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GaN amps: Peachtree or LSA Voyager?
In my opinion, reviewers are mostly just one person's opinion and do not really add more than that. A few of them think they are either golden ears or know a lot more than the average bear. You see a few of them post on A'gon too with that attitud... 
Paradigm 3f vs 120h
My room is not big, but I have it acoustically treated and my current Thiel CS3.7 work fine in there. The speaker would sound even better if I was not killing that first reflection so early but that is what I have to work with. I was thinking that... 
Paradigm 3f vs 120h
@steve59 What type of TLC does the Persona need? I have a small room and now have electronics in this room that are ideally suited for the Persona. I am thinking of getting the 3F and letting my Thiel CS3.7 go. Just for the sake of change.  
All New Yamaha NS-2000A Loudspeakers Are On The Market
I was debating about selling my gear in my Livingroom and getting the new KEF LS60, because I love the Blade design. However, I could not sell my Livingroom gear because I like it too much and I would regret it. Then I considered the KEF Blade wh... 
Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC
To change the subject. An interesting thing happened today. I brought back my CODA 07x preamp to my office and removed my Benchmark LA4 preamp from the office. I learned that the CODA 07x maybe useful with my, soon to be delivered, RAAL VM-1a hea... 
Upgrade from Benchmark Dac2 L
I had a DAC2 HGC and now have the DAC3B (identical sonically). I recently tried a range of DACs for 2 systems I was building. I also played around with headphones so that was an additional DAC that I was trying out. A few of these DACs came out as... 
Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC
@kairosman Unfortunately I have had too many DACs go through my home in the last 2 years to remember the details of the D90SE filters. I know I tried them all but do not recall which on I settled on. I do remember thinking that I should try a filt... 
GaN amps: Peachtree or LSA Voyager?
@markmuse If you are inclined to go with tubes give the Schitt Freya+ a 15 day home trial. Only thing you have to lose is having more money in your wallet. It is a very quiet tube preamp.  
GaN amps: Peachtree or LSA Voyager?
@markmuse Funny you should ask. My CODA 07x preamp was great with the Voyager. Read up on the CODA 07x. It is a slightly warm and tube fans love it. I am an SS fan but I really like it too. I am debating selling my complete Livingroom system (whi... 
KEF celebrates sixty years with the LS60 Wireless
https://www.crutchfield.com/S-iQS0n3NK8vL/p_991LS60WWH/KEF-LS60-Wireless-Mineral-White.html   I think there must be a few placement EQ modes on the LS60 app. The LS50 wireless has such modes and since everything is done digitally on the LS6... 
Tuner choice
I got 4 tuners. 2 70's models that were refurbished and 1 from the 90's and 1 brand new ($7000) from last year. If I had know better I would not have spent the $7K and used only the 70's tuners I had. Though the only reason I got the 70's tuners (... 
KEF celebrates sixty years with the LS60 Wireless
I am seriously considering selling my Livingroom system to get this. Currently I have a 10 year old LS50 with Benchmark AHB2 amp + CODA 07x preamp + Sansui T-9900 tuner + KEF KC62 sub. I lost the DAC in this system to my office system. So I am in ... 
GaN amps: Peachtree or LSA Voyager?
@markmuse I was the first person to have Ric mod my Voyager. It was a noticeable improvement. My preamp did not have an ON/OFF switch nor does the modded Voyager (stock does). So I had some issues when changing cables. Congrats on the Voyager.  
Another person going digital and full of questions
I just bought my 3rd Sonore OpticalRendu for streaming I have 2 DACs now and a 3rd in the future. The price of the used OpticalRendu was too good to pass up. It will stay in storage until I get a 3rd DAC. I also owned the Benchmark DAC1 and it is... 
Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC
I totally get the rational of @toddk31 of returning the DAC. I may have done the same thing if I were in his shoes. I look at it this way. I am lucky I bought the DAC and listened before these measurements issues arose. Reason being I was in the ...