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Amplifier for Harbeth 40.2
I am sure the luxman sound great but preamp mono combo north of 30K to replace integrated costing me 10K is too steep  
Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable?
I think it's sad that people who dont believe cables make a difference troll audiophile boards....Perhaps the bose forum or mp3 forum or bluetooth audio forum would be a better habitat  
$10k Speaker Cables??????????????
No one has to try 10K cables perhaps 1K or $500 cables if using $100 cables....or even make your own but to insist like some here do that science has proven it’s pointless is bordering on flat earth society stuff 
$10k Speaker Cables??????????????
There are some people who dont really care about getting better sound but somehow have time to troll the internet to persuade audio hobbyists that we are either deaf or dumb to buy anything more than monster cable.Perhaps these people dont really ... 
Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable?
the difference is huge....no placebo effect.....you guys are hitting the pipe hard if you think its just placebo 
$10k Speaker Cables??????????????
I got the top of the line Synergistic Research UEF speaker cable at half price and they were still a lot of money....but because I did so and purchased two REL subwoofer I am now very happy with the sound I am getting with my Harbeth 40.2 speakers... 
REL Subwoofers help
I spoke to REL and settings for crossover are not linnear...they recommended roughly 10 oclock 10 clicks as ballpark area to experiment with letting ears make final decision.The REL manual has 15 clicks plus minus three so imho manual is a bit hig... 
Oyaide Cables
which power cable is better for a power conditioner?  I have been recommended to use a 10gauge power cord 
Phono Stage Recommendation $3000
Pass labs just released.the XP-17 phone preamp and have used for few weeks and am very pleased.It has tremendous PRAT and very open dynamics and deep bass with my pass labs integrated 250 amp and harbeth 40.2 speakers. 
Upgrading form Pass integrated amplifier to a better one
Just sold the VAC 160i SE and acquired the Pass INT-250.Its a better fit for my room and with my Harbeth 40.2Better bass, more transparency, more detailed. Dont hear any drawbacks as the VAC was neutral for tubes and this PASS is not forwardPerhap... 
The new Synergistic Research BLUE fuses ....
Hi,I replaced SR Black with SR Blue fuse for digital player and right away notice more.musical more foot tapping.It is.midrange improvement but dont think highs or lows are.negatively impacted.in my resolving system.  Perhaps tad less.bass but gai... 
The new Synergistic Research BLUE fuses ....
Hi,I ordered a blue fuse to replace my black one for my playback designs digital player.Are people finding that fuse direction for the blue is same as black? 
what speaker cable do you use on the Evolution Acoustics MM3 speakers or Harbeth speakers.
I upgraded to Synergistic Atmosphere speaker cables for the Harbeth and find the system has a bigger soundstage and yet very detailed and cohesive sounding 
Best universal disc player that has great audio reproduction?
sounds like you already made up your mind to buy the modded OPPO so why the hand wringing just buy it......if you have never auditioned high quality cables you have never really heard cables and it sounds like you dont want to even think about hea... 
Best universal disc player that has great audio reproduction?
the newer SR cables are way better than their older line modded or not.....just advising the man to try to audition them and if can get a good deal on an IC and PC to start there assuming the room is already well treated. A good IC or PC can easil...