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Oppo UDP-205 DAC vs. The Competition
Hi David. I've owned an Oppo UDP-205 since day 1 of its commercial release. Succinctly, the Oppo is very capable and in many situations a necessary component regardless of anything else you might have. Almost a year after purchasing the Oppo, I pu... 
Directional?
Without intentionally wanting or meaning to plagiarize @nonoise, "no, not again". 
Converting FLAC Files
audioengr - I am not a fan of FLAC because the SQ is inferior to .wav. I don’t care if you cannot hear the difference. I can hear the difference.Steve, I agree with you, but flac still has the advantage from a disk space utilization perspective. P... 
Volume control
Any ideas as what is causing the volume difference?Hi @elf1Regardless of what's causing the volume difference, in all likelihood you don't have any problem or issue with your gear. IMO, 9 is fine, despite what some proponents of 10 or 11 will clai... 
We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses
Well what do we have here folks? Name calling? Intentional misspelling of someones user id, etc? Isn't that grand?I mean, it's completely childish and totally irrelevant. It would be like my stating that the weather in Falls Church Virginia is 53 ... 
We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses
geoffkait - It’s a time honored tradition here for me to have the last word.Even if what you write is fiction, which you've since admitted you're the king of.  
We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses
geoffkait - I assume you misfired. Better load again. Nope. "My aim is true", to quote Elvis Costello. Incidentally, even you would have to agree I was/am right about the fact that you have to have the last word. Read back a few posts.As to drugs... 
We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses
@geoffkait "Clowns are the pegs on which the circus is hung". P.T. Barnumcleeds - I don't think brain damage is a funny topic.Agreed. But my wallet and I are rather confident I don't have it. 
most advanced speaker in a rectangular wooden box?
GoldenEar Triton (powered series) 
We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses
Oh and cleeds, you might want to consider brushing up on the English language. Thank you for quoting me, however, you should note that my statement regarding drugs refers to the past, not the present. You made a similar mistake when you confused t... 
We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses
Just so any interested party should know, any reference to me and drugs goes way back many years. Nothing current, except beer. I’d venture to say the majority of the world does or has tried some kind of drug, especially if one considers doctor pr... 
We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses
folkfreak - Perhaps it's just the less constructive posters who are being blocked -- seems as if Geoff and I can post freely to the original Blue threadGeoff, constructive? Thanks. I needed a good laugh.  
We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses
That’s 2 "snake oil" fuse threads shut down, hope the others do too if they start with all the outrageous claims of of sound improvements for their systems being suddenly transformed.But like I said they’re like weeds, pull one out and another one... 
We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses
@douglas_schroeder My sentiments too! I'd venture to say nearly everyone else on the forum as well! 
The new Synergistic Research BLUE fuses ....
^Remember gk, by your own admission, 80 percent or more of your posts are fictitious.