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Who owns Ayon amps?
I've always been taken by Christiaan Punter's review (www.hifi-advice.com) of the VAIC 520 synergy with the Dali Icon 6 speakers. Not an expected pairing but apparently out of this world:Dali Ikon 6 +VAIC Reference 520 This really is a silly combi... 
Greatest debut album
Maybe not the best ever, but Gun 'n Roses had a pretty good debut :) 
Why do Asian looks for old Wadia CDP at high price?
Perhaps Christiaan can shed some light on the subject:http://www.hifi-advice.com/blog/review/digital-reviews/spdif-dac-reviews/wadia-521-dac/ 
My experience after lost of 20k$
Talk to Marcin over at JPLAY - www.jplay.eu 
Review: Emotiva XDA-1 DA converter
"The thing about it for me, is the ability to change with the times. In all of the reviews, I did not see one person notice how truly easy it is to modify that unit to upgrade the core of the conversion process. It is, for all purposes, a few modu... 
Advice on "Re-Clocker" for My USB Port to my DACs
Steve, what about PS Audio's LanRover and others? Here's a comparison review of several, fwiw: https://audiobacon.net/2016/12/01/ifi-nano-iusb3-0-review-vs-uptone-regen-wyred-4-sound-recovery-and...GaryP.S Like the OP, I'm very interested to know ... 
Audible Illusions remote control
It's Art Ferris - 
DAC recommendation
In regards to first version BP DAC - which I own and like very much - I've recently been engaged in a discussion with Gary Dews (owner of Border Patrol) about the quality of the driver embedded in the DAC. The version of the BP DAC I own comes wit... 
Quincy Jones Interview
And now this:https://pitchfork.com/news/quincy-jones-apologizes-for-those-wild-interviews/?mbid=social_twitter 
I picked up a ROKU, I am wanting to cut the Cable TV cord.
I too would like to cut the cable cord but judging from the posts here it isn't easy. Does anyone happen to know whether channels like the Tennis Channel and the Golf Channel are available a la carte? It would be so nice if I could just pick and c... 
Audio Research Ref 6 work with Jeff Rowland 725
Why not ask Christiaan Punter over at hifi-advice.com? He's extremely knowledgeable about JRDG gear.http://www.hifi-advice.com/blog/ 
Best used DAC for $250?
This thread may over at AC may help: http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=152638.240 
How to drive yourself insane
Hi Marcin,I'm using a laptop so glad you told me about the USB Card's desktop PC requirement. Ok, I'll take a look at the USB Isolator - thanks.Gary 
How to drive yourself insane
Steve and Marcin, thanks for your inputs. I do wonder how a non-technical guy such as myself is supposed to be able to evaluate the quality of the design, implementation and parts choices in the USB DACs I might be looking at. Right now I'm using ... 
Moving on from Parasound A21 (maybe?)
The new Bryston 4B cubed has caught my eye, but it's too new to find any critical owner reviews. http://www.hifi-advice.com/blog/review/analog-reviews/amplifier-reviews/bryston-3b-4b-and-14b-cubed-...