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The Music Room
TMR is a dealer for a number of premium brands. Anyone ever bought new and gotten a discount from them?  
Anyone tried Devore o/93 with Sugden a21
You might ask David Cope at Old Forge Audio in Connecticut. I believe he carries both Sugden and Devore.  
Meitner Ma3 Streaming vs Aurender
Good topic as I’ve been wrestling with the same issue. At or near the price point of the Meitner are the Weiss 501/502, the Bricasti M1 S2 with network card, and even the Mola Mola Tambaqui.   
My Four Favorite SS Amps
+1 on the Reference Line Silver Signature  
Weiss 501 DAC
@mclinnguy it is a very good read, thank you!  
dacs that I have had in my system - a listing
@jjss49  Wondering if you’ve heard the new Weiss 204. If so, how does it compare to the 501?  
Weiss 501 DAC
@celtic66 thanks for your reply. I wouldn’t expect anyone would do what you describe. But I can think of a few reasonable scenarios that could shed light on my question. I suppose another angle on this is to wonder about the relative contribution ... 
Weiss 501 DAC
@adriaan ​​​​@celtic66 and anyone else, thoughts on whether the 50 NCF connectors  are essential with DPS-4.1 or if the regular 50 would do?  
SGC vs Roon Nucleus
I run an SGC i5 into an OpticalRendu. I’m curious to know how much sonic improvement, if any, I might get by moving to one of the fancier network transports, such products from Aurender or Lumin or Grimm, etc.   
RIP Stewart Chapman
So sorry to hear this.   
Dynaudio Heritage + Gold Note IS-1000 Deluxe
@bluethinker — do they also need to be played at decent volume to sound any good? That was my experience with the Confidence C1 I had many years ago, but I have the impression that Dynaudio’s more recent stuff does better at lower volume than the ... 
"But it sounds better at night...."
An observation: my car stereo sounds better at night, too.  
You ended up with Ayre, what are your speakers?
Thank you again, hifivoice. Excellent information.  
You ended up with Ayre, what are your speakers?
Thank you very much, an excellent comparison. I see you joined AG just today, so some skepticism on my part, but still …  
You ended up with Ayre, what are your speakers?
Favresj and nrenter, have either of you heard an EX-8? Wondering if, apart from its digital functionality, is it sonically the equal of the AX-7?