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Compatible Speakers for a Coda
The Paradigm Persona line would match well with the CODA. The Persona's Beryllium tweeter and midrange drivers would be nicely served by the warm CODA. 
Preview: CODA Technologies new generation number#8 Stereo Amplifier
@smodtactical Take a look at @soundhound CODA #15.5 that is upgraded to almost #16 level. He has it on sale on USAudiomart. Same price as a new #8.BTW - I decided to pair the CODA #16 with my Benchmark HPA4 preamp. I think it will be a nice blend ... 
Thiel Owners
https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649633331-thiel-37-speakers-the-legend/  
Denafrips Terminator reliability?
The SNR is 127 db. If it was 137 that would be quieter than my preamp. Nevertheless, 127 db is pretty good. https://www.denafrips.com/specs-terminator-plus This unit is now the same price as the AudioByte VOX stack, VOX | ZAP | HUB. Love to have ... 
Bryston 4B3 or 14B3 ?
I just bought a Bryston headphone amp and owned about 5 other 2 channel Bryston amps. I would not pair Bryston with any speaker with Beryllium. Not sure if this Focal has Be. 
Lumin T2 burn in time?
@rossb You would think Lumin would have figured out to pre-burn the units before shipping. 
Roon: is it just a pretty face for browsing music?
You can also run DSP, Convolution files, music recommendations (not a new thing but it works great on ROON), lyrics for some karaoke, and a pretty interface.   
Local dealer cuts store in half says audio is dead
I recently got headphones and started hanging out in HP forums. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that a lot of the folks there were half my age. They were just as particular about getting good sound as in this forum but they have much less soni... 
Have you heard of Block audio monoblock amplifiers
Do a search for Block Audio on this web site and it will return the hundreds of posts discussing them on this thread. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/my-long-list-of-amplifiers-and-my-personal-review-of-each  
Best used integrated under $5k
@ryder This was with 3 different speakers. - all Hegel components with the KEF Blade - all Mark Levinson components with Magico A3- all Luxman components with TAD ME1 and 2 sets of Harbeth somethingsNow each of these systems had either the integra... 
Best used integrated under $5k
- Hegel 360- Luxman 509- ML 585 I have heard these 3 that were asked about. My money would go towards the ML 585. However, that thing is big. It did sound closer to the $20K ML separates that I also heard witht he same speakers. The Luxman 509x di... 
Resonessence Labs: Still in business?
@roxy54  What do you think? Out of business or hibernation? I was looking to buy a used unit from USAudiomart but when I went to do some research on them for warranty and such. I got the feeling that they are no more. 
Lumin T2 dac gone bad? distortion "spitting" "splatty" in mids/highs
I think this guy maybe the founder of Lumin. They are active on Computer Audiophile forum and Audioshark https://audiophilestyle.com/profile/24873-wklie/  
Good Entry-Level DAC
Any suggestions for a good power supply for the Topping E30? 
New Magico A1 Bookshelf Speakers!
Anybody hear these speakers driven by a stereo or mono Benchmark AHB2 amp? I heard the bigger Magico A3 with my now sold stereo Benchmark AHB2 and it was not good. I would like to get the AHB2 again. I am thinking a mono configuration would solve ...