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World's Greatest Tenors
Ben Webster 
Whats under your Berkeley Dac?
Cerrot what differences did you hear? 
Critique my system...
You just might need more time for the speakers to break in a 100 hours is not a lot. I would upgrade the monster cables and perhaps a subwoofer could solve your bass issues. Good Luck 
Tried DSD?
Yes I did, bought Norah Jones Come Away With Me, don't feel one download is enough to judge by but the sound was the brightest of all my dsd albums as the rest are extremely easy to listen to. The problem I had was it took about 2 hours to downloa... 
Best Speakers for 10' x 12' room?
I had a 12 x 13 foot room some time ago and stumble upon a review in Stereophile, I think, about the ProAc lSC speakers with the Cary 300SEI and the reviewer was awestruck about that combination. I went out for an audition and did in fact buy the ... 
Age Related Hearing problems and hearing aids
I was reluctant to get hearing aids for many years but I finally broke down and got a pair. I couldn't hear much of the high frequencies and when I tried the hearing aids at first it just didn't sound right, so bound and determined I made three tr... 
Pass X350.5 Heat Output
Like Bo said the 350.5 has more speed at the bottom end and more jump factor but the XA160.5 has more mid bass detail and purity the advantage the 160.5 has over the 100.5 is more details can be heard. If I needed a sub woofer amp I would choose t... 
Pass X350.5 Heat Output
The xa160.5 is like listening to tubes, very easy on your ears, with a blacker background and a cleaner sound across the board it also has more density, a richer sound, the 350.5 brings loads of detail from the midrange and higher but lacks the fu... 
Maple Platform Question
Bearpaws from edensound are excellent footers. 
Pass X350.5 Heat Output
I owned the pass labs 350.5 and heat was never an issue, I currently own the pass xa 160.5 monoblocks and they can produce enough heat to be uncomfortable at times. Good luck 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Miles Espanol A New Sketches of Spain 
Great guys to deal with in the audio industry
Mark at Reno HiFiElliot at Acoustic Image 
Any experience with Arc ref75 driving magnepans
The Ref 75 is an excellent amplifier but not nearly enough power to drive those speakers correctly. Good Luck 
Sara K cd recommendations
Hell or High Water XRCD Version 
Snap, Crackle, Pop - What is the cause?
I believe a lot of problems are in the processing of the record. Flaws in the vinyl.