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Revel Performa 206, PSB T-2, Focal Aria 936: Which offers the best overall sound?
Above-mentioned Revels are pre-Samsung designs and, if bought used, easily pre-Samsung manufacture. 
New to audiophile and need HELP.
In your case, buying used but well-maintained equipment will virtually double your budget. Just as tomcarr said above (good analogy to underwear, I will have to remember that one).Now, what equipment to buy is more difficult to decide. At least fo... 
$10k Speaker Cables??????????????
Huh, this is becoming a socio-economic aspect of sound quality.Continuously raising prices does not seem to impact the major audio market that negatively. iPhones and similar machines have been selling quite well. On the other hand, I can see econ... 
Discovering I may have the cleanest AC power in USA
"That is not a double-blind test."+1 (I am not sure it really mattered in that situation, but double-blind it was not) 
Discovering I may have the cleanest AC power in USA
elizabeth,Could it be that it has nothing to do with your electricity supply but "simple" distance from some offending product? The devices you bought may have some use for people who cannot keep electrical components at any distance, it seems. Am... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Rucki Zucki Palmencombo. Sudseetraume (single).Do not feel too sorry for me. I have not heard it in 25-30 years and it arrived today. Then, I might have been ashamed, today I am proud. 
$10k Speaker Cables??????????????
"...the size of a guy’s stereo speakers are in inverse proportion to the size of his d - - -." I knew there was a reason I prefer earphones. Thanks for clarifying it. 
Discovering I may have the cleanest AC power in USA
I am not 55 yet, but I will get on the waiting list for your 55+ place. It seems perfectly suited for pumps, ventilators, and whatever I may need one day. For music, I will take geoffkait’s battery-powered approach. 
$10k Speaker Cables??????????????
"It’s a fluid situation on the ground, folks."Be careful where you step. You never know what it is and who did it. 
Thinking about a new, lower end CD Player
jafant,Nothing esoteric (not even Esoteric). Luxman 505UX amplifier, Luxman-D-05U CD player, SONY HAP-Z1ES digital player/server, Revel Performa3 F208. Also, rarely used but most beloved, many decades old Technics SL-Q2 turntable with a few months... 
Thinking about a new, lower end CD Player
jafant,I bought Luxman D-05U. I still buy CDs and do not download from websites (I did one album just to check how it goes) but put them on a server so I have almost no use for CD part of my new player. At the same time as buying a player, I rippe... 
Thinking about a new, lower end CD Player
uberwaltz,well, in case you change your mind...https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9897j-technics-1520-reel-to-reel 
Thinking about a new, lower end CD Player
uberwaltz,There is a simple way to rip your SACDs so you can bypass that internal DAC, assuming your external DAC can handle DSD. 
Thinking about a new, lower end CD Player
n80,Check your local library. Mine has a basement where people donate books and CDs (it used to be records, too, but not anymore). They are $1 each and you could find everything. From MFSL CDs to Austrian polka. Selection changes, actually expands... 
$10k Speaker Cables??????????????
One more for good measure...80 000/2 = 40 000