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Is Burmester 232 worth the price?
@madhusudan_ramaswamy Burmester is phenomenal product in my opinion. I purchased a previously owned 082 for my office and loved it so much I bought a new 218 reference amp and 077 pre-amp. The quality of the build and the sound stage are remarkabl... 
Jay’s Audio Lab is shutting down
I had the opportunity to meet Jay at a speaker launch event. Not only did he spend time with me but he took a special interest in hearing what my 16 year old son had to say about music and equipment which really showed me the depth of his characte... 
Worthy upgrade?
I would move away from a McIntosh integrated. Your speakers are great and although McIntosh and Sonus Faber generally sound good together I think you are missing the benefots of a separate amp and pre amp.  I had a McIntosh set up and moved away f... 
The difference between tubes and solid state that I am finding
Started with SS McIntosh 1.25kwh mono blocs and McIntosh SS pre and really missed the detail and nuances of my music.  I went to all Tubes with Audio Research Ref160S amp, Ref6SE pre, PH9 phono stage, and Nagra Tube Dac.  Had that set up for about... 
Streamer Options Needed
Lumin, Silent Angel.  
CD's or Vinyl?
Not even close....Vinyl.  
Looking for input on an amplifier switch
+1 pennfootball71 My system started out with McIntosh MC1.25 kWh mono blocs which I had for about 6 years.  During longer listening sessions I would get ear fatigue.  So I went out and demoed as many amps / preamps configurations that were in my ... 
Options to improve digital sound
Check out Lumin and Silent Angel line of products.    Good luck and let us know how make out!  
Looking for new speaker cables
I have tried and used various cable options but settled on Transparent Gen 6 Reference Series.   
~$3-5k speakers for moderate volume listening: Spendor A4, Fyne 501SP, Focal Aria X no. 2?
I would vote for Sonus Faber in that price range.   
HOW can components be so expensive, and yet customer service is so bad.
I have found that working with a dealer you really trust and creating a relationship with them beyond just buy/sell has been helpful.  I often reach out to dealers to touch base, see what’s happening in the marketplace and if any new items are com... 
Audioquest Water interconnects
I have used AQ water and was very happy with their performance.   
Best DAC you ever heard list. 1.Budget under 1k 2. Mid Under 5k 3. Cost no Object.
Lumin D2 - $2k Lumin T3 - $4k Nagra Tube Dac with separate Power Supply $48K  
Considering switching to XLR cables,
+1 @ghdprentice  I originally was using mostly Audioquest and switched my system over to Transparent when I purchased my ARC Ref6SE and Ref160S.  Transparent is a game changer.  I highly recommend XLR wherever possible.  To me, it was a significa... 
Upgrade to sound quality of Dynaudio Heritage speakers
Good ideas @soix. OP, there is also an 032 listing for a beautiful Burmester integrated for sale on Audiogon for $12ish. I have an older version of this and the sound and power are amazing. I also have Burmester amp and pre-amp in my main listenin...