westcoastaudiophile

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Single driver full range speakers
try Fostex e.g.: https://www.fostex.jp/en/products/ff125wk/  
SS amp or receiver that sounds like Tube Amp
"You can simulate a tube amp through speaker modification”  not really, there is significant difference in tube vs. semiconductor behavior, such as speed, on/off time, etc.. despite tube amps have lower damping factor than SS, attack, transients,... 
Case in point: a $90,000 power cord by ASUNZ
@larryi +1 LOL  
Building Speaker Cables
@cgbgreg what is the cable length you are going to make?   
Case in point: a $90,000 power cord by ASUNZ
@mapman +1 shielding power cables helps, if your sensitive signal cables are less than perfect (<80dB ext. noise isolation), and located close to power cables! I do place power cables apart from sensitive ones.. I live in intense RFI noise are... 
Case in point: a $90,000 power cord by ASUNZ
"how they deal with external noise sources" Good manufacturers design device power supply modules to be immune / reject RFI/etc noise. Additionally there are plenty of RFI suppression clamps available on market, to suppress noise even more if nee... 
Cable Break In for the Naysayers
@lak +1  
Case in point: a $90,000 power cord by ASUNZ
@lanx0003 +1   
Case in point: a $90,000 power cord by ASUNZ
"Without listening to this cable you cannot claim scam" ..but stating as any amplifier/etc. , including top performing ones with excellent cable supplied (rare these days, but still some available, for ex. esoteric etc), will change the sound, is... 
Case in point: a $90,000 power cord by ASUNZ
Commenting / asking OP "$90,000 power cord by ASUNZ”.. …and the problem is?   
Cable Break In for the Naysayers
@craig16229 +1 "After several minutes (never measured it) I’ll lower the volume because it seems  slightly louder" agrees with my experience, including recording studio, live shows sound engineering and being audiophile for 40+!  on top, I would... 
Gustard X30 disappointment
@v-fi "The sound seems interesting but I never really got to evaluate very long due to problems showing up pretty quickly" what problem? LOL   
Cable Break In for the Naysayers
@ozzy "I can’t fully explain it" all other included in audio setup devices aging should not be ignored.. tubes are the faster degrading ones, SS digital ckt., SS under-designed amps, cartridges, speakers follow.. pl don’t forget human senses, inc... 
Gustard X30 disappointment
@miles765 "Now I'm not sure if I want a replacement or just a refund" I have couple of Gustard DAC products, despite 24/7 usage never experienced any problems.. Build quality and used components are top grade.. Did you try to contact Gustard ser... 
Solid state preamp with a mono switch and remote
I would recommend to look for an Accuphase C2420/C2450/C2300 one.. Japan’s 100V AC version of first two can be easily converted to US or Europe, not sure about newer C2300. C2420/C2450 has good sounding optional two inputs MM/MC Phono. Built-in (f...