david_ten

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Upgrading speaker cables...
I’ve owned both the 4tc and 8tc and good cables but there’s so much better out there and one doesn’t have to spend a lot to hear it.+1 @adg101 
Legacy Audio Signature SE : Wanting to listen in NYC
+1 for cleeds' recommendation to reach out to @audiodoctor There are other dealers as well.You may also want to consider the Calibre. 
Just confused about where to start
@muffinhead123  You are getting great feedback and suggestions. All the best with your offer. 
Ethernet Cables, do they make a difference?
Reading assignment:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/most-important-unloved-cable?highlight=unloved%2Bcable 
Just confused about where to start
@ OP  You did make yourself clear. I was pointing it out since one of the recommendations was for 1500 into the speakers.Given where you are coming from with your headphones (which amps and sources are you using?) I think you may (will?) be disapp... 
Just confused about where to start
Budget is:It’s $1500 total, for the speakers and amp combined.Speakers and amp combined. 
What is your favorite system for an Office or a Secondary System
@audiotroySo with that in mind, what geat secondary systems that would be perfect for a newbieI’ve always found offering overall system setup advice to a ’newbie,’ as you put it, to be difficult. What is it that they value and do they truly unders... 
Just confused about where to start
I'm looking to add speakers to my audiophile setup which currently consists of (very high end) headphones. I want speakers for everything the headphones cannot do - simple enough....At least with headphones, I like a pretty neutral sound, if not a... 
Ideas for my next DAC....?
@joncourage   Thinking ahead is smart! And not giving up on USB is also. Going the extra step to compare Ethernet and USB, is three in a row! As for the individual components...only you can go down that road. Your ears, preferences, system synergi... 
In need of some Amplifier advice. Is therereally any point in it with my current setup?
The bad news is you need to start over. The good news is you need to start over.+1 @soix if 2-channel is at all important to you the receiver needs to go.  All of it.  Forever.  End of story. 
Ideas for my next DAC....?
+1 Ayre QX5-20+1 Mytek Manhattan (II version)+ 1 @dlcockrum Do people even bother to read the original post anymore.... 
Ideas for my next DAC....?
Bricasti M12 used (recently listed used within your $ range, likely sold). 
The new Synergistic Research BLUE fuses ....
Depends on when the Mods are Directional. : )  
So many integrated options -- McIntosh 8900, Levinson 585, Lyngdorf 2170, Anthem STR,
Deleted my previous post since @mtrot answered part of it.@uberwaltz You answered my question, to a degree. Thank you.I’m trying to get a better feel for what the Lyngdorf does, which is why I asked the question. I believe it is germane to the ori... 
Two Type of sound and listener preference are there more?
@audiotroy I'm usually with you on your posts, however this one has me searching for meaning... : )As to deeper meaning there isn't any.Is this nihilism?  You have absolutetly no idea what the original recording sounded likeI imagine some do. I of...