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    Your suggestions on a high end dac/streamer.

    I love the Bartok Apex! I have to have one. Berkely just upgraded my Alpha USB to series 2.
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    AppleTV X - I am playing with something new

    Power supplies are not included. I chose linear. The Vanity Pro does not convert Dolby Atmos or DTS to PCM. It has no DTS or DD decoder. It accepts LPCM from the Apple or other devices. Audio jitter is 11 picoseconds for measurements I saw. It does pass bitstream as of the latest 5.2 firmware...
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    AppleTV X - I am playing with something new

    I have the VanityPro. It's remarkable the improvement it makes to the audio quality of the HDMI audio. It's not that Audiopraise "broke new ground" with signal quality. What they did is put HDMI on equal footing with AES/EBU which is my first experience with an HDMI originated signal being...
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    Counterfeit Audioquest cables?

    Audioquest makes some really great sounding cables. I gave up on buying them used however. There were too many fakes on the market. The last pair I purchased on Ebay were determined to be fakes. I returned them to a protesting seller that had no idea that they were fakes.
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    Accuphase and Krell

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    big new Roon happening next Tuesday Sept 20th.

    I use music to relax. I can't exactly relax while driving so I'm not that excited by Roon 2.0.
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    Accuphase and Krell

    I have a Krell Duo 300XD and the Chorus 5200XD. I really like the sound. The dynamics are the best of any amp I've owned especially micro-dynamics. I have had plenty of amps that can deliver low bass but none so "snappy" with other frequencies.
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    Current surround amplification recommendations

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    Why Do Different USB Cables Sound Different

    I use a Berkeley Alpha USB as well and have tried about 6 USB cables. I agree the ones with the separate 5v wires were CLEARLY superior to the others.
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    PS audio BHK Preamp

    Wow! I'll have to check this preamp out. How is your multi-channel rig these days?
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    Changing cable connectors

    Usually the connectors even on high-end cables can be upgraded. When I have sold cables with upgraded connectors, it did not lead to a drop in the price but I did not recover the price of the connector. Basically the connectors added no value but did not diminish the price. I hear a bigger...
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    How to replace your home theater pre-pro with a HTPC!

    What impact does the battery have on the SotM card? Small, marginal, or clearly audible?
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    4K Ultra Short Throw Projector

    Now that's one of the coolest products I have seen!
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    Classe CA M600 vs Omega Mono

    I think the main thing you would notice is that with these last monoblocks, Classe seems to have moved away from the somewhat rolled off and warm sound . If you are using some sort of EQ or room correction,that might not matter so much. Classe's older sound was warmer as well. I like the new...
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    Audiophile Finance

    Sure. All of my expensive cables were sold a long time ago and invested the money in better gear. I believe everyone would realize better sound by selling the expensive cables and using the money for room treatments or better gear or both.
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