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Bricasti M1 vs DCS Debussy
To OP:Audiotroy likes to denigrate the brands he does not carry and promote the brands he carries. Take all he says with a big helping of salt. 
T+A elektroakustik HV Series Components
T & A makes some great stuff at a great price.  A very underrated company in the U.S. 
Paradigm Persona series
TranslationMcIntosh is slightly veiled, rounded and warm  (I had an all Mac system for years) and you need that to mitigate the brightness and harshness in the Paradigms. 
Beware of the cable claiming long burn in period.
GeoffkatNice reference. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Tomic:The American Beauty 45 rpm is the one 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
MFSL American Beauty (Fabulous) 
3 things I learned from using MANY interconnect cables
ClearthinkAgreed. All components have their own sound. Sometimes the manufacturer of a component claims its component provides neutral sound, others do not. My point was that cables too have their own sound and should be utilized to work with the ... 
3 things I learned from using MANY interconnect cables
IMHO, manufacturers claim the holy grail of neutral sound when, in fact, many have a house sound. I can tell a Nordost cable from a Shunyata, Audioquest or Audience. (Nordost will be faster but not as full bodied as the others--and the others have... 
Your favorite male soul voices
Re those not yet mentioned:Although not at all a fan of disco, has anybody ever heard Jimmy Ellis scream "Satisfaction, came in a chain reaction"(Disco Inferno). Don’t know much else about the group but boy did that guy have lungs.Dennis Edwards-T... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Trench-- 21 PilotsA Black Mile to the Surface--Manchester OrchestraThe Tree of Forgiveness--John Prine 
Phono Protractor. Recommendations?
I hav a Smartractor and Geodisc. The Geodisc is approximate and good for most applications. The Smartractor is outstanding and very precise. 
Tube Sound Question
studio1+1 
It was 50 years ago today....
By the way all---I did not mean to diminish the role of George Martin or Geoff Emerick (may they both rest in peace). They were both critical--especially Martin with classical music suggestions (often in answer to Paul's requests).  BUT, for examp... 
It was 50 years ago today....
bdp24Of course Paul has recognized God Only Knows as a great song and Brian Wilson as top notch friendly competition. But Brian's favorite album is Rubber Soul. Of course the Beatles loved Elvis, Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers, Chuck Berry (and ... 
Life of KT150 tubes on ARC Amps
Dave Gordon on KT 150s:"Quoted specs for the amps have not changed. Although we could change some of the operating voltages and get higher rated power output," says Dave Gordon of Audio Research, "we are going the conservative route, which we thin...