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I found audio nirvana....
@sgreg1 sorry to hear this - no fan of MS but our Teams implementation went really well and it works great. (we migrated from Slack)  
I found audio nirvana....
Not sure what all the fuss is about. I sometimes take a B&O A1 when I travel or an old AppleHiFi with a BT transceiver if traveling by car. Qobuz/SXM apps mean every tune you could want is portable. And it sounds great. When I’m back home tho... 
How To Keep Cat Off Stereo Equipment?
Electric collar / virtual fence thing they make for dogs?  
What to try?
I went from a LineMagnetic KT88 to Raven Audio and never looked back. Looking to go up in their line next to the Reflection. Details in my profile. Within your budget, but no phono stage. They sell direct only, 45 day in home trial, and 100% tra... 
Need some help with Analog,Just Learning
72 dB of gain is plenty (likely too much) the KAB calculator suggests 56 for your output I use 62 on my 0.3mv Aidas cart - 65 is too much - I’ve played with loading from 100-1000 ohms, but a not whole lot of difference but settled on 470      
Could these be your next cable loom??...and price be damned.
This is like owning a $2 million dollar boat. It’s going to cost roughly $300K a year just to operate it + crew if required.   if you’ve got that kind of money to burn, good for you. I would love to know the margins on these, and how many they s... 
What record cleaner is the most bang for the buck??
+1 I prefer ultrasonic cleaning. Once is enough, after that take reasonable care of the cleaned records and just use a brush if necessary I recently bough an Audio Desk used. I have very few used records, and quite a few higher-end pressings. I... 
Songs with excellent advice?
Doobie Brothers - Listen to the Music  
Stupid Asking Prices- Why Don't Sellers Read Audiogon The Blue Book First?
this... Who cares what price a seller lists their item for? Their price, their business. If you don’t like the price, counter-offer with your price or move on.  
Premium Power Cable Survey: The Results Are IN
Thanks for the effort - interesting results. My responses were closer to the majority or 2nd ranking more so than I expected. I.e., I don't have a higher-end PC for every component nor have I spent a fortune.  
Any Raven Audio Reflection Owners?
Thanks for the assist @arafiq - I don't have the ability to message members so hopefully he'll see that you and I tagged him.  @willgolf I would appreciate your opinion if you own/owned one.   
Wilson Sasha DAW - Ideal Integrated Amp For Streaming
This doesn't answer your question but I heard the Sasha's yesterday at my local dealer with a BAT 90 pre-amp & amp and they sounded truly amazing.  Source was a $30K SME TT (dont know which one) / Koetsu Jade / ARC phono stage. Congrats - ho... 
speaker cables under 1k for Harbeth 30.2XD?
I have 30.2XDs. I've used a few different speaker cables including Nordost and landed with Zavfino OCC cables (a Canadian company). Their conductor cleaning and break in process is unique, and they sound great right off the bat.  I use their Nov... 
Tubes, Tubes and more Tubes...
Also, most tubes were made for TVs, not audio. Maybe, maybe not, but some of the most sought after tubes are military & medical grade, which I'm guessing we not used for TVs.    
Cartridge Advice Please
dhite71 If interested, talk to Erik @ Solypsa. He is the US distributor for Aidas - they start at around $4K so maybe a bit more than your budget though. (I went from a Hana ML to Aidas so a big jump in $$$$) - fully detailed in my virtual system....