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Songs appear in alphabetical order not correct album track order, why?
I am getting the same problem, but with WAVE64 files. It would be great if anyone can help. My twist is that albums appear in correct track order with WAV files. It's just WAVE64 that is a problem.I am using a Laufer Teknik Memory Player and JRiver. 
What responsibility does a seller have to tell a customer an item has been serviced?
I bought a Doshi modified amp here from someone with thousands of posts and perfect feedback.Turns out the amp had been back and forth for repairs more than once just before I bought it, which was not disclosed in the ad. When I got it, it stopped... 
Sweet Vinyl Sugarcube - I Want It!!!
bondmanp -Thanks for the update. It looks like progress is being made, albeit slower than promised. I'm a patient person. In the meanwhile, I'll keep enjoying the most excellent declicker feature. Mine has been trouble free so far. 
High resolution digital is dead. The best DAC's killed it.
wtf -I own the dac that mzkmxcv often brings up and praises. It is good, but it is not perfect. Neither is any other dac that I have owned. As for the Benchmark, it is quite forward sounding. I agree with him that it is very clear, but it does not... 
High resolution digital is dead. The best DAC's killed it.
The Redbook playback is so good high resolution is almost not needed. Agreed. I have owned 5 dacs in the past two years. Two of them upsampled to DSD. With DSD upsampling, I felt the sound was washed out and flat compared to playback using 44.1... 
Mac Mini as a music server
You can disable updates on a Mac. Go to App Store and uncheck the "automatically check for updates" box.  
It’s that time of year- 2019 audio wish list
Here is what I am looking forward to in 2019: 1. Optimizing my digital front end. I just bought a Laufer Teknik Memory Player 64/16, to arrive in 2-3 weeks. My wish will be arriving early.  (-:  2. Buying a few more Cerious Graphene Matrix cables,... 
Hornshoppe "the Truth" preamp - any opinions?
Congrats Tom! 
Joule Preamp users and other pairing with Joules power amp.
Congrats on the amp. I was a long time Joule/Merlin owner. Loved the sound and occasionally find myself daydreaming about buying another Joule amp to rotate into my system. I used four different preamps with my Joule amp over the years. First was ... 
What is the most dramatic way of increasing a speaker's Bass and Low mid?
As for cables with Merlins, I found they only made a subtle difference, if at all. I tried many expensive ones - Cardas, JPS, Virtual Dynamics, Coincident, just to name a few. I ended up using el-cheapo Anti-Cables and putting my money elsewhere i... 
What is the most dramatic way of increasing a speaker's Bass and Low mid?
I owned Merlins for several years. Bobby recommended setting the speakers 6 feet apart and then listen and widen them if needed. I ended up at 6.5 feet wide. I sat 7 feet, 3 inches from the tweeters. The speakers were 3.5 feet from the wall behind... 
Your last concert was to see who and when?
The Record Company at the House of Blues in San Diego. Great show from an up and coming band. The crowd was really into it. 
Hornshoppe "the Truth" preamp - any opinions?
Thanks Charles for the compliment! I was very pleased with the Coincident Line Stage. I sold it not because of any displeasure with its sound, which was suberb. I wanted a one box preamp so that I could put everything in my rack, and I also wanted... 
Hornshoppe "the Truth" preamp - any opinions?
I bought the T-3 version 3 months ago. It sounded great right off the bat. It just sounds very natural to me. Music seems to have the proper weight and balance. In addition, with The Truth in my system, music is more like being there at the perfor... 
What albums, in your opinion, sound unquestionably better on Vinyl rather than Digital?
Black Keys - El Caminohttp://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=black+keys&album=el+camino