tom_hankins

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Any Nashville enthusiasts?
Email or text me some dates. Thanks  
Dealers with excellent listening rooms?
GTT Audio in New Jersey.   
Any Nashville enthusiasts?
Thanks! I'll stop by.  
What process do you use to purchase cables?
Easy answer for me. Buy anything Kubala Sosna from Fascination line up, and move up in there levels from there as I can afford it. 
Mola Mola Tambaqui
I've had mine for over 6 months now. An amazing music maker. Congrats on your purchase! 
The best tube poweramp. . What do you think about ?
BAT REX Monoblocks  
What DAC upgrade made you say “DAMN, that sounds SO MUCH better than my last DAC”?
Moving from Schitt Yggdrasil gen2 and Auralic Vega G2 to the Mola Mola Tambaqui  was a major WTF experience.  
Proac K6 Signature, Sonus Faber Amati Tradition,Verity Audio Amadis, Kharma DB-9
Of your list, Proac or Kharma. With your musical taste, Proac. 
Ethernet Cables
Monoprice Entigrade cat 8 
Favorite cable brand.
Kubala-sosna  
EAT E-Glo Petit vs. Rogue Ares
I had great luck with the E-Glo petite. It was quiet, had body, fast, and IMO a step up from the more $$$ "S" model. For a fairly cheap but substantial upgrade try the new issue TungSol tubes. For a little more the Telefunken smooth plates or ribb... 
Warm, rich but detailed SS preamp (made you give up tubes)
BAT VK-42SE or VK-43SE 
SVS vs REL and experiences with both: your comments and preferences...
@klh007  Yes 2-channel only.  
SVS vs REL and experiences with both: your comments and preferences...
I've had the REL R505, and REL R528 in the past and about a year ago moved off a REL G1 mkII  to a pair of SVS SB4O00's.I'm  stunned how great the SVS subs are. Easy to set up, the app is very good. No way would I go back to RELs.The SVS have more... 
Can flexible power cables sound good?
The Kubal Sosna power cables (although some are very thick) are pretty easy to work with. Sound excellent too.