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jond

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Prospectives on Chi-Fi
Made in China is impossible to avoid in daily life and my one Chinese component, my Auralic Aries Mini streamer has been a fantastically reliable device.  
New Wolf Von Langa SON Owner!
Congrats on your new speakers I heard them at CAF and they are fantastic sounding speakers I really love field coils! It sounds like Colin would be the person to task about a power cord for the power supply he seems like a standup guy and great ea... 
Was I Expecting Too Much
Demo's by appointment are industry standard you did everything by the book. The dealer responded poorly and now not only will he get the sale when you buy a turntable he won't ever get a sale from you. That's being dumb with a healthy splash of ar... 
Ahmad Jamal passes.
Very sad another jazz legend passes and a magnificent musician with exquisite musical taste.  
I feel it is time to upgrade my 1977 system.......
Your speakers are screaming for a good tube amp and restored vintage would work!  
KT66s in place of KT88 tubes
@weebeesdad what jjss49 said is essentially correct though I'd say the blurring and loss of transient speed is overstated. To me EL34s, KT66s and 77s just sound more like tubes, higher powered KT variants might as well be solid state.  
VINCENT AUDIO
There are a ton of threads about Vincent amps over on the Steve Hoffman forums here's a link.   https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/search/99576912/?q=vincent&o=relevance&c[node]=5  
6L6 vs EL34
@noromance Nice those must sound amazing currently listening to a very smooth quad of 80s Svetlana 5881s.  
KT66s in place of KT88 tubes
Yes the KT66, and KT77, are better sounding tubes than the KT88 but definitely check with the manufacturer before you fry your amp!  
The best part about MQA bankruptcy..
@onhwy61 I see what you did there! 🤣  
Tidal class-action
I'd join that class action suit but I'm too busy sliding bamboo slivers under my fingernails. Maybe next time!  
6L6 vs EL34
Listening to a 5881 amp now from Synthesis and really enjoying it, can take 6L6 tubes also.  
Recommended Server?
Auralic Aries is worth checking out I like their LDS app very much and the app is a large part of the experience.  
How to test speaker cables by ChatGPT
I just listen to my speaker cables it seems to work just fine.  
Preamp Advice/experiences needed
@jimbones you can find virtual systems here: Just click create a system and don't forget to add pics!