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Move from Parasound A23 to A21/A21+ or Something Else?
@avanti1960 Re: there are people who prefer the sound of the a23 vs. the a21 FYI.  Are you one of them? I think i prefer the A23 as well (i own both), however it is system dependent. I've had the A21 for 10 years and recently purchased the A23 f... 
Move on from my Bryston BDA-1?
dsands, I realize this is a long shot after so many years but if you're still around i would be interested to know how the Ares ll compared to the Bryston and if you kept it. I'm in a similar situation in that i have a Bryston BDA-2 and wonderin... 
Simaudio new P5.3 vs. old P5 preamp , Improvement?
Moonguy "The 5.3 is fully dual mono front to back, the P-5 wasn’t with only one transformer." Incorrect. Don’t let the symmetrical layout fool you. Per specs from the MOON P5.3 manual: Power Supply Transformers ................................... 
Quicksilver Headphone Amp
@ytsejammer - How do you like the QS so far? 
Quicksilver Headphone Amp
@arafiq - Can i assume you were going off memory when making that assessment since you didn't have them side-by-side for direct A/B comparison? Also different DACs would influence things...at any rate, thank you for the feedback. 
Quicksilver Headphone Amp
Haven't heard the Pass Labs HPA-1 but have been drooling over it forever! If i was in your situation i think i would want the tube-based Quicksilver to 'complement' the HPA-1 and i would keep both flavors. 
Quicksilver Headphone Amp
I'm seriously tempted by this amp but would like to hear opinions on how it performs against the WA6se if anyone had a chance to compare both. Thank you.