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I have been trying to get theft coverage for my system without success. Between the electronics, ...

I have Chord Mscaler and TT2 and it’s very good. I’ve been considering the DAVE. Any recommendati...

These were advertised and reviewed everywhere about 10 years ago but recently I don't recall seei...

Shopping Glanz tonearms and looking at their 9” models which vary in price by considerable amount...

• Denafrips makes awesome quality equipment at lower prices that “well known” brands... (mikhailark)
• Of all the DACs above I would audition the MSB DACs.  IMO, they sounded the best o... (bigkidz)
• Playback Designs MPD-8 is one of the best, if not THE best, DAC around.  (vinylshadow)
• +1 for TVAD (both comments) My experience: I have listened to a Lampizator Atlant... (corente)
• I understand…especially the stranger variety seems to attract tube de jour..or hou... (tomic601)
• I owned a Lampizator Baltic 3 for a while. I enjoyed it, but I got burned out with... (tvad)
• I have yet to hear a Bricasti i couldn’t live with, but i can say same about Lampi... (tomic601)
• To my ears the M21 and M1 Series II (that I just sold) sound identical from their ... (tvad)
• Thanks @tvad. I never heard the M21.  Pro reviews indicate the M1 S2 comes close. ... (jsalerno277)
• Nice write-up @jsalerno277. I owned a Bricasti M1 SE when I brought in a Mola Mol... (tvad)
• I have also been considering upgrading my DAC and compared the following, listed i... (jsalerno277)

• moving to Mac, the Mc611's and c49 took my speakers to another level (or 3) withou... (steve59)
• Just get the BACCH-SP and keep the speakers you have. It is a total paradigm shift... (vernv)
• https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb1idc-audiovector-r6-full-range   Rear ... (maxwave)
• @hotei My pleasure.  One of the discs is Desmond and Gerry Mulligan.  If you have ... (bigtwin)
• Hey bigtwin,  thanks for the heads up on the Desmond cd’s.  I’m a definite Paul De... (hotei)
• Some of you may recall a TV show titled, Mr. Ed.  It's a sitcom from the 1960's wi... (tonywinga)
• @hotei   You're in good company. 🤣  Last night I was listening to the LP Take 10, ... (bigtwin)

• btw IF you are not using the system for anything other than Video, and simply wan... (elliottbnewcombjr)
• Understood elliottbnewcombjr. (sadbird)
•   sadbird OP keep in mind, others follow these threads, so I write responses for... (elliottbnewcombjr)

• Thanks for the followup.  It seems Tara has fallen off the radar as there are not ... (mdrone)
• I recall @calvinj being a huge proponent of Tara cables. Perhaps he can offer an e... (chayro)
• There was a gigantic, multi year, 20k thread on here about Tara Labs that eventual... (agisthos)

• I meant a store; like in the old days when we went to audio stores to listen to co... (mpomerantz)

• Old Linn Basik/Akito going from MMs to current Ortofon Quintet Blue MC...sort of a... (wolf_garcia)
• The impression made from a Cartridge, as being nudged into the discussion by tomic... (pindac)
• An act of clarification; TT includes effective isolation… HRS grade or better… (tomic601)
• Somebody s mentioned Signet and Grace, i have both an TK-9ea and an F-9 w Soundsmi... (tomic601)
• @rauliruegas I mentioned the 404 because i sold probably 50 of them in the Eightie... (tomic601)

• +1 @normb  Furthermore at one time I was allergic enough to cats I could tell if ... (firberger)
• no, absolutely not. what you should care about is if it comes from a home with pet... (googoogjoob)
• Hey, if you don’t care, you don’t care. Some people think that increases value, so... (wwoodrum)

• I've been playing electric bass for decades and I have a couple of pro bass amps (... (wolf_garcia)

• 20Mbps You don’t need a lot of speed to stream music from the internet. You’ll si... (elliottbnewcombjr)
• If you are referring to the conduit your internet service provider uses, any diffe... (mitch2)

• People collect vintage cars, camera equipment, and audio gear from companies that ... (toronto416)

• I listen to my music on my "audiophile" system, on Beyerdynamic 880 headphones, Ko... (jssmith)
• +1 @layton64  (milpai)
• Music first. You want 'sound', just go outside.  ~Wes (wesheadley)
• I spent a period choosing "audiophile Quality recordings without regard to the mus... (layton64)

