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What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why?
First pair were Dalquist DQ-10, which were the staple for 10+ years. Then to Heresy II which were out the door in less than 2 years. At that point I met Richard  Shahinian and heard the Obelisk. Owned several starting with older models and ending... 
Experience with United Radio in NY
sfar,I had heard a similar story about them, I will stay clear of them.effischer470,United is a ML authorized service, but not sure if they are more mobile electronics. Will shoot an email to Classics, but if you are not a authorized center obtain... 
My amp is toast
I really like the amp over others I have and have had. It is nice to have the power even if it rarely tapped. Although, I am growing to like my Perreaux 3150 that is currently standing in for it and doing a much better job that a Bedini I had also... 
My amp is toast
Not much of a breakfast kina guy, so I guess I will Pass 
I've got the Summertime Blues. Power conditioner necessary?
No, I know home system is fine, I have two isolated 20a runs for the system. By low, I am taking about only 114-116vac. I have understood that the re-generators are capable of of making up short term voltage drops to keep input vac stable  
I've got the Summertime Blues. Power conditioner necessary?
I have Furman units (model unknown) but notice that the readout sometimes goes into a low voltage situation, which it is unable to regulate. Have been seriously considering a PS regenerator unit, PS P10 (at least somewhat affordable since the P20 ... 
What are you streaming tonight?
As I am also reading a book, so it is more background, I am listening to Classical FM via my Magnum Dynalab MD 809T SE Internet Tuner 
Need a headphones amp/dac solution that I can stream to from my NAS
I looked at it and just now again...Unfortunately is cannot be connected to the network to access the NAS. That is the missing ingredient that is currently driving me a little nuts... 
Speaker companies with a focus on parts quality and measurements
shahinian acoustics could be a thought, USA made although a bigger seller in Europe... http://shahinianacoustics.com/ 
Old Amp vs. New Amp
My last 'new' amp was back in the 90's, a Perreaux 3150 and other than a power switch is still operational, but currently retired. Everything after that has been picked up off the used market.Bedini 100/100, a ML 23.5 and a ML 333 that was just re... 
Why does it take so many hours to brea in arc preamps and amps?
Having two ARC pre in two different systems, one bought new (17es) and one bought used (LS 27) but with only 200 hours on it when I received it, both with factory papers and both showed a recommended 600 hour break-in.While the LS 17 does not have... 
Need DAC that can....
PS Audio NuWave DSD does not seem to have an ethernet connection, checked. Used route is under consideration, but they are far and few... Would have thought by this point there would be a larger number of DAC's that would be able to be networked 
If I'm looking for "Tube Sound", why would I put a Tube Pre in front of a SS amp?
Well, I can offer an opinion of sorts. Having run all SS for years (Classe, Perreaux), eventually moving away from HiFi for a bit. Upon returning several years later, also started to experiment with adding a tube pre. First, a Quicksilver inserted... 
FLAC vs WAV
As a relative newbie in digital world, I recently elected to rip my cd collection to have access to everything without going through hundreds of cd's. Using dB I started ripping at first in the flac default 5 compression. Playing back through my M... 
Going to rip 2000 cds. Which software?
As someone just getting into digital, I recently ripped my cd collection (ok...I did it twice...) and working with a little background from reading posts I ended up using db as their trial period I was able to do everything I had on hand. As the g...