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Advice on a streamer
If you don’t mind a little meddling, I would recommend the Allo Digi One Signature. Raspberry Pi w hat and two separate power supplies ( linear power for output board). Sound outperforms Node.Then run Volumio off it. It won’t work without internet... 
Vintage tubes - facts, science, technology & empirical evidence VS. marketing, myth & hype
Instead of writing this post you should buy some tubes, compare them, and decide for yourself.Isn’t the whole reason we are all on a forum is to ask questions, get information and make an informed decision prior to spending money?Only in HiFi do w... 
any suggestions on what to replace Bluesound Node 2i with
I bought an Raspberry Pi 4 w/ HAT (allo digione signature). It has two separate power supplies, with a linear power supply for the output board and a switch mode for the raspberry pi board. Then I run coax tommy Schiit BiFrost 2. I cannot compare ... 
Building my 'first' system - Advice on Phono preamp please
thanks for the Decware recommendation...looks interesting and gorgeous design. I'm going to look into it further. 
Building my 'first' system - Advice on Phono preamp please
thanks Everyone for adding your thoughts.Now I'm learning the critical importance of a phono stage. Great detailed advice guys!Follow up question: Unless I plan on spending over 1k on a cartridge, is there any point in a moving coil cartridge or s... 
Building my 'first' system - Advice on Phono preamp please
Thank you all for your thoughtful advice...glad I asked!As you can tell, I'm not that experienced with analog and wasn't sure where the phono preamp should sit within the chain. @millercarbon I really appreciate you're insight on not having all co...