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Suggestion for best stereo amp ?
I think you'd like a Bryson 4B cubed or a top-of-the-line Pass Labs. They're powerful and nuanced and have superb dynamic balance excellent timbre and a velvety smooth transparency across scales. They like good cables, and they'll make those Wilso... 
Inexpensive tablet well suited as a control point for my streamers, including Sony
Many thanks to those who were so helpful. I'm a putz when it comes to anything the least bit techie, but I've finally got an iPad Mini to work smoothly for both. Thanks all!  
The Best Piano Works of the 20th Century
Marta Argerich playing anything, or the Richter recording of Shostakovich Piano Concerto #1.  
Replace HDD in Sony HAP Z1ES with an SSD
Or Lagavulin 16? So much scotch, so little time. 
Replace HDD in Sony HAP Z1ES with an SSD
Just say the word..  
Replace HDD in Sony HAP Z1ES with an SSD
I had to speak to a colleague who's an engineer (I teach Liberal Arts, meaning I'm clueless). He said firmware likely limits the amount of real estate the HAP Z1ES will recognize - though that is a generality, not specific to any particular app. H... 
Replace HDD in Sony HAP Z1ES with an SSD
Thanks for your help. As it turned out, I had the work done by Modwright with their upgrades. I can barely bring myself to turn it off!  
Replace HDD in Sony HAP Z1ES with an SSD
Thank you!  
Preamp under $2,000 used
I will, in a few days, have an Audible Illusions modulus 3a pre for sale. $1,800.00, new tubes, cosmetically perfect. This is a giant killer, just superb and a very good phono section.  
UK to US step up/down voltage converter
My local audio shop have consented to convert the DAC to 110 for a reasonable price. Happy ending! Thank you very much for your help.  
UK to US step up/down voltage converter
I'm using a UK DAC (Cambridge Audio Azur 851D) with a hard-wired line cord; that's fit with a Schuko plug. The DAC will be powered from an Audioquest NRG 10 cord plugged into a Furman line conditioner. So the step device needs to accept the male S... 
Hum problem
I had this with an Audible Illusions modulus 3a pre. The tech fellow I hired could find no explanation. I used a DAC direct to power amp for about 3 Mos. One day I tried the preamp and the hum was gone. My neighbor was big into ham radio. He had m... 
Apartment Dweller's Paradise - The Ideal 2 ch. system?
Oops, typo. $7,900 
Apartment Dweller's Paradise - The Ideal 2 ch. system?
Audio Note 300B kit ($1,995) Audible Illusions modulus 3a ($1500) Sonos Cullen mod ($800) Arcam irCam ($800) NAS RAID 5, KEF LS50 ($1,500) Hsu uls 15 mk2 ($700)$6,900 with cables and sounds fabulous even at low volume. The downside is 8 w/ch. It w... 
Audiophile quality streamer/server-in-one without a DAC. Does this exist?
If you can find a Logitech Transport, buy it, with one caveat; mine is a bit rachitic - two seperate power-supply problems. It sounds very, very good, it's attractive and it's versatile. Mine runs a QNAP NAS with 2.2 Terabytes of music through an ...