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One DAC/integrated you could be happy with forever?
Teddy Pardo i80d 
Low Watt Solid State Amp
You may want to take a look at the Teddy Pardo ST-60. Great little amp and excellent build. 
Whats playing on your system today?
GoGo Penguin - "A Humdrum Star" 
Dynaudio Special 40's or Aerial 5T's
I purchased a pair of Special 40s for my living room which is roughly the same dimensions as your room. These monitors do everything well. They excel with all genres of music. Fit and finish is exceptional. I liked them enough to buy a second pair... 
exceptional voices of female singers (non-classical)
Amy Leehttps://youtu.be/RmRPedfpMxY 
Whats playing on your system today?
@reubent - I think its safe to say that there will never be another like him. 
Whats playing on your system today?
Tony Rolletti - Live at the Vacation Inn in Fernwood 
Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps
effer,I believe the op was referring to human vocals. Lisa Gerrard's voice is clearly not of this world. 
Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps
Amy Lee of Evanescence - "Speak To Me", "It’s a Fire", "Lost in Paradise". All of her acoustic and solo work. Paula Cole 
Tech That Flopped!
jnovak, it was the ADS Model 10 Acoustic Dimension Synthesizer. I had one in the early 80s. Fairly effective unit for time delay effects. You could emulate a cathedral, large hall, small hall or club. 
Help me buy my next DAC
Look into the Resonessence Labs Concero HD. I just bought the Concero HP (headphone version) and it beat my April Music Eximus DP-1 and Mytek Digital Stereo192 dac hands down. Under $1000 and uses the 32bit ESS9018-2M Sabre DAC. 
Great guys to deal with in the audio industry
John Iconomou of Audio Salon in Coral Gables, FL. John is extremely knowledgeable and easy to deal with. His enthusiasm is contagious and he carries some of the finest product lines out there. 
My love of music is killing me.
Hang in there Dean. In the past 6 months I’ve lost my father, my mother and several weeks ago my older brother. I could do nothing but standby and watch this unfold before me with the disbelief that yet another member of my family was actually gon... 
Review: Digital Amplifier Company - Cherry Amplifier Amplifier
I had emailed the Digital Amplifier Company a couple of weeks ago from their website as I was ready to pull the trigger on the Cherry Plus. I was seeking some info on faceplate options before making the purchase but have still not received a reply... 
anyone using piega speakers?
I've owned the Piega C8 Ltd, TS5, P5 and P4XS MKII speakers. I used them with many different sources and both tube and solid state amplification and was never disappointed with any of them.As for the previous post, Bright is certainly not an adjec...