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Reynaud Bliss Jubile vs Cantabile Jubile
i have a pair of cables made of those exact wires with klei banana ends.  my fave cable for most scenarios.  think they'd be too smooth with older reynauds i had but never tried the newer ones.  could be a good match. sylvania tubes to me does em... 
Reynaud Bliss Jubile vs Cantabile Jubile
You could swap out the Grover which I think are silver foil to something copper and maybe swap out the tubes in your Pathos.  What 6922 tubes are in there now?  
Linear Power Supply?
dekay old friend!  you have a very very good memory.  i think we chatted about that amp prrobably more than 10 yrs ago.  time flies.  
MHDT Orchid v Denafrips Pontus
That's bad news... the cap replacement is probably 50% of the total "GR" mod?  
As a chill electronica listener, should I stop at a Med-Fi system?
it all depends on how the music is engineered. many music of this genre are very well recorded and engineered such as Men I Trust and Saint Etienne. IME it’s usually the large US labels that have bad recordings.  
Neil Young calls out Tidal
classic case of the govt trying to "blame the other" i don't understand why people trust fauci and pfizer.  both are known liars.  
The Six Moons.com review on the Mhdt Labs Orchid DAC just went up
@big_greg thanks!  
Linear Power Supply?
@lewm the difference is AC vs DC.  doesn't deny the fact that providing tt motor with cleaner power is a significant upgrade in sound at least IME it was.  
Linear Power Supply?
when i had an origin live turntable, the single most noticeable upgrade was to the power.  after replacing the wallwart with a transformer, everything audible improved and til this day is the apex of my musical experience.  and, til this day, i do... 
Nietzsche and Runaway Audio Consumption
basically only psychopaths have uninspired possessions. iow there’s only three reasons for possessions 1) it provides biological need (in a maslow way) 2) it provides joy (in a marie kondo way or in this case a nietsche way) 3) you don’t want... 
MHDT Orchid v Denafrips Pontus
@audiewww yup seen those on ebuy.  contemplating on swapping the R chips for a S1 chip in the orchid after I am done with all the other upgrades... i think i read some positive reviews on headfi regarding the toucan.  
MHDT Orchid v Denafrips Pontus
thanks for the feedback on the amperex, @audiewww.  i don't really need more warmth.. i bought a second hand HDPlex 300 and previous owner installed a SR Orange fuse.  it's powering a LTA MZ2, my audio PC and Matrix H element.  sound is much smoot... 
The Six Moons.com review on the Mhdt Labs Orchid DAC just went up
@lordmelton I don't think I'd need firmware update if I am switching from 1541A R which is stock in Orchid to single crown since they are the same exact chip just hand picked?  
MHDT Orchid v Denafrips Pontus
@ericsch the same tube you have WE 396A.  just last night i ordered the 6922 to 5670 adapter that is talked about in the orchid tube rolling thread to try out 6922 tubes.  ordered an amperex to try out. @audiewww i left it on for 3 straight weeks... 
MHDT Orchid v Denafrips Pontus
I've had both dacs in my system for a few weeks and decided to keep the orchid.  to me the orchid simply sounds more cohesive.  what i think i am missing with orchid compared to pontus (air, detail etc)  sounded artificial to me.  my speakers are ...