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Comparison - Kimber 4tc to Anti-cables
A late entry, to be sure, but there is no question in my mind that anti cables are better than 4tc. 
Peachtree Decco 65
The Peachtrees are underpowered and underperforming as amplifiers. They don't resolve very well in the DAC/preamp stage either. But the headphone stage is quite nice for the money. If you do go Decco, make sure you get a good amp with better elect... 
Are We Talking CDs And CDPs Out Of Existence?
If we are, I condone it wholeheartedly! Let me add to it.I didn't like CDs, with their jagged, shrill sound and expensive pricing when they came around, and I don't like them today. I recently redid my system and there is no question to me that we... 
Vacuuming every time? LAST revisited?
Interesting. But Mcbuddah, did you try a Zerostat? Wouldn't than lead to the same results? 
Vacuuming every time? LAST revisited?
Yes, an ultrasonic cleaner would be the true hallmark.But then where does that leave cable lifters, thing to sit on top of your components, and the blackbody ambient field conditioner?Schippo, why would you say I'm overkilling my vinyl? And what d... 
Audioengine A5+
hmm… boy i wouldn't agree with that there, jriden. i went from a $5,000 system ta $20,000 system. it's not a subtle improvement at all. one is not bad, but will eventually be fatiguing. the other will knock you out. will a $50,000 system be better... 
Downgrade Suprise?
Hmm… I guess my last post is not a speaker response. But it was speaker cable! 
Downgrade Suprise?
I was auditioning some Audioquest DBS cable (Meteors, Gibraltars too, I think) when I switched to Anticables. They were just as good. Threw in my Kimber 4TCs to compare and they were not as good as Audioquest or Anticable. Given that Audioquest is... 
Powerline Ethernet - Does it affect A/C noise?
A late post but yes, yes yes it does. Do not buy. I have a rather large house that is too hard for one WiFi network to tackle and I had Trendnet Powerline adapters. The upside! They work. The downside, they work by introducing noise into the syste... 
Are there any DACs that can go low?
Steve, that's interesting. Then again, I think that the output stages of the Cary may be better than on the DAC-2 and that makes a huge difference. 
Are there any DACs that can go low?
Uggg too early in the morning (and it's already 10! what gives?).Plenty of typos in that one, but at least I'll correct one line that is particularly bad and like the SLP-03, the Xciter was an entry level Cary 
Are there any DACs that can go low?
So I was going to sell my Cary Audio Xciter DAC since 1. out of the box, the resolution (soundwise) on the Wyred4Sound DAC-2 that I got to replace it was slightly better2. the Xciter's USB interface is its weak point, the W4S has asynchronous and ... 
Are there any DACs that can go low?
I thought audiophilleo was supposed to eliminate jitter?? 
vintage gear esp. tuners with controls on top
The Beomaster 6000 looked great, but I wound up getting the Nakamichi 630. It's great. 
Best alternative w/digtal inputs to Ayre QB-9 DAC?
Since nobody responded…It is very hard for me to resolve the difference between the W4S DAC-2 with an Audiophilleo 2 for USB on the W4S and the QB-9. The Audiophilleo 2 was a minor upgrade over the stock USB. Both of the W4S and the Qb-9 are comin...