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jl1ny

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Compact Floor-standing Speaker Recommendations under $4k
ProAc for sure!   
The best speaker cables you’ve had
Virtual Dynamics Master Series…love em!  
Why a dearth of some brands on the used market?
A ton of Elac and Dynaudio speakers on the used market…if they’re so good (supposedly) why are owners constantly dumping them?  
AudioQuest Pegasus "fever" RCA cables
10,000 flavors of AQ 🤦‍♂️  
MQA Declares Bankruptcy
Good riddance!  
Adding a Dac and Stresmer
Aurender is superb. Not to mention a great app interface and fantastic customer support.  
Is soundstage DEPTH a myth?
@samureyex If you want a good point of reference of soundstage depth to play with, Zepplin’s Celebration Day (studio masters / Qobuz) has a deep soundstage. And Nora Joes “little room” (not too late / 24bit / Qobuz) sounds like she’s wayyyy back... 
Dark Horse DAC
Jays Iyagi is a shill 🙄 I never take anything he says about gear seriously.   
Reference 3A upgrades!
@k101770  Reference 3A is located in Canada. I suggest you reach out to Tash for your options.   https://reference3a.com/  
Subwoofer Choice
I’ve owned the T-Zero MK3, T/7, T/9X, the S510 and currently have a Carbon Special. I can tell you that there is a significant jump in performance between models. That being said, @lak is on point. Get one S510 now and add a 2nd later. They are f... 
AudioQuest vs Cardas XLR
I love Cardas. Superlative quality and Impeccable customer service. Currently using Clear Reflection XLR’s in my rig. Conversely, I’ve never been a fan of AQ with their 1000 different flavors and DBS nonsense…complete turn off.  
Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update
Interested to know if anyone with a gen-1 Terminator has success with this upgrade. Getting into my Termi requires ripping apart my rig and I’m in no rush to deal with that.  
New Outlets Lead to Better Sounding and Tasting Coffee
@sofasamuraix Cortisol? Pffft! No way in hell I’m waiting an hour for my morning coffee.  
LOUDEST Concert and Tinnitus
Fwiw- I’ve had tinnitus for decades as primarily a result of being around firearms. I’ve experimented with a variety of all in one tinnitus supplements which did nothing to alleviate it. However, I have had good success with using high quality, ex... 
Name 3 songs where audio quality and song quality completely align
@12many  Fink is fantastic! Another member here turned me on to Fink and I’ve been hooked ever since.