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laoman

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Help me spend $100,000 on a new system
"Phono stage is also easy Parasound JC3+ phono. $2200 don’t laugh for this system it will be perfect. It beats phono’s I heard for quadruple the price." If your ears are made of tin then this is possibly true.  
Help me spend $100,000 on a new system
Have a look at Stenheim speakers and a DarTzeel  integrated amplifier.  
"The Ultra High-End Speaker."
I have heard D&D. They are not in the class of Kii 3 with BXT.  
"The Ultra High-End Speaker."
Ultra High end? Borressen 05 SSE, the best speakers I have ever heard, Stenheim 05 SE, Estellon X Diamond Mk 11, Gauder Berlina RC9. Any one of those are my endgame speakers.  
At what price is one considered an Audiophile.
" birdfan 151 posts 10-18-2023 at 12:50pm  I helped a friend curate one of the best sounding systems I’ve heard in real life (ie in a home not in a show room or audio show) for $3k.  It absolutely spanks some $20k systems I’ve h... 
dCS Bartok Apex vs any similar priced DAC
Have you considered the Mola Mola Tambaqui?  
All Pre 1970 Vintage speakers suck! Prove me wrong
Well it would appear that you like boom boxes. Prove you wrong? You are wrong as the opinion you have expressed is precisely that - an opinion.  
Will the Topping E30 II support Tidal's FLAC streams?
"The other comments are interesting but were not related to my question." Interesting. Does this mean you like broken Dacs?  
Will the Topping E30 II support Tidal's FLAC streams?
You are very brave considering buying a Topping Dac. Do you know how many problems they have with poor quality control?  
100 Albums You Would wish for...from a Genie
"For example, the sound of a classically trained voice is like fingernails on a blackboard" "Your subjective tastes are not some sort of universal standard by which to measure others’ esthetic (sic) preferences.". Well some have taste and others ... 
100 Albums You Would wish for...from a Genie
No Opera, no Beethoven, Bach, Mozart? No Jethro Tull, Rick Wakeman.? I really do not like your list much. There might be 5 or 6 on your list I would want.  
What DAC to buy?
"+1 the Topping is a sonic bargain." Only if it keeps working. Topping quality control is dreadful. Look at the number of minions on ASR who complain about the brand's quality.  
Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are?
@terry9 Debrink Tobakova Regent Record, Chandos, Upon Reflection Maxim Rysanov, Kristina Blaumane, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra Dobrinka Tabakova: String Paths   Michael Nyman - his full discography 963 – Introduction and Allegro Concer... 
Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are?
terry9 Rather a sweeping statement. Listen to Debrinka Tobakova and some of the cello works she has written. Is Michael Nyman still regarded as contemporary? He has some exciting compositions. By the way, just listening to "Hearing Solar Wind... 
Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are?
Also of course no music collection is complete without some Musica Nuda.