stgrim

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New Luxman Flagship Power Amplifier M-10X coming in October...
Spoke to my dealer and the new m10x has double the capacitance to address the weak bass from the m900u. MSRP is $20,000. Dealer's waitlist was over 30 orders long so it's going to be quite a wait. 
DAC Upgrade Advice, budget $5k
Thank you so much for all your advice everyone. I will consider purchasing diffusors and also take a hard look at the mystique DAC 
Balanced Tube Preamp Recommendations for $2000
Thank you everyone for your advice. I appreciate it very much.I took the plunge on an aesthetix calypso, paid $2160 all in.I was also concerned about the impedance mismatch between the preamp and xa30.5 per the stereophile measurements.However, li... 
Balanced Tube Preamp Recommendations for $2000
Unfortunately the Schiit Freya does not have a HT bypass. Thank you for the advice anyway. 
Cables for Focal Utopia Diablo
I've recently become a proud owner of a pair of Diablos. I know this is a bit like threead digging but was just wondering if fellow owners could chip in more on cable choices. I upgraded from a pair of Focal 1007Bes which I paired with anti-cables... 
Red Wine Audio Isabella Synergy
@MarkwatkissCould you elaborate more? Do you mean to say the Wyreds are in a league far behind the Isabella?I'm using a pair of Focal Electra 1007Bes. They are rated 89db/8ohm but do enjoy a high powered amp.