./ Inside the planar base unit are the crossovers which have among other parts four high value electrolytic 100 V.N.P. caps, replacing these with the same value polypropylene caps but 200 to 250 volt ... 
ARC Ref 2
Synergistic goes very well with the ARC equipment. The Ref 2 has a detachable power cord and if you get a chance, try their designers reference squared power cord on it. WOW! 
ARC Ref 2
The Ref 2 will give you a bigger soundstage, a bit smoother highs, more dynamics and a bit less bass detail, but still all the bass dynamics of the Ref 1. Most prefer the Ref 2 to the 1, but some still prefer the Ref 1 to the 2. Nevertheless, thos... 
Any experience with DAC/Upsampler?
One of the nice things about the dcs purcell and delius is that you can choose between four different decoding options (dither) and change the sound from a bit quicker and faster to a bit richer and warmer (from the remote even). It makes it easie... 
Any experience with DAC/Upsampler?
sorry, finger moving faster than the brain. CORRECTION: in order to upsample to 24/192 they use two AES/EBU digital connectors