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Purifi Class D: Junk?
GFiopinion is essentially meaningless 
How to select a good Speaker Cable
OP, go to Wire World website and look at the Series 8 specs. It has numerous upgrades to make it a great cable, then compare to any other cable company's specshth 
Preamp SS to match class D amp
Elac has a pre/dac/streamer that Enjoy the Music gave a rave review hth 
What s the best Class A integrated tube amp over 80W
Check out new BC 2180i (i stands for INTEGRATED) 
Whats your favourite track to play to the non hi-fi visitor?
I suggest they bring a favorite disk, if I don't have it 
High end Class D amps?
When I first received my EVS1200, elements in my system were not worthy of it. In the last 9 months I have upgraded interconnects and speaker cables with WireWorld Eclipse Series 8, I also unplugged the 1200 from the CorePower 1800 PLC, now direct... 
High end Class D amps?
+1 Petlandare you in the pet biz? I will read up on the ARC for grins. I love my EVS 1200 a ricevs/ tweakaudio creation  
Preamp SS to match class D amp
If you are patient look for Audio Alchemy DPA-1 + PS 5 outboard power supply (I have these). It is also has a very fine DAC and a headphone jack, or, after this, Peter designed a dac pre streamer for Elac, but it doesn't have a outboard PS. Enj... 
Stereo pre amp, $1.5K and under (Rotel, Parasound, Schiit)
If you are patient look for Audio Alchemy DPA-1 + PS 5 outboard power supply (I have these). It is also has a very fine DAC and a headphone jack, or, after this, Peter designed a dac pre for Elac that you might find in your price range, but it doe... 
DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000
https://www.denafrips.com/https://www.stereophile.com/content/gramophone-dreams-40-denafrips-terminator-ares-ii-measurements In his September 2020 Gramophone Dreams, Herb Reichert reported on two D/A processors from Chinese manufacturer Denafrip... 
What speaker – under $10k – has the best timbre and tonal qualities?
Check out Danny GR Research. He mods many speakers XOs which seems to be the Achilles Heel of most speaker companies. He has a YT channel you might want to watch a few episodesHe also has some speakers that he bought a container full and is sellin... 
Recommendations for next headphone
Definitely check out Underwood HiFis new LSA headphones, which he sells direct, saving $$$hth 
High end Class D amps?
After probably at least a year of driving my EVS 1200 direct from my LPM moded Oppo 105, and having upgraded all cables and speakers I decided to reinsert my Audio Alchemy DDP- 1 + PS 5. It took a solid 24 hours to relax, and certainly sounds bett... 
High end Class D amps?
Ralph, if GFi is right, that you are close to releasing your class D, I volunteer to compare/comment on it vs my much beloved EVS 1200, dual mono IcePower AS 1200 modules with lots of Rics pixie dust. My speakers are EP 3.4s 12' concentric driver ... 
Whats playing on your system today?
stereo5one of my favs but it demands a very high quality amp/s and speakerswhat's your system