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Dimond Cantilevers And Tip Mass
I hate to think about re-tipping a solid diamond stylus/cantilever.    
Denarips and Vinshine split
@mbmi I looked at the new LAIV dac. It seems to me there will be a need for improvements in the design before I would even consider it. First, it has no AES input and that kind of hurts when you have 1k AES cable with nowhere to go. And most imp... 
Denarips and Vinshine split
I tried the Ares II and sold it pretty quickly. In my room acoustics, r2r just doesn't do it for me. And I never wanted to go up the Denafrips latter because of their lack of remote. However Alvin is a great guy and I wish him the best with this u... 
Heavy difficult to move speakers- how do you deal?
My previous post was meant for another   
Heavy difficult to move speakers- how do you deal?
Example: My Gustard x26 pro uses coax for a digital FM tuner, AES for CD transport, I2s for streamer and optical for Puffin phono stage. And I got Bluetooth too! LOL    
A DAC for the Oppo 105
I had the Cambridge cd transport under 1k. It does not do it. It took the Jay's cdt2-mk3 to get a sound similar to my streaming  setup. Sorry, but in this case, I wasted money hoping a 1k cd transport would do it.   
Can a DAC do triple duty?
To clarify, Dacs with multiple inputs are designed with a selector to use the connection you want. Meaning you can safely connect ALL inputs, including AES and RCA. Just don't connect AES and RCA OUTPUTS together.  
Heavy difficult to move speakers- how do you deal?
I use Isoacoustics GAYA feet, so caster wheels are a no no in my case. Instead I placed butcher blocks under the GAYAs on top of my carpet. Even so my speakers weigh over 200 lbs, I can still make small placement adjustments by sliding the blocks ... 
Looking for a true upgrade in sound quality
A 30 ft length ethernet cable needs some type of clean-up right before the Lumin. Start with the SmoothLAN network filter from Stack audio and for under $300 you may very well get some of the improvements you are looking for. If not, you can retur... 
If A.I. took the place of musicians, would you listen to it?
@larsman. You are correct since I received yours in my email. Not blue print but black print seems to works fine as well. Good to know.   
A nightmare regarding streaming?
I never do playlist.  I hope I don't ever lose my Qobuz and Tidal albums in my favorites. Has this happened to anyone?  
Isolation devices- to use 3 or 4 footers?
Innuos uses 3 footers. Maybe there is something to it.  
If A.I. took the place of musicians, would you listen to it?
No AI interest for me, I guess that's why I was born in the middle of last century. On another note, I noticed the administration has cut off our ability to directly communicate to eachother with the blue @ gizmo. They must figure it to be a way t... 
Upgrade Digital Cable Review
Digital cables is where to start upgrading, specially if you think cables don't make a difference.   
Looking for a component for ripping and playing CD's.
Ditto on Innuos ZENith mk3.