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Brand New Vinyl Static and Pops
@lewm   The op is asking for assistance.  You are offering nothing. Are you having a bad day?  
Has anyone abandoned stereo for atmos for music?
@dain The pushback here is quite substantial.  Twenty-five years ago it was against digital.  I  would like to hear more about your experiences.  
Paypal drastic changes
@krelldog Backup withholding applies only if you fail to provide  "your US tax ID or completing a Certificate of Foreign Status".  For most of us that is our SSN, for a business it is the EIN. As @carlsbad2 mentions, that would be reportable on t... 
The Emperor Has No Clothes!!
@mdalton I am in agreement with you here.  I think it is proper advice , especially to less experienced readers, to point out the over-the-top praising that some posters offer regarding the life changing returns on their equipment.   Others have ... 
Is the MT-5 turntable compatible with ANY integrated amp
The Luxman 509-x has a phono pre-amp built in, so it will accept the output of the turntable directly.  Make sure you connect to the inputs of the Luxman on the far left, labeled "phono".  Normally most integrateds can't accept input directly from... 
Chat GPT wrote a poem about digital vs analog
rvpiano There is nothing artificial about your intelligence!  
What is your opinion of single driver speakers
So funny    
What is your opinion of single driver speakers
nationalbar    
Audio shops near Lafayette, Indiana?
Hilde, Go Purdue.  Matt Painter for Mayor.  I'm an IU fan, but love PU.  Drive down I65 to Indy and visit http://theaudiosolutions.com/index.php?route=common/home.  While you there visit Broad Ripple and downtown Indy.   Have fun.  PS no connectio... 
Thought I’d share: Nicely done and practical DAC review
Everyone is commenting on Darko, but this review is by John Grandberg.  Or am I missing something?  
Parity
mijostyn "The issue with LPs is that they are extremely variable, performance ranging from insanely good to awful. Digital sources are more consistent. Digital also costs much less. Analog is much more fun. " This is precisely how I feel.  I bou... 
Parity
rvpiano, I feel your pain, as I am going through the same process.  I am getting the Sota motor/Eclipse package and a better cartridge for my tt.  That might surpass the digital side for a while; if not I'll think about a different tonearm. If th... 
Optical Isolation
navyachts  At this point I don't have anything.  I'm still weighing my options.    
Optical Isolation
I went to order the Etherregen and it is out of stock for a while.  I did find this handy list of other switches.      
different people may hear the same sound differently...
unreceivedogma Once your system reaches a certain level, there is no “better”, just different: it boils down to what YOU are hearing and what pleases YOU, not some audio cognoscenti.   My first reaction to your post was that I agree with you.  ...