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High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
@68pete Where did you buy the orange 3 way splitter?   I checked Lowes yesterday and couldn't find it.  Can you post a link?  I want to add 4 more MC0.5s.Thanks! 
D'Agostino vs. Ayre
@aardvarkbark You are the only person I've heard ever make that complaint.   +1  Two sides to every story.  Customer from hell? 
Audio Research 610T
Damn, can you imagine what is must cost to ship a 610T ?! Can't play if you can't pay!GL csng1! 
Looking to upgrade my preamp, suggestions?
Congratulation on the McIntosh.   In your budget, I would go for ARC REF3 or EAR 868.  I prefer over MW 36.5 especially one without an external PS. 
Can Pass XA60.8's drive Revel Ultima Salon2's without their tongues hanging out?
If you're keeping the amps when moving to a bigger home, get a 300.8 or 160.8.   I would never pair XA60.8 with Salon 2'sThe analog is like putting around in the city, don't need much power but a V8 will feel different and has more control than V4... 
Why pay so much for super high end?
reference999                                         02-17-2017 1:25pm  44 posts Reviewers always say the high-priced speakers sound so much better because they are paid to push them .If your purchasing decision is solely based on reviews, then y... 
Chord Dave or Ayre QX5 Twenty DAC???
Just to show there's no best but just personal preferences / system synergy.   Used my Dana USB cable on all DACs ( note after the shootout, Mike mentioned he likes the QX5 with another USB Why?   Should use the best matching cable?I had a La... 
High fidelity REVEAL interconnects
I guess all HFC XLR interconnects don't have magnetic connectors so will probably try an 1M Reveal XLR. 
Chord Dave or Ayre QX5 Twenty DAC???
I didn’t say that the Ayre was not a nice DAC; simply that it’s not in the same league as top tier DACs@bar81 Have you heard the Ayre?   Is your conclusion based on personal experience? 
Pass Labs XP-30 vs Krell Evo 202
SFL-1 was my 1st tube preamp and then slowly upgraded to Line 3.   Actually SFL-1 and SFL-2 were pretty good compared to competition at the time.  My biggest mistake was tube rolling and upgrading Line 3 and Power 3.   Line 3 uses 10 6922/e88c... 
High fidelity REVEAL interconnects
Is it true Reveal ic they don't have magnet on the connector? That's even better, no need to clean the tip of the connectors. This is precisely the reason I'm avoiding them.   From my experience the more magnets, the better even adding A MC 0.5... 
Pass Labs XP-30 vs Krell Evo 202
Ok, I'm going to get laughed at but you'll never know unless you try it. I know of someone that replaced his Pass XP-30 with a Linear Tube Audio MZ2-S designed by David Berning and says it's better. You will laugh because of the huge difference ... 
They Almost Never Quote A Price , Why?
If Tara Labs, get it here.  Otherwise Google, contact distributor or retailer. 
Albertporter,Tireguy, Sean, MikeLavigne, Ozzy ??
I like to add MAPMAN to the list, not enough posts! 
They Almost Never Quote A Price , Why?
They Almost Never Quote A Price , Why?I never have problems getting retail prices from manufacturers or retailers if I ASK.   FAKE NEWS!!!