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Sony SACD Player SCD-XA5400ES; YAY or NAY?
Just stumbled across this thread, very timely for me. 5400 owner for almost 12 years now, always been very happy with the sound and performance of this player.Smooth, quiet, glitch free operation since day one. Unfortunately, audiophile nervosa ha... 
Buying refurbished gear....
Shtinkydog, let me know if you pull the trigger on something.....  
What was the most impactful addition to your system?
 a year ago I put IsoAcoustic Gaia footers on my speakers. Slam dunk the biggest non component upgrade ever.  
Buying refurbished gear....
shtinkydog:  the Yamaha cd 2100 and the Denon dcd a110  
Buying refurbished gear....
 Thanks to all for responding. I am considering a CD player thru acc.4less. Authorized dealer, manufacturer re-furb and full warranty, not to mention very good price. Seems too good, thus my question. .Thanks again  
Inexpensive speaker cables: any experience?
 At the price they certainly look worth a try.  Keep us posted if you take the plunge. Good luck.  
New In 2022
This is a nice one: https://elusivedisc.com/calling-cadence-calling-cadence-180g-lp/    
A** Kicking, Rock and Roll!
thecarpathian for the win!  
SimAudio NEO 400M Mono Amp?
 Wish I could offer some help, but I can only say that Ive owned the W5.3 SE for years now and it is one sweet powerful amp.  
Great results with NPS 1260?!
Thank you  
Great results with NPS 1260?!
 What is it???  
Problem with Esoteric service
 Don't care how good they sound (when they work ), too many of these stories exist. For the cost of these things reliability should not be an issue.  
Turntable parts upgrade
 Get a record cleaning machine  
Diablo 300 vs Luxman 590AXii with Sopra 3
 Thats a big room and the Sopras need current. I would be skeptical of only 30 watts,dont care what kind. Modwright makes a big integrated....  
Placement of Single Subwoofer Affecting Sound of Main Speakers
 Sounds like you should just get rid of it. You haven't been using it anyway, and now its causing problems.Sell it. Just my 2 cents....