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Best floorstanding speakers less than $500
Used Triangles go for insane prices. 
AVS 3D • VR 1.0 itunes 32bit 192KHz Upsampler?
I wish some Mac guys could chime in as it may be time for me to get a mini 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
I bought them and returned them. They do great parlor tricks when set up properly but overall not very revealing. I suspect many would be happy with them but for me they were so-so. 
Pacific Valve Dac 60...Tubes?
Good deal Steve- list the date codes here when you get them. 
Pacific Valve Dac 60...Tubes?
I have the GR Research Modded Dac 60 and it is a fine unit with the right tubes. I had a huge stash of 6dj8 family tubes. As nearly always the Amperex are favorites. Amperex Orange globes- best top to bottomAmperex BB- little warmer and more plump... 
H20 Revisited
Agree with Rumadian on the Sig 100- the extended listen in my system was amazing. Only gripe would be a slight midrange coolness that can be easily tailored with a tube pre. The low level detail and dynamics are still unmatched in my system. The m... 
KCI Pure Gold and the benefits
I too got the Digital DAC cable and it replaced the Green Hornet. Always stoked about the KCI cables. John has been talking about Speaker and PCs for a while- anybody have anything to report? 
your experience amp for acoustic zen adagio
I heard them with some YBA Passion amp and it was very nice and musical, 
What is the 'Chales Shaw' of loudspeakers?
The Epos 12.2 are a great suggestion as well as the Vandies. Also any Triangle, and many of the AV123 offerings including those little $199 monitors 
Mullard EL34 as a choice for your amp.
A friend of mine has those amps with JJ KT77s on Martin Logan Odysseys and it sounds FANTASTIC! I would look into some of those JJs 
TVC preamps: good or bad?
Any way you will make these or do a how to or sell directions? Im tired of pre amp swapping. Great work 
KCI Pure Gold and the benefits
I have listened to the silkworms with the larger gauge gold but I did not think the subtle difference was worth the expense. I dont think John does either but he is willing to make them for guys that have to have the best. I think thats why there ... 
KCI Pure Gold and the benefits
Hmm just checking back on my previous thread, I think its fine that someone doesn't prefer them but I just cant get them to sound bad in the many systems I have tried them in. Also having a very early pair and a few much newer pair the newer ones ... 
Headroom ultra microdac, Benchmark Dac1 or other?
I use and love a GR-Research Modded Dac 60 which I highly prefered to the DAC 1. YMMV but it just clicks for me. 
KCI Pure Gold and the benefits
Good to see this thread still going and I agree still with the comments of the Silkworm flat out musical rich in tone and I dont feel its missing anything in attack or detail. I have been using KCI cables exclusively now and received my digital ca...