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Peachtree GaN 1 Beta
Of the many class Ds I ran through my system over the last 2-3 years, the last being the EVS 1200 which I raved about for over a year, BUT immediately upon inserting a LSA Voyager 350 GaN amp, it was clear that this GaN amp was/is in a different c... 
Holo May KTE vs Meitner MA3
@lordmelton    Big ol +1 for understanding what DJT tried to do. Not many I know have a clue. And now we have a pedo friendly SCJ: SO SAD  
First CD player help!
Since you already have a dac, check out Audioman's review of the Audiolab 6000CDT transport. I upgraded from several CD players that died just a few months ago to the CDT. The improvement is beyond anything you can get in a $1000 player (There's a... 
The Law of Accelerating Returns
Underwood HiFi has terrific products priced well below the big name brands. Priced for the blue collar who loves excellent playback. Their Voyager 350 GaN amp is amazing, as is their Core Power products. I also have their Emerald Physics 3.4s, wh... 
New Technics SU-G700 Mk II on the horizon
FYI: I directed someone looking to upgrade either his Linn speakers, or his components. I directed him to the SU- G700 MkII. StereoNET has a review out now, BUT, it seemed the review intentionally avoided saying it was GaN based, instead emphasizi... 
Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever?
In Florida similar tech from Tortuga Audio. I never heard one, but they seem to know their stuff, with a variety of offerings  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
DOH! BOX; Buddha and the Chocolate BOX  
Your thoughts on my quest for new speakers
Before commenting, I read the 2011 stereophile review of your Linns. The then $2995 MSRP is likely $10,000+ today. Knowing Linns long history of great sound, I would rebuild around them. Technics has just come out with a MkII version of their SU-... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Cat Stevens Buddha and the Chocolate Factory  
High quality CDs
About 6 years ago I bought an Oppo 105 specifically to enjoy the so-called benefits of higher resolution SACDs/DVD-As. Turns out the 105 simply isn't that great for either SACD and especially Red book. Quite likely the transport is the biggest iss... 
List some of the worst-sounding CDs you've heard, lately
@stuartk    Im not disputing that some cd's will sound less good regardless, but, better kit makes a huge improvement  
List some of the worst-sounding CDs you've heard, lately
It's been a very long time since I had a dedicated transport. Some 15 years ago I bought a Raysonic 168 with 4 tubes and variable balanced outputs. It performed flawlessly. Several years later Raysonic introduced the 2 box 228, which also had 4 tu... 
Balanced a good decision. Why?
@russ69    Have you actually heard a complete true balanced system? About 20 years ago I followed Paul McGowans move to true balanced kit. I have listened to the identical manufacturers 0.5m and 1.0m XLR cables and could easily hear the improve... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
James Taylor Gorilla  
Moderately priced power and optilink cables?
I used Toslink for a few years because my then Pioneer PD 65 player/transport only had toslink out. When I upgraded my transport it offered both Toslink and Coax. So I started with my Toslink, but I got curious about Coax and bought a Pangea Premi...