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When and what was your last significant equipment upgrade?

I will start- December 2015, a DAC (Bricasti M1)

As I've said in the past, I truly believe I am done in terms of buying gear, but more recently I finally merged my laptop with my DAC to explore hi-rez audio, which I am enjoying a great deal
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mikirob
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DeVore 0/96 Orangutan speakers to pair with Coincident Dynamo SE Mark II. Only $1,500 for amp with built-in volume control. Wow!!! Great sound with mostly NOS tubes, NOS Western Electric WE16ga speaker wires, Belden 8402 interconnect, all Western Electric WE10ga power cords, except DAC, WE14ga. Saved big-time for super quality Single Ended sound. Best, Rob




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davidpritchard
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mikirob:

Congratulations on the great sound you are getting with the Coincident - DeVore combination.  If you have not yet tried  an upgraded fuse and A/C wall outlet plug , I hope you will do so. My SET amps really respond to being plugged in to a  premium outlet.  Then upgrading the main power fuse in the amp (Art Audio PX-25 and Ready Set Go 300B amp) was a further improvement.

David Pritchard 


mikirob
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Hi davidpritchard,
Thanks for the kind words. You have a really wonderful set-up. I installed the Synergistic Black fuse plus I already had the complete Oyaide R-1 and WPZ wall plate. Also added Akiko in to outlet. Everything is working in harmony, truly black background, great stage, tone. I'm amazingly happy now. Buying records like there is no tomorrow, as few CDs as well. Best, Rob
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hifiman5
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I am 3 weeks into listening/breaking in my new Vandersteen Treo CTs.  I traded in my Vandy model 3s which I owned for 22 years.  The musical truth the Treos reveal was beyond my imagining.  Richard Vandersteen does it again!

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falconquest
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A Balanced Power Technologies 2.5 Signature Edition. This unit really rounds out my system. Now if I could just build that dedicated room....
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