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Which HDMI cable for I2S?
I run Audioquest Cinnamon cause they are built well and look cool. Build quality is what counts WRT to HDMI cables. A $5 "Wal-Mart" cable will sound no different than $500 HDMI cable. But the $5 Dollar cable will fall apart over time. The $50 - $5... 
Review on Linear Tube Audio Aero DAC
Needs an HDMI I2S input. No excuses. ALL manufacturers should be adopting this onto their rear panels of the DAC's. f under $1k USD DAC's are doing it. Why aren't the megabuck Guys following suit ?  
PSVANE Discussion & Impressions Thread
@alightronics They were the white printed label KT150’s. I forget to take a close up of the tubes. From the Dallas show: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMplEWHbMDm_A3mGuBhtDsKIbWgBrHZ2sluLDEU8fCqJaa5b8wLzarQcApN_cVzcQ?key=ZEJXellEX1VmSXVB... 
PSVANE Discussion & Impressions Thread
Are you guys planning a KT170 Tube. I heard your KT150 tubes at the Dallas Southwest Audiofest in The Black Ice Audio room. Impressed !  
Your Ultimate Phono Preamp: Which One Would You Choose?
I'm very happy with my PS Audio Stellar Phono Preamp designed by Darren Myers and implementation done by the fine engineering team over there. It's actually a bit overkill for my purposes (two MC Cart's only in my arsenal). Prior to that I had t... 
Cornwall IV vs. Volti Rival, Razz; Razz v. 1, 2, 3 -- what changed?
@wrm57     
All Hail the meek --yet mighty – NODE 2i
3+ years with a used Node 2i and a PS Audio Direct Stream DAC Sr. Sounds amazing. No need for those high dollar Streamer DAC's ! Most of them don't play Amazon Music Hi Res anyways.  
Cornwall IV vs. Volti Rival, Razz; Razz v. 1, 2, 3 -- what changed?
I’ve been to the Volti/Border Patrol/Triode Labs Cable room over the years and got to know Greg (Volti), Paul (Triode), and my apologies the gentleman from BP’s name escapes me right now. Anyways, as a CW IV owner who modified the cabinets and cr... 
What is the Current Guidance on Stereo and AV Configurations
My my needs and my rig is both served well for 2.0, 5.1, & Dolby Atmos (5.4.4). My center channel is a Heresy IV. The L & R are Cornwall IV's. The surrounds are two stacked pairs of sealed box Bose 901's. In ceiling Speakers are two way 8"... 
MC-MM-MI CARTRIDGES . DO YOU KNOW WHICH HAS BETTER QUALITY PERFORMANCE? REALLY?
I’ll make my answer short : MM I’ve owned : OM10 - Boomy midrange, treble rolled off - I can’t believe they are still selling this PoS A Technics PMount in the 1980’s - ok but not much Bass Shure M97HE (circa 1994) an excellent tracker but sadl... 
Tube amps under $7500
Black Ice Audio. I’ve owned the F100 mononlocks and F360 Preamp for over a year and Tube rolled from the stock KT88’s to 6550 and now KT170’s with no issues ! My friend bought their F22 (no XLR) and runs KT170’s in it as well. F35 gets you the XL... 
Picture Discs
Yeah…Picture discs do suck. I’m an ELP freak as well and I have the MFSL LP mint. I always steer clear of RSD stuff and wait until remaining stock is available the day/week after. I once bought a Selena greatest hits dbl. disc picture set for my ... 
Listening position/speaker position
I recently repositioned my Cornwall IV's from toed in and only a foot or so out from the front wall  to straight out in roughly the same position. When I tried this 2 years ago and a few times since then. The straight out (and I've always tilted t... 
Spatial Audio Raven Preamp
Don Sachs is awesome, man. Met him for the 1st time in Dallas. Very knowledgeable.   
Opinions on PS Audio Direct Stream DAC (Mk 1)
YES !!!! Buy it. I have one for over 4 years and a friend recently bought one and had it shipped to his home in Japan !