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Do speaker cables need a burn in period?
Someone please give me a detailed explanation based on physics and conduction as to why cables need “burned” ?i really want to know.  
New D'Agostino Monoblocks...$250,000
I live just down the road from Dan and his shop in Cave Creek. I stopped one day a few months back unannounced just to pay my respects. His facility was clean enough to eat off the floor and he was extremely kind and gracious enough to give me a t... 
What are your top 3 favorite DAC or DAC/Streamer devices?
Aries mini with 2TB flash drive into my Chord DSX 1000.  
why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable
Cables do matter but they are also the biggest scam in high end audio. I am supposed to believe that it requires $3000 to produce a 1m interconnect with no moving parts? Maybe there are rare materials that require such a cost but there is scant sc... 
Vintage Tube amp worries
The amps are VAC. Thank you to all who post and your expertise.  
Help needed for a skeptic!
 One last thing I used to sell audio  including cables such as transparent. Salesman accommodation on cables was 25 percent of retail so it’s ridiculous to think that it’s impossible to find old speaker wire and interconnects out there for 10 perc... 
Help needed for a skeptic!
 The seller had good feedback and they come with a money back guarantee if they’re fake they get sent back and I get my money back. Otherwise to me it clearly appears the best way to experiment is with used product which is far less expensive. I d... 
Help needed for a skeptic!
Thank you to all who posted. I ended up buying 4 runs 2.5 meters each of K-harma Grand Reference cable. I will bi amp my YGs to my Chord amps. I got them on EBay for $250 a pair plus shipping. I was able to come across some stellar reviews and the... 
Classe or McIntosh Is Classe going out of businesssed
How sad I am to hear of Classe' closing. I both sold and still own it. I have the 5100 which is a marvelous 5 channel amp that will drive almost anything with grace as well as the top end processor-preamp. They sit ready to be installed in a home ...