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    The 6 ways of power filtration

    I'm no tech, but here's how I see it: 1990s-2003 1)Capacitor/inductor/coil based (Shunyata, Audience). Simple components placed over the lines, in the hope of breaking-up noise. I don't think these worked too well. The Teflon-equipped Audience (2008) was an improvement, but at a high cost...
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    The Big 4 Tweaks...

    Not for analog sources or tubes: In audio history, thumbs-down for cable lifters, green paint for CDs, clock radios (to reduce RF), 'speaker bullets', DSP bass-correction (peak flattening), bass traps and 'soundstage-expansion' devices -like Stein Music. This Stein, with multiple units, made...
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    R2R DACs 2017

    These type were rare in 2010, now they're surging. Current production, player or processor, made in U.S. or U.S. presence. Multiple price points if apply: Up to 3k: Border Patrol, Monarchy, Denafrips, Audio-gd, MHDT, Holo, Soeskris, Metrum, Schiit 5-15K: Audio Note, MSB, Metrum, Computer...
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    Horns 2017

    They shout, they 'honk', they have pronounced coloration. Not true anymore -they're the fastest growing audiophile speaker today. If we include the waveguide-style horn. A growing list of reviewers have them in their systems. Waveguides: Devore Organgutan, GedLee, Amphion, Tannoy, ATC, Emerald...
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    6 Price-Shock Reviews

    Ones that went WAY beyond anything, at the time. Includes the year of release. 1992 -Madrigal-Levinson No.30 DAC $15,000 1994 -Wilson X-1 speaker $65,000 1997 -Boulder power amp $59,000 1999 -Rockport turntable $73,000 2003 -Boulder phono stage $29,000 2005 -Tara 'Zero' interconnect $15,000
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    The very best DACs today...

    ...include, from U.S.-Canada -EMM 2X, Berkeley Alpha Reference, PS Audio "DS" and Bricasti M1. From Europe -Gryphon Kalliope, Total DAC and CH Precision C1. They're either stripping the DAC-chip down or using discrete resistors. Much better than ever before - digital (finally) came of age...
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    Speakers from North America

    At least, at the moment: www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=speakers&m=333982
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    The problems with measurements - part one, electronics

    I am not an engineer - but I still have a right to raise these issues (concerning "testers" like Stereophile, etc.) -Don't show SID distortion figures or high-order non-linear distortion at lower levels. -Quote at a single frequency. -(Makers) rate distortion in volts - not power. Don't...

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