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Bands with great second albums
+1 Warren Zevon "Excitable Boy" I didn't realize that was his second, great album. 
SW1X Audio Design DAC II Absolute Top Tier Ref NOS DAC
Congratulations Wig and looking forward to hearing your impressions on the new Dac it looks like a good one! 
Bands with great second albums
Little Feat "Sailin’ Shoes" Bob Marley and the Wailers "Soul Rebel"+1 Grateful Dead "Anthem of the Sun" 
Play music from laptop over WiFi to existing audio system: how?
Any wireless streamer, Bluesound, Auralic,etc will stream the files from your laptop just fine. That would be all you needed whatever streamer you had would be on your wireless network and on your rack and you just run a digital cable to your dac/... 
Digital integrated alternatives to SET tube system
Why not buy yourself a tube tester? If you like the sound you have it's a much cheaper option than punting the whole thing and starting over.  
Cannot find perfect sound
You should read this..........https://www.audiostream.com/content/problem-loudspeakers 
Tidal not working on mac mini
I just logged off and back on and all my Tidal information has returned and it seems fine. 
Tidal not working on mac mini
So last night Tidal went out on my streamer, Auralic Aries Mini but the app was working fine on my Iphone. Very weird it literally just cutout mid-song. I hope it's working today! 
Tidal not working on mac mini
Did you try un-installing and re-installing the app? 
Insider or Outsider? To be or not to be,...?
Never mind I see it now and talk about an awful idea! If things continue this way that will be the end of Audiogon I think. 
Insider or Outsider? To be or not to be,...?
What new insider lobby? I signed up to give feedback and was asked questions about this all of which I said were a terrible idea but I didn't know it had been implemented. And I don't see it on the site anywhere? 
Remember your fellow audiophiles in NC
@uberwaltz LMAO just pray if you go that route the wife doesn't make it come  and find you and your beloved system!  
Remember your fellow audiophiles in NC
Best wishes to all in the path of the hurricane and remember no possession, not even your stereo, is worth your life! 
My old wavelength audio DAC is still usable
The MQA files you are listening too aren't just MQA they are also new remasters so they may just sound better. Are you able to observe the sampling rate when you play the MQA's? 
My old wavelength audio DAC is still usable
Because your Wavelength Dac is a good sounding well designed Dac with a good analog output stage. The Dac in the Node is compromised by its not very good analog output stage and overall noisy environment. What digepix says is correct you would nee...