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Linestage types versus soundstage
Buy a quality Line stage with very good attenuators, alps sucks ,a Khozmo shunt with Vishay naked,Takman resistors, and great digital remote . Gold point excellent  also. Th3gesta transformer type crazy monies $1500.i had Vacuum tubeguru Radu Tart... 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
To Gammag.   You can use any variation you choose if you have the room. I have the Duelund bypass caps on my speakers.  Here is a tip.You $$ can go much further is say you buy the value you need say a .33ufThe Newer Duelund Jam caps  have Exactly ... 
The ups and downs of tube vs. SS...
For the Record a great solid state amp with a tube preamp is what the majority to for you get the speed dynamic slam and better leading edge image focusThe tubes gives you that 3 dimensional depth and soundstaging that solid state can't quite matc... 
Duelund Tinned Copper Foil Caps - cheap!
I own these caps in my preamp 3.3 uf.  They are Excellent by any standardwarm but the Tinned Copper And paper oil  cap exactly the same as Duelunds cast caps ,except  does not have the paper housing which is probably 5-7% better but up their with ... 
re capping
All capacitors dry out after awhile 15-20 years for sure Electrolytic power caps  for sure  . I owned a store and worked modding caps , there are several grades of quality  ,coupling caps,of various types like teflon, paper in oil.foils,  as well ... 
Ownership and Review of a pair of Ohm Super Sound Cylinder
One if the guys at a audioclub owns s pair ,and said the parts quality is very chesp gor a dpeaker if thus price .i added sbout $500 in  upgraded capaciyors, resistors and inductors I heard them before and after with same equipmrnt The whole perfo... 
John Prine
What type of music does he do ? 
Martin Logan speakers
I have owned several , one flow even in their best is  average capacitors . I had the 11A. Solen, And gum drop type nothing special I replaced with big Clarity CSA,on bass ,and Mundorf Supreme Huge upgrade. Why they are so cheap is beyond me mysel... 
How can I tell if I need a better clock for my DAC?
A clock is such a small part of the big picture . I have found if you have a external power supply this is vastly more profound an upgrade. The  Mojo  Illuminati -2 external power supplies are miles ahead of what are stuffed in the stock boxes.i h... 
Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable?
I have been in Audio for over 35 years, have owned a Audio store And listened to many things.  Money doesnot All ways guarantee you better sound, but system synergy does.   To even think a $10 cable can  match even a $100  cable  is way off. There... 
JAM by Duelund
Finally run in the New Duelund Jam caps are Excellent, great detail, depth And with this latest technologies, The Tinned Copper gives thst extra sparkle and air vs just Copper  these being too paper in oil. They do not have the paper case which is... 
Duelund cast Pio Hybrid Copper/Silver or Rs series with Silver Bypass PIO
The New Duelund Tinned Copper,paper in oil  .1uf bypass caps are Excellent The New Tinned Copper which their new Jam caps have which I have in my preamp are truly excellent they have a aluminum case ,not quite as good as the top paper case.  The T... 
Audiocap Theta Audyn True Copper Mundorf Supreme
I was pleasantly surprised that the Audyn Tri Reference was better balanced in my Vacuum Tube amp in 2 sections then the trueCopper cap ,they are a very natural well balanced  capacitor they concentrate a bit more to the lower treble which gives y... 
Does It have to be loud?
Personally when you start going over 90db  not only are you abusing your hearing But permanent hearing loss + tinnitus. Also room  reflections,  your room and  Natural flowing  music will be an after thought ,unless youHave room correction of some... 
Paul Hynes Excuses to deliver the power supply SR7 , I Lost my money
The S booster is a total Joke .I tried that ,in fast the LTA power supply is a minimum of 10% better. If you read what the Mojo illiminati-2   supply has in it  add another 15% stillThis is almost 13 pounds  of regulation,and filtering Far better ...