• @buellrider97 , Man, good price! Yeah, prices have really gone up on the more so... (thecarpathian)
• Apos Ray 12au7?? Never heard of them, interesting. I'll look them up. I've always... (thecarpathian)
• The Apos Ray 12AU7 new production tubes are really terrific and come with a trial ... (andynotadam)
• Yes , I bought 4 of them about 7-8 years ago for $500. The seller had 5 pair, I bo... (buellrider97)

• Ground loop? Try a cheater plug with the offending unit. (vinylshadow)
• ...down w/ @immatthewj on the Pquat part.... ....Put that roach to rest and slink... (asvjerry)
• I have a similar problem with buzzing in the left speaker only, I switched everyth... (mazian)

• has OP told us his budget? I manually scrub the heck out of dirty LPs, it's amazi... (elliottbnewcombjr)
• I’m definitely in the minority here, but I use the Spin-clean device and use my ow... (jlangloi)

• Sometimes, I'm just happy hearing music coming from an Echo in my bedroom. Sometim... (motown-l)
• +1 @hilde45   We figured in a previous thread that there less than a million au... (mahler123)
• The assumption or theory that paying attention to your gear can have a negative ef... (wolf_garcia)
•   Wow, staying on Audiogon is paying off. 😊 I’ll get Blue Heron Suite and Build M... (bdp24)
• @elrod ....*S* Have enjoyed all of those ’transport modes’ ’cept for the OHVs’...a... (asvjerry)
• "Great music is of course a vital part of the experience, but with all the manipul... (elrod)
• @tomic601  An amazing musician. Buddy's playing and tones are one of a kind.  (mashif)
• @mashif Probably essential but he is also a musician not just a producer… if you l... (tomic601)
• I don't agree that working and paying to get better sound is not about the music. ... (tomcy6)
• Julie is the writer. Buddy is the producer. Neither could do it alone. I love all... (mashif)
• IMO Julie Miller is the better 7/8 …. and i like Buddy… a LOT BTW really do check... (tomic601)
• I'm guessing that most of us have some favorite cuts that we use to measure the pe... (brauser)
•   Thanks @mashif, I look it up. I recently saw Buddy’s pal Jim Lauderdale live, ... (bdp24)

• The real Swifty…McVay     (16f4)
•   I think Dylan chooses to sing as he does. His Nashville Skyline album proves he... (bdp24)
• The point tylermunns and me had made if i understood him right, if not i will apol... (mahgister)

• I recently placed some Vibrapods under my Oppo 103 and was very pleasantly surpris... (lemonhaze)
• @barts Sounds like a great system - I built and modified Hafler kits on Sunday for... (tomic601)

• I use a couple of Lokis (Headphones mostly as the newer Max replaced one in my mai... (wolf_garcia)

• There are obviously many great DACs in that wide price range so it’d be most helpf... (soix)
• Love my Bricasti M3. Wish I could afford their M21. (rsf507)
• Given your positive experience with the Chord Mscaler and TT2, the Chord DAVE coul... (shaunab1)
• I have DAVE and M-scaler. they are excellent.  Better than great.  Spectacular.   ... (carlsbad2)

• Then it’s simply a low end speaker at a high price! (ktarver)
• Then it’s sip a low end speaker with a high price!  (ktarver)
• @wyoboy wrote: "@audiokinesis With your discussion of on-axis/off-axis, made me wo... (audiokinesis)
• @audiokinesis With your discussion of on-axis/off-axis, made me wonder if that mea... (wyoboy)

•   Another great reissue label is Speakers Corner (German).   (bdp24)
• Agree!  The Analog Spark label is great.  So is Shane's Intervention Records.  Hav... (mofimadness)

• A huge thank you to dangcaonguyen! Thanks for wonderful help with this. A very h... (adr312)
• Email sent (dangcaonguyen)

• Funny thing about the LIM- I 'restocking fee' auditioned the final Yggy LIM just a... (gents)
• Well, my Benchmark LA4 preamp sold almost immediately, so I went DAC shopping toda... (yyzsantabarbara)

• Whilst Discussing OP Amps, the OPA 1656 is one known to be selected for use in pla... (pindac)
• I definitely have no experience with op amps but believe in their ability to chang... (mattw73)

