malbers

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What is the first thing you do when you unwrap a new vinyl record?
I lookup the record ID on discogs, add it to my collection. Get a protective sleeve for the cover and then play it !   
dac and streamer or seperates
Watch Paul’s video on the topic: https://youtu.be/ARVpOhkyalQ?feature=shared  
Most economical way to ship large speakers?
I recently ordered some speakers (Focal Auria 926) via an Audiogon purchase. We (seller and I) decided to ship via Team Worldwide for a few reasons: 1. Care and hand delivery. 2. Full insurance. 3. Neither of us trusted Fedex Home delivery, UP... 
What’s your latest high-end audio purchase?
Morrow Audio interconnect cables. Huge difference from what I had.   And 3 wks before that well most of my new setup - Focal Aria 926 & Rogue Audio Sphinx V3. Love the setup!   
Streamer v DAC - which is more important?
I opted for just a DAC for reasons mentioned above. What hadn’t seen mentioned is that I basically hook up my iPad via USB into the DAC. This way my iOS Tidal app is always up to date, works well and I get MQA level audio or up to 24 bit/192 kHz ...