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Specific Node/Airplay question
If you have a ‘nice’ or somewhat ‘complete’ system, I feel  everything still matters. I use an AppleTV to airplay a few SiriusXM channels from iPad. I’ve optimized this little arm of the system with an iFi spdif purifier, an EVP footer and a top w... 
DAC Help : Please Weight In - Down to 5
I own a Lampi Atlantic for years, owned the Termi twice (second version) and demoed the Aqua La Scala… The La Scala and the Lampi have a more organic flow of the music. The La Scala was the highest resolution.   
vibration control - cd player
Be mindful and listen to bass exaggeration, tightness and speed when/if using rubber compounds for vibration control. Some sensitive and transparent systems can show rubber compounds as not always being the best choice. But some systems like that ... 
Ayre QX-5 Twenty
^^ That is one of the weirdest post I’ve ever seen on this site. But looks like lots of bad days in their posting history. Mojo Audio is a fine and known brand around here for many years. Lots of oddness in that one post, even for here.   
Rogue Audio hard to resell, has it fallen out of favor ?
I have a friend that it just took 7months to sell a pretty popular LTA amplifier. Price was set ‘normal’, too. Used sales do also slow down in the winter. Spring and Fall are quicker selling times, in general.   
Ethernet cables
Hey all, I’m going to be demoing a new DAC soon and wanted to get a ‘good or ‘ok’ ethernet cable 100 to 150 feet, to temporarily run from system down the stairs to the basement/router, for the 30day trial.  I will have an electrician do an in-wal... 
Looking for decent DAC with volume control
Playback Designs MPD8 or the MPD6 little brother. Very good vol control.   
Puritan PSM156
@twinski66 if this unit is new —and if the power cord being used (Puritan Ultimate?) is also new— PLEASE give the unit or the pairing at least 10 days of on time before deciding… But I do agree with you, that this device may be system dependent, a... 
High End CD Player / Transport - BLUE Anodized Chassis? - 2000's? - unsolved mystery?
I had an HHB CDR850 pro CD-R recorder that was purple in color.   
Bricasti M3 vrs Meitner MA3
I owned the M3 and recently demoed the MA3. The MA3 is a touch more delicate, refined and organic. But the M3 may have a touch more drive to the music.   
Bricasti Model 1 Series II DAC
@docroasty I owned the Bricasti M3 a year or so ago. And I demoed the Meitner MA3 recently. The Meitner is a very fine DAC. It is very smooth and was to much of a good thing in my system, with my Harbeth 40.2. I needed something with a little more... 
Puritan PSM156
@bluethinker in my system the Ultimate Power Cable was a must. There is a level of noise/grunge that disappears when going from Classic to Ultimate PC.  I was talking to a dealer just yesterday about Inakustik PCs and in comparing the $2800 Inakus... 
Luxman vs Accuphase for Harbeth 40.3 XD
About 10 years ago, I had an e560 paired with Daedalus speaker (organic and natural with a slight warmth, like Harbeth…but much more dynamic). I was warned about a coloration in the highs of Accuphase —and read it in an old review too (the reviewe... 
Luxman D03X vs D10X
@rman9 sorry to go off topic a bit but going from your statement of recently choosing the T+A DAC200 over the Mola Mola Tambaqui, could you go into any details about that decision? Those are two DACs that have risen to the top of my list. What wer... 
Schiit URD CD Transport SOON?
@fastcat95 ah ok. But IMO the solid aluminum block and carbon fiber housing of the Pro 8 drive, as used in the RS2T or the $30k Gryphon Transport, is the significant factor. But obviously costs more for that performance. But the basic Pro 8 drive ...