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Where can you read reviews from the recent Toronto Audiofest held this past weekend?
Youtube or dailyaudiophile  
How easily can you distinguish between different DACs?
One big difference for me is that ESS based DAC's seem to always be too bright sounding on my system and headphones. Both have ribbon drivers. I ended up with an R2R DAC that sounds much better to me.   
CODA amp No.8, Bryston 4B3, or Ayre VX-5 Twenty
I own the Coda #8 (V1) and it has surpassed my expectations. It's built like a tank and has massive current. Upgrades to the other versions (V1,V2,V3) are free from Coda and it has a 10-year warranty and a 5-year transferable warranty. Lucky for m... 
Aurender
@navyachts I'm using the DH Labs Mirage USB cable between my N200 and my Holo Audio May KTE DAC and it sounds great!  
Warranty repair wait times - serious industry problem??
I would verify the warranty is actually transferable since most are not.  
As he promised, Guttenberg reviews the Eminent Technology LFT-8c.
I remember going to a previous Axpona show where they did a demo of an unreleased speaker in the 6K range that sounded very good. Does anyone know that model number and when that is being released?  
Eversolo DMP A6
@richl35 I also own the Master Edition. I bought it for a very High-End headphone system I have on my desk. Space was at a premium and I needed something much smaller. I had no illusions that this might fall short of the sound quality of my headph... 
Eversolo DMP A6
@badgerdms Besides the retailers selling it like SummitHiFi, there is one person so far that has compared the two on the facebook eversolo group. There is no doubt the Master edition is superior but much of this is dependent on how you use it and ... 
Eversolo DMP A6
I have the Master Edition for my headphone setup. I also own a Holo Audio May KTE and Aurender N200 for my speaker system. I'm very impressed by what this does for $1299.   
Anyone else get burned Boltz
@hgeifman Since the order was all the way back in November, I'm pretty sure that ship has sailed! Hopefully he didn't pay in full.  
BEST CD TRANSPORT
@bolong Did you see the review on the Jay's Audio CDT3-MK3 in the May edition of Stereophile? John Atkinson's measurements were not very flattering! Because of the high noise it only offered 15 bits of information to the DAC versus 16 bit. It may ... 
Best EXTERNAL DAC suggestions
In a different forum I'm in, people are raving about the new Eversolo DMP A6. It's under a $1000 and people who are coming from a Bluesound node and are shocked at the improvements! I purchased their Master Edition for my headphone setup. My home ... 
Parasound vs Coda
@bccarpenter I was also thinking about tubes but was wondering what my #8 would sound like with a decent tube preamp like Prima Luna EVO 400, Luxman or other somewhat high-quality tube preamp. Like yyzsantabarbara  I'm using an Audio Holo Serene K... 
Parasound vs Coda
I own a Coda #8 and in my opinion it is superior to Parasound. I was making the same considerations as you. I am lucky to live 15 minutes from the factory so not only did I buy direct from Doug Dale but he took me on a tour of their small facility... 
Eversolo dmp A6 vs Master edition vs Z8
I bought the Master Edition for my headphone system a few days ago. My main system has an Aurender N200 and Audio Holo May DAC. I really needed something smaller for my desk and didn’t want to spend a ton of money. The Master Edition improved the ...