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Tune of the Day
Get Ready by Rare Earth... Severance by Dead Can Dance... Long as I Can See The Light by Ted Hawkins & One Big Love by Patty Griffin  
Power cord
@conrads1 - neither... I just bought a $3K Shunyata, Anaconda CX for $1499 over on the other site. It might be longer than you want (3M/9') but it's exactly what I needed. I have purchased shorter runs of this cord that I spent significantly more ... 
Reasonably priced preamplifier
Aesthetix, Janus Signature - pre-owned $6K-ish should be in the conversation  
Looking for a narrow baffle small footprint speaker
KEF Reference 3 or roll the entire budget on Reference 5... I like the Perlisten, S7t too. Just my opinion...   
What is your top sexy song?
Yep, Sade for sure - "No Ordinary Love" is a great track... many late night surrenders to that number, lol  
???What's The LEAST Expensive "End Game"Amplifier You've Ever Heard???
Plinius, Hautonga for newer gear but, I could seriously call it quits with a vintage Sansui, AU-9500. It does everything right.  
Dynaudio Confidence 20- Owners Thoughts?
Confidence 20 or KEF Reference 1 & why?  
???YOUR Personal Favorite???Why???
Graham, LS5/9 on their open stands do everything right for me. Brutally honest monitors paired with the right electronics might be all I’d ever need/want - and although I dont own them, I also find the KEF Referece 1 outrageoisly great for all the... 
Integrated amp for 2500-3000
Unison Research, Unico Nuovo. It'll be ready for any speaker you throw at it down the road.   
Integrated Tube Amp approx. $2,500
Oops - integrated, sorry, Elekit is a power amp... nevermind.  
Integrated Tube Amp approx. $2,500
Elekit, TU-8600S 300b Power Amp - nothing better and I see one on the "other site" actually connected to what I believe are Klipsch Cornwalls. This amp always gets incredible reviews.  
Six DAC Comparison
Whoa...I don't have time for that, lol. I bought the Canor after demoing the Mearson Reuss and Weiss 204. I would need to stick to my experience with those three.  
The Allure of Vintage Audio Gear
@mswale I'll agree with that me being firmly in the vinatge lane. I have some newer gear too but I love meshing the older classic components with more contemporary pieces; presently enjoying custom Altec Valencia with Shindo, Airtight & a clas... 
Six DAC Comparison
@mitch2 maybe I'll be that guy? As soon as I spend some REAL time with the Canor I'll toss up some comments. It's funny, I went & listened to it, spoke with the guys at the shop who by the way couldn't have been more chill, and I left with one... 
Six DAC Comparison
@mitch2 boy, you are super thorough with your reporting. Thank you for spending so much time on this. In my instance, I listened to a couple of the listed DACs when upgrading from my Line Magnetic and I didn't really feel there was a significant e...