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At This Time Can We Recreate Full Range Live Music In The Home?
The Altec VOTT can easily do it! Full drum kit - no problem! Loud rock band - AC/DC - again no problem! That's why it remains a classic speaker! 
Gaia denafrips DDC, use with a chord tr2 dac?
No need for reclocking with present day DACs. They all have front-end circuity that already does that! Just another cure in search of a disease! 
Primaluna Prologue Premium CDP Heat Concerns
Why use a CDP with a tube output stage? That can only color the resulting sound! Ditto for DACs with tube outputs. Model T technology! 
At This Time Can We Recreate Full Range Live Music In The Home?
Altec Voice Of The Theater! 
I have a macbook pro going into a benchmark DAC - what's the best upgrade path?
Keep your present setup. Stay away from any power cord labeled as "digital"! A computer works just as good as any four-figure streamer! 
Harman Kardon TA5000x pre-amp tubes
Tube Doctor sells 12AX7s of various grades. And 12AU7s. I bought a pair of 7025s there. That's a low-noise 12AX7  Recommended for use in the phono stage! 
I had a few drinks and bought some speakers
That room is SMALL! You will practically have to sit with your back against a wall!  
Bricasti M3 vs. Holo Audio May vs. PS Audio DS
Why spend so much money? You can buy a near-state-of-the-art DAC for $200! A Khadas Tone Pro 2! I have the earlier version! This DAC is competitive with any of today's four-figure offerings!  
Technics 1200 Ortofon and Mcintosh
Faulty ground connection between the headshell and the phono cable jack. 
Phono Stage in LUXMAN - CL-38uC
Back in the Days of Yore the Audio Critic reviewed the original CL-38 and gave it a "good" rating. 
What is your favorite album cover?
Mustn't forget the amazing cover Rick Griffin did for the Grateful Dead - AOXOMOXOA! 
What is your favorite album cover?
Cream's Disraeli Gears - followed by Wheels Of Fire.  
Wholesale prices
Dealer markup is typically 30% of list price.  
Has Anyone Ever Run TWO Identical Pairs of Speakers ?
Double KLH Nine ESLs were a popular SOTA system back in the Sixties. They were placed side-by-side. Often driven by a pair of Marantz Model 9 tube amps! 
Has Anyone Ever Run TWO Identical Pairs of Speakers ?
This was tried back in the Seventies! The Double Stacked Advents. It was discussed in TAS. Your idea of side-by-side placement can only produce a smearing of the soundstage and a loss of image focus. Vertical is much better! Stacked Quads (which I...