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How Long Is Too Long?
I am also sick of terrible customer service.   The next time I get bad service I am outting the company on this and multiple other forums.  Tired of poor service after the sale .  Fortunately I have been lucky and needed minimal service over the y... 
What happened to all the highend stereo shops
My future son in law is the only younger person that "gets" why I have tried to put a great sounding system together.   I tried giving my son a beautiful pair of PSB M2 Platinum and an amp a few years back and he said " no thanks, my music is all... 
Used vs new Tube mono amp? - same model
Depends.   The Quicksilver Mid Monos have gone through three running changes.  First version has large OPT , one bias VR pot , single LED.   Second had smaller OPT,  one Bias pot ,single LED,  third version has a separate VR bias pot for each tube... 
What happened to all the highend stereo shops
When I was young there was a HiFi store on every block in Boston.....  maybe not every block but there were a number of great dealers.  Now only a few survive.   Goodwins High-end,  Natural Sound ,  Audio Studio,  and Q Audio is all thats left  ... 
Lab 12/Qualiton Comparison
https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2023/06/09/integrated-amplifiers-buyers-guide-summer-2023/?amp  
Lab 12/Qualiton Comparison
If in US , contact Fidelis AV in Nashua. They have a retail store plus they are the US distributor for LAB 12. They can help you out. The guys at LAB 12 know how to voice their gear. It sounds great. https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2022/06/17/lab... 
How to prevent visitors from touching your system
It's not cool to touch someone else's gear...   My lady won't touch my system but she doesn't have to.  She can pick up my Tablet and play anything she wants  Years ago we had a party, actually we had three events back to back so I picked up a $5... 
Lab 12/Qualiton Comparison
I listened to the Pre 1 and Suara amp when I auditioned my DAC 1 Reference  It is great sounding gear .    I love the sound of that DAC , it has great tone.  The Integrated was on static display, I picked it up out of curiosity and it's hefty.  ... 
Sweet Sounding DAC
I have both the LAB 12 and a RME adi2.   The LAB 12  is the better sounding DAC , hands down but it is 2.5 X the price so it should be.   I still use the RME, it's in a bedroom system that I primarily use with headphones.  It's a great DAC,  feat... 
Amp vs Preamp which is more important?
I firmly believe the preamp is the heart and soul of a system.   Everything goes through it and it drives your amp.     I had the opportunity to own a Zesto Leto preamp.   It is a seriously good preamp.  It elevated my system's performance like n... 
Garbage In Garbage out
I prefer low power amps and high sensitivity speakers.      
Is it worth replacing a Lumin D2 with an Eversolo dmp-a6 Master Edition?
I have no experience with Lumin so I can’t recommend one device over the other.  I have an Aurender N200 and this unit can do everything that can , and then some.  It is pretty impressive so far and sounds very good  
Is it worth replacing a Lumin D2 with an Eversolo dmp-a6 Master Edition?
My Dad just received the Eversolo DMP A6 Master last night.  Set up was super easy.   I had it set up in ten minutes. First impressions are really good.   I have always been skeptical about Chi Fi but it is a slick well thought out package that so... 
Conrad Johnson PV12 power transformer
Download a Hickok tube tester manual  There is a list of suitable tube substitutes.  
When are speakers considered Hi-Fi and not Mid-Fi???
Both great speakers ,  however I don't think you could pick two speakers that are more different.     I don't get hung up on what's HiFi , LoFi....  that's all someone else's opinion.   I haven't heard a Magnepan in a long time.   I would imagin...