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Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West?
@juanmanuelfangioii My takeaway from lalitk’ post was that he was simply suggesting that holmz experience with vinyl was in reality no less involved than what he and others have stated about their digital setups  
Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West?
@drbay "A good streamer with a good external DAC would beat any vinyl or CD at any price point." What streamer and DAC are you using and what were the CD and vinyl equipment you compared it to in the same system that allowed you to arrive at this... 
New Project RS2T transport
Thank you for responding Robert to my question. Lack of response from them is hard to understand; guess QC & CS aren't their concerns  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Peter White - Caravan of Dreams  
New Project RS2T transport
@robshaw Glad that you got squared away , enjoy. I do have a curiosity question - aside from his initial where did you buy it response did Rathammer ever respond further to your quality control concern, and if so anything worthwhile to pass along?  
Busted! Reviewer copies manufacturers sales page in review?
@robert1976 Mono Stereo is not part of TAS, TAS is TAS and has a sister company Hifi+ As far as the review goes , I agree that it is unusual to see some of the same words and sequencing of them in the conclusion, but if you read the entire review... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Al DiMeloa, John McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia - Saturday Night in San Francisco  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Lars & Reyes - Riverwalk  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasuredome  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Marc Antoine - Modern Times  
New Project RS2T transport
@robshaw - Suggest a look at Audio Art Cables as well https://audioartcable.com/collections/power-cables    
Why Purchase A CD Player or Transport ?
@jafant -  The audio shops that were in Memphis are long gone. Feel free to reach out when you are in Memphis  
Why Purchase A CD Player or Transport ?
@jafant - I live in a suburb just outside of Memphis. Aside from the Neodio I have also purchased 3 sets of Tchernov cables from Gestalt. I have made a few purchases from Atlelier 13 , an Aqua Dac that I no longer have, Takek supertweeters, Less... 
Many of us want to Changegrade instead of Upgrading
On the change grade side of things I have 3 amps in my main system that I rotate through every 2-3 weeks for a different flavor of things : Finale Audio 7189Mk2 integrated (EL84M/7189A power tubes) ; Line Magnetic 518IA integrated (845 power tubes... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin & Paco De Lucia - One Night in San Francisco (Live)