• Upon first site of ’Andrew Singer Of "Sound by Singer" passed away yesterday’ I im... (gents)
• Like many here, i happily visited Sound by Singer: it was a great shop. Always fel... (myfi)

• Are you not able to have the money emailed to you?  Ship only after full payment i... (bigtwin)
• If you have not received payment, then you ought not to have to pay Audiogon, unle... (lewm)

• When you are sitting in a “modern design” restaurant with bare concrete walls, no ... (mikhailark)

• Or could it be that the LA4 revealed a “sheen” inherent in either your source or ... (yyzsantabarbara)
• Benchmark equipment is not sterile, it is neutral, very nicely made and fairly pr... (deep_333)
• or maybe many listeners just don’t like Benchmark gear...and yes, we do know how ... (helomech)
• I had the LA4 preamp for a brief while. At first I liked the dynamics it produce... (helomech)

• I use (3) DHLabs Reunion CAT8 ethernet cables; from the router > Electric Engli... (dbt)
• i'm very happy with wire world platinum either net, xlr, hdmi, rca. their orange e... (jr19)
• As a general rule, I tend to purchase all things high end audio to the limits of m... (kennymacc)

• So is the HG so easy a caveman could use it? (harpo75)

• David Benoit - Right Here, Right Now  (dabel)
• Boston - Peace of Mind (dabel)
• Doobie Brothers - Listen to the Music (dabel)

•   1. QUESTION: Can anyone tell me the XLR pinouts of the Thorens TD-1601? I co... (imhififan)

• @echolane i’ve got lifetime friends i met on this thread by reading about the “ re... (tomic601)
• The Yellow Jackets-Mirage A Trois Side 2 SQ* Rosanne Cash-Rhythm & Romance Si... (dayglow)

• Please forgive my candidness, but $2000 cables with $6000 dealer-priced speakers s... (helomech)

• Remember when the Tekton Double Impacts were the new "flavour of the month" and (s... (prof)
• The DIs will be much less demanding of amplification. Which is the best I can’t sa... (mofojo)

• That is the issue with fiber - it is specific to the company. (botrytis)
• I am not aware of an aftermarket router that will work with the non-standard fiber... (wlp3)
• 1. DNS is not likely to be your problem but you SHOULD use OpenDNS.  Intermittent ... (erik_squires)
• You are using THEIR equipment, right? It is locked to them. Why I don't use their ... (botrytis)
• Thanks.  So it doesn’t seem that it is not allowed by Xfinity them.  Just wonderin... (wlp3)

• I’m hoping to get to know the staff at Antipodes. I’m having issues...... Unlike m... (bunkertoy)
• Sorry, @bunkertoy I hadn’t noticed you’d bought into the Antipodes ecosystem. Yes,... (krell_fan1)
• @krell_fan1 , thanks Krell, I'm into the Antipodes world of streaming/Servers. Th... (bunkertoy)

• Original Moody Blues, a piano based blues band was fantastic, same era as early Ro... (elliottbnewcombjr)
• A tribute to another gone great. https://youtu.be/IXXx8twaDv0 (toddalin)
• May he Rest in Peace,...another loss for the world of great music. Lots of good m... (zephyr24069)

• @mskochman    I have the Bliss and one of the standout attributes to me is how w... (jc51373)

• audiofilo123 - welcome. I can recommend the SCS4,  as well as provide some back... (tomthiel)

• Jay’s a nice, passionate, audiophile fellow who’s able put together some really aw... (kennymacc)

• @erik_squires PS Audio DSD MkI doesn’t support native DSD   (audphile1)

• I don’t have experience with their 3+ channel amps but from what I’ve gathered the... (helomech)

• Great thread - I was curious about NAD as well.   (kennyc)

•    + 1 for adding sub(s). Then roll in an amp. I run low power tubes to Zu’s , but... (buellrider97)

• I’ve got a pair of Little Hiro. I love them.  (rocray)

• I thought it was Dolly Madison staying at the Radisson... (thecarpathian)

• The PS Audio PerfectWave SACD uses an I2S (HDMI) output while the Bricasti DAC use... (jmeyers)

• I seem to have turned a corner with my unit. I have made no changes yet (have a Mo... (shooter41)

• Hi @dekay  You are right. I read about this tube on the EML site. Yes it is desig... (alexberger)