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WHAT SONG TOUCHES YOUR HEART THE MOST?
Eva cassidyOver the rainbow. 
What DAC upgrade made you say “DAMN, that sounds SO MUCH better than my last DAC”?
Had a Kora Hermes tubed dac since 2001. Still do. And love the sound it produces.As a believer in power supply overkill and unique tubed analogue output stages in superior sound it hit the right ballance. It has two decent torroidal transformers o... 
Best sub for music,
18 inch Bag End Infrasub.I have 2 up front in a hometheatre/ stereo setting and a Mirage BPS 400.I wouldnt change this setup for anything...ever! 
Class A amplifiers
I have Plinius SA 102 in dual mono at 125 watt pure class A stereo and 740 watts mono.Bought new in 2004. Still running great!Also Plinius SA 100 mk3 runs fine.Also a Cary 300b sei 8 watts pure class A tube amp running great. And ...A Dared VP 845... 
WHAT IS THE MOST TOUCHY SONG THAT YOU HAVE EVER HEARD?
Eva Cassidy album ; Songbird,...2 tracks in particular1. Fields of Gold2. Somewhere over the RainbowHer rendition of the latter is powerful in its emotional involvement.Sadly a true Diva that left us well before her time.RIP Eva. 
Favorite cable brand.
Transparent largely used both interconnects and speakercables.Revelation Audio Labs cryo silver  rj45 i2s ethernetWireworlds platinum silver starlite usb 
Holographic Soundstage ?
Best 3d sound i heard was after hours at a Chicago emporium that had a Art Audio 845 SET. Integrated (Diablo)? driving a single horn Zingalli loudpeaker playing Duke Ellington on vinyl through a Px Art Audio phonostage, SPOOKY REAL!I felt as if id... 
Holographic Soundstage ?
Keep in mind I have Mirage OM 6 speakersTransparent Super Bi CablesPlinius SA 102 in mono bloc at 740 wattsPure class A or ab switchIn class A mode after about 45 minutes to warm up i notice a blacker background with a very realistic stage.Plenty ...