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Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are?
Tapestry - Carol King In My Tribe -10,000 Maniacs Boston - Debut Album by Boston    
Question about Shunyata Power Conditioners
thanks @kmmd, i think i’m leaning towards the Denali 6000 v2,  but not ready to pull the trigger yet.  Cheers!  
Question about Shunyata Power Conditioners
Thanks very much @bjack70jr for sharing your experience!  Very helpful!  
How rare is an audiophile
250,000 audiophiles globally sounds like a very low number.  No wonder high end audio equipments are so expensive!!! 😀  
Question about Shunyata Power Conditioners
Thanks @coppy777,  seems like the consensus is the Denali is indeed a better conditioner than the Hydra.   
Question about Shunyata Power Conditioners
Thanks @duckworp for sharing your experience.   Interesting to hear that Denali smoothed the sound but reduced detail substantially.  That's not good!! It might work out for me, because I have tinnitus and very sensitive to high frequency sound. ... 
Question about Shunyata Power Conditioners
Thanks @axeis1 for the info, very helpful!  
Perfect Vinyl Forever
Hi @grk, the quoted price sounds reasonable to me.  I don't have a big collection of vinyls (about 250+) to justify an ultrasonic cleaner.  Not to mention finding space for another piece of equipment.  I use a manual spin cleaner and it does a rea... 
Question about Shunyata Power Conditioners
Thanks @craig,  I'm thinking the same thing if I were to upgrade my power cords to a better conditioner (i.e. Denali).  I think I probably going to start with my power amp first (Parasound JC5), and then follow by my preamp (Cary SLP-05), and fina... 
Question about Shunyata Power Conditioners
Wow! thanks @craig for sharing your experience! Another incredible story! Everest + Omega is out of my reach for my budget. Also I don’t really have enough space to accommodate the tower form factor. I better start thinking about how big a dent i... 
Question about Shunyata Power Conditioners
Wow! Thanks so much @j-wall for sharing your experience! You have just pushed me closer to going for the Denali V2. Sounds like you are happy with pairing it with the Alpha XC? I was originally thinking to pair it with the Sigma XC if I were to g... 
Question about Shunyata Power Conditioners
@curiousjim,  if you read my original post, I kind of have the same thinking as you. I always thought that the power source of my home is pretty good.  That led me to believe that is why I don't get the kind of sound improvement of changing power ... 
Question about Shunyata Power Conditioners
Cool!  Thanks for the link @brandonhifi.    
Question about Shunyata Power Conditioners
Hey @photon46, thanks for a very well written response.  I agree with what you're saying.  That's why this hobby can drive you crazy through this endless search for the perfect sound.  😀 I've been meaning to update my profile with my equipments, ... 
Question about Shunyata Power Conditioners
Hey @markiew, thanks for your recommendation of Puritan. Their products look interesting. I’ll check it out! and thanks @tatyana69 for your recommendation on DR acoustics.  I'll check that out as well.