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Denefrips Pontus "burn in" period?
Alvin says 2 weeks straight will get you to 95%   
Review: Dynaudio Contour 3.4 LE Speaker
I bought the Contour S 3.4, not the LE. I saved a bunch of money ,the Xover being on the bottom is a easy upgrade with night and better parts I used Path audio resistors, Mundorf supreme silver oil for tweeter with a Duelund .022 silver oil bypass... 
Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference?
Not as refined , the top end is not their strength vs much more expensive speakers. I heard them for maybe an hour   
LSA 20 Statement Speakers
Lsa10  is old technologies decent ,but the new 20 statements sound at least 2-3x  more expensive .  
LSA 20 Statement Speakers
My friend owns the LSA Statement 20. They are miles better then anything they made even 3 years ago , Beryllium is very tough to machine ,they did their homework on this new line up .  
Slow used market right now?
During this virus scare audio has been selling very good as well as hires TVs  people are fixing up their homes and entertainment sales has not been effected  shortages and many things have gone up 15-20% . I have bought a good amount of gear as... 
AKM makes the best DACs
There are many great-ladder dac chips -R2R out there to even consider any AKM chips  not 1 upper dac maker use them ,buy a Topping if that’s your thing.  
Can a digital cable have different connectors?
The connector quality can make a big difference in my AQ Diamond they use very expensive telegartner ethernet connectors $30 each vs what most use $5 super precision and with the super high purity Silver a excellent interconnect  it does take ar... 
Bigger and Better: Integrated Amplifiers
$10 k preamp for under $6k look no further then theExcellent Coda CSIB integrated  3 power choices, nothing in its price class 120 amps on tap short term , Huge potted 3000 vs Potted transformer ,all others open and 3 x smaller z made in USA all... 
Is Rap a valid musical form?
I call  Eminem  M&M a game changer from gangsta rap who set his own  standard and being white a standard ,and $$ 250 million net worth.what  many don’t realize even though  is  95% of rappers are black,  but much more people of all cultures ... 
Is Rap a valid musical form?
Look at M&M he was Huge and helped change gangster rap which is degrading and vulgar , M&M had his own flair and toned it down and white which was a Shocker I am not much into rap  but a couple CDs were pretty catchy Jump up And get down.   
Do I really need an " Audio Grade Network Switch "?
In New England we have a multi state audio club and hear tons of things  the uptone audio Ether regen for $600 truly does clean all the noise before entering your equipment . on another level my brother had for Audition the $2200 Synergistic res... 
Don’t want to freak you out…
I don’t see or have any issues , and yes the speaker type can have a direct correlation how you hear it a standard direct reflecting speaker has the most potential issues with reflection ,I have room panels to the rear ,up behind, and on first ref... 
Why spend more than $25 per piece of equipment on vibration reduction?
Still points are superior but at over $100 each expensive , better  then hockey pucks ,or vibrapods ,is from Herbies tube dampers  his tall tenderfeet ,they are made of a special isomer from  Germany I have used these for years, very  good  for ... 
Suggest your most desired MSRP $1,500-$3,000 Stand Mount for a Shootout.
Forsure the Elac Vela 403, the New Jet-5 AMT tweeter is excellent and won several awards ,the Diamond facet aluminum,paper composite is fast but very accurate with down firing  port.