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  1. Cardas Clear Beyond : Speaker Cables @ 2.5M [PAIR]

    Cardas Clear Beyond : Speaker Cables @ 2.5M [PAIR]

    Cardas Clear Beyond : Speaker Cables [PAIR] Length: 2.5 Meters Termination: Spade To Spade Condition: Excellent - Original owner, purchased just over one year ago. Original Retail Price: $10,550 USD
  2. AThrillOfHope

    Help with new interconnects

    Excellent advice. I will do just that.
  3. AThrillOfHope

    Help with new interconnects

    Just posting as a show of support. We are dabbling with changing out our interconnects from our DAC to pre-amp, and pre-amp to monos. Just about to confirm the finalization of our USB—it is between the TARA Labs Master EVO and the Shunyata Research Omega. But next up seems to be our Carda...
  4. AThrillOfHope

    Playlists and Personality: Story and the Beauty of Our Inner Person

    Can this thread be deleted?
  5. AThrillOfHope

    Playlist Creation Philosophy

    Posted this topic in General Forum before finding this Music Forum. Perhaps this is irrelevant—it received no responses in its first iteration. What are your philosophical takes on playlist creation? An artform that says something about the creator? Nothing more than a convenience tool to...
  6. AThrillOfHope

    Vitus SM-103 Monos Demo

    Thank you for your time and feedback. I know the Wilsons are ported speakers and the Magicos are not, which largely explains their different handling of bass, I believe. Not to sound sappy, but your journey has piqued my interest in brands I never seriously considered. Thank you for this. This...
  7. AThrillOfHope

    Vitus SM-103 Monos Demo

    Hi Joe, Thanks for the feedback on the DACs and amps. May I ask how the Gryphon sounded compared to the Vitus? I have owned Pass and currently own Gryphon Essence monos—which is nowhere near your level, but hope to get there one day. The Gryphons are by far the best amps we have had to date...
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    Vitus SM-103 Monos Demo

    Sir, Congratulations on your new acquisition. It has been a joy reading your journey. Your enthusiasm bleeds through your words, and this is the enthusiasm of an experienced audiophile genuinely gushing about a real magic. Did you mention what amps these replaced? And have you auditioned any...
  9. AThrillOfHope

    Streamer advise - Lumin / dcs / auralic / other ?

    I have demoed a HiFiRose unit—perhaps this very one, as it was in the $5K range (more like $7K actually). It definitely performed comparably to units several thousands more.
  10. AThrillOfHope

    Digital Audio Output Differences? Is USB Audio Really The Top-notch?

    There is also the reality that not all streamers have all of the output formats. My Innuos, for instance, will not output AES, even though my DAC will accept ALL the formats. Innuous (even on their top-flight Statement model) will only do USB and ethernet digital output. So I am forced to either...
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    Playlists and Personality: Story and the Beauty of Our Inner Person

    Just some random thoughts here that skew more on social commentary than specifically audio. PLAYLISTS. To do or not to do? How an audiophile responds to the possibility and capability of creating playlists speaks volumes to the nature of their inner Beethoven. There are essentially two kinds...
  12. AThrillOfHope

    Boulder to Gryphon

    There is something to be said for brand loyalty. I'd be hard-pressed to shake out my Audio Research pre-amp to any other brand ... at least if I am sticking with SS amps.
  13. AThrillOfHope

    Visit to Marc C.'s (SpiritOfMusic's) House in England

    Talk about a buzz-kill! Well, you know what some say—no greater love has one than to lay down his wallet for another. (Actually, it was “life”, not “wallet”. But our resources are the result of our life’s labor. Right? So it kinda works.)
  14. AThrillOfHope

    Real Estate: Castles in Europe

    Yeah, but if someone accidentally knocked the whole thing over? What then? Would it be considered Grade 1 Rubble? Just thinking outside the box.
  15. AThrillOfHope

    Visit to Marc C.'s (SpiritOfMusic's) House in England

    Amazing. Enchanted. Like music. Aesthetics of one’s environment may be just as critical to the spiritual as the music itself. (I’ll say it for you: Aren’t I deep?)
  16. AThrillOfHope

    DOES ANYONE REGRET BUYING A TAIKO EXTREME SERVER? ANYTHING BETTER?

    I was referring to the Wadax Reference line. But was just joking. I regard audio equipment like actors--the ones that get paid more money for a single job than most people make in three lifetimes get to be harpooned relentlessly without apology. Comes with the territory for making that much...
  17. AThrillOfHope

    DOES ANYONE REGRET BUYING A TAIKO EXTREME SERVER? ANYTHING BETTER?

    Okay, you beat me on finding the price on the Nagra DAC. Half the price really ends the discussion when the differences are more preferential than measurable. Thank you. Wonder if the same applies between the Innuous Statement and Taiko Extreme--is the Statement "good enough" at less than half...
  18. AThrillOfHope

    DOES ANYONE REGRET BUYING A TAIKO EXTREME SERVER? ANYTHING BETTER?

    Interesting. Not to be a snit, but a local dealer carries the Nagra line (believes the Nagra