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Decent DAC under $10k anyone?
The two I have been looking at myself in similar bracketJeff Rowland Aeris - At the top end of your budget, but does the warm, holographic sound that is trademark of JR products. Takes pretty much all modern inputs (USB, toslink, spidif) but does ... 
Jeff Rowland Aeris and Playback Designs MPD-3
Thanks for the info Ghasley, much appreciated. I strongly agree with your views on the prospects of downloadable music. I personally have a couple SACDs, not a huge collection by any means, but enough for it to give it some consideration.On that n... 
Jeff Rowland Aeris and Playback Designs MPD-3
Thanks, definitely I would audition the MPD-3 before buying.The problem is out here the chances of being able to demo these two on the same system are pretty low... hence throwing the question out there.On a slightly different note, does this mean... 
Boulder 850 monos
Agree with Skreich. The Boulder 850s were quite unnotable to my ears as well. They are rather aesthetically pleasing though, if you're looking for 'cute' power. I heard them paired with Wilson & MBL speakers.That said, Boulders 2xxx line is ex... 
Where to use Isolation devices
Have a question that runs a bit tangent to the above, but assuming specified weight limits are not surpassed, is it preferable to use as few isolation feet as possible? i.e. the logical arrangement is to put four feet under a piece of equipment fo... 
Audio Physics ...Bright or forward?
I've heard Virgo 25, Scorpio 25, Avanti and Cardeas.Heard the Virgo, Scorpio and Avanti in one showroom, Cardeas at a friends place.I agree with an earlier comment that AP speakers actually have quite different characters. Whereas the Virgo and Sc... 
Should i go Boulder 1060 or Jeff Rowland 625
melbguy, think you may be correct.Heard them with the their respective preamps (JRDG criterion and Boulder '1010' I believe it was?) and 'neutral' is the adjective I was grasping for but failed to bring to the keyboard. The boulder was definitely ... 
Should i go Boulder 1060 or Jeff Rowland 625
+1 Vote for Rowland 625. Both do a great job, but to me 625 was a warmer, more holographic sound which I prefer. Boulder does feel the wider soundstage but touch less detail, felt a little thinner.Tested both on Avalon, Wilson, MBL.per my memory (... 
Moving to Singapore. Help needed
Sorry, one more point I wanted to mention but somehow missed just now...You probably do not know what kind of place you will be moving into at this stage. If you plan on buying a completely new set of gear, you are gonna want to take your new room... 
Moving to Singapore. Help needed
Hi Av_enthusiast,I live in Hong Kong myself, have lived in Taipei (which was 110v, actually), and have been in Singapore for periods of a couple months in the past on assignment. I moved here from NYC about 5 years back and can relate.Gear in Asia...