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Music Server Advice
After Dark has a new server coming not listed yet on their site though some information can be found at AudioPhileStyle and for those whom home brew their server devices After Dark are offering a pretty interesting product line they develop in-hou... 
DAC for second system
Mopmerantz my home office system is primarily used to fill in the background of a normally boring day working though I listen to it 6-7 hours a day 5 days a week it gets used far more then my main system, being married with kids I could never ever... 
If I wanted to make my own speaker cables, is this a good choice for wire?
Marty I have my office fumigated monthly to keep the infestation of insects at bay and so far only two fires this year so far ,,,,  
If I wanted to make my own speaker cables, is this a good choice for wire?
Yes I made speaker wire using Dueland tin copper for my home office system consisting of TeKton Lore speakers a refurbished vintage Pioneer 5590 receiver inexpensive dac and server . I also use Dueland tin copper for my headphone cable fabulous ba... 
Terminator II or Rockna Wavedream Edition (non signature version) which one to buy and why
I’ve been absent from Audiogon , to answer Dantheman and Jriggy question the Rockna WaveDream server and WaveDream dac are beautiful sounding however I had someone bring over a DIY server for me to check out , I felt the DIY server was as good as ... 
For Gustard R26...which bang for the buck: DDC or LHY OCK clock?
I would like to add Rockna Audio do have their own i2s cable it’s responsibly priced availability found with European Rockna dealers, considering the back ground development of Rockna Audio I would think it’s worth checking out .  
For Gustard R26...which bang for the buck: DDC or LHY OCK clock?
I have a Gustard A26 I’m using in a home office system consisting of TeKton Lore speakers , a 1970s refurbished Pioneer 5590 receiver and DIY server ,adding the LHY OCK 2 as described by Kereru caught my interest. Regarding i2s cables my experien... 
Pioneer SX-5590 receiver
Going into this my friend was not aware of my preference the Pioneer receiver over a Accuphase 280 integrate . There was more to his visit then to look at some old receiver. The TeKton speakers are fairly efficient into a steady 8 ohms and very e... 
Pioneer SX-5590 receiver
Roxy the integrate is a good one with a long stable history in the audio industry to be fair I do not want to come across as bashing the brand or having some other misguided notion . I’ve invited a friend over to check out my new receiver, I’ll s... 
Gustard R26
SGreg you could be sort of right about the Gustard dac competing against dacs in the 5-6K my buddy with the Boulder 866 integrate and TeKton Moab speakers is happy with the Gustard for now , he bought the Gustard just to get him through a transiti... 
Pioneer SX-5590 receiver
Winoguy im not sure yet if the speaker load is just reacted more favourably to the extra 60 watts per channel overall just a better match , the first thing I noticed how much tighter and deeper the bass goes with certain tracks . When I first laid... 
Gustard R26
I currently have the Gustard A-26 on loan for the weekend, my first experience with this brand used in a speaker based system TeKton Moab speakers , Boulder 866 integrate with DIY server , the Gustard is really quite good bang for the buck I could... 
We Can Make Classic Cars Outperform Today's "SuperCars": Why Not Vintage Audio?
Currently on local drag tracks many videos on YouTube show the family sedan Tesla Plaid cleaning up with the fastest time down that 1/4 mile track . With audio I think we live in an era of new advances unheard of just a decade ago though with a h... 
Supra Cat 8 Ethernet cable
I relocated my modem and replaced the Amazon Cat ? cable with Supra Cat 8 with Telegarner ends along with a purchase of a switch . I never much cared for streaming my music for any serious listening including listening to internet radio, ripped C... 
DAC diminishing returns
Whipsaw ,…LOL