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mcintosh mc601 vs plinius reference vs pass xa100.8
I've been using the combo : McIntosh MA8000 + Dynaudio Contour K5.4 for nearly two years, and it sounds great.  
Should I upgrade to XLR interconnects?
As for my own experience, sound quality is always  improved by the replacement of RCA cable with XLR cable.  
Aurender N10 or X100L
Thank you for sharing your pratical exprience! 
Aurender N10 or X100L
Hi lalitk,Thank you for your advice. I need more than 2TB of storage (up to 4-5TB), that's why I take X100L into consideration instead of N100H. Could you please share me your own experiences on N10 which has been praised so much online? I like it... 
Metrum Acoustics Pavane or ESOTERIC N-05 or ESOTERIC K-05X?
Hi stanwalWhich model of metrum are you using? Could you please give me some idea about it! Rrgds 
Metrum Acoustics Pavane or ESOTERIC N-05 or ESOTERIC K-05X?
Hi jon0202I prefer N-05 to K-05X because of my hires library (in 3TB). I am wating for the reply from an authorised seller in Japan.You use Esoteric K-01 as transport and N-05 as external DAC? Wow! Your combo is too luxurious for me to dream of! ... 
Metrum Acoustics Pavane or ESOTERIC N-05 or ESOTERIC K-05X?
Hi goergelofi & mitch2Thank you for your recommendation and advice. Dac FORMULA is off course good at everything but the price! Its price is over my budget.  
Metrum Acoustics Pavane or ESOTERIC N-05 or ESOTERIC K-05X?
Hi jon2020Thank you very much for your promt & precious reply."I find the N-05 beating my previous K-01" ! Your sentence beats me too! What a nice surprise! I auditioned the Esoteric  K-03 last month and found it wonderful. And I know it is st... 
DACs and audio formats
The Marantz CD/SACD Player SA10 which will be released in the end of the year (2016) meets all your requirements.  
Anyone auditioned the new Wadia Di322 DAC?
Last Sunday I spent three hours in a audio shop to audition a combo consisting of MCINTOSH MA8000+ TANNOY CANTERBURY GR + DI322 (with the cables as big as the snakes in the Amazon forest (!) of which I do not know the brand, but I am sure they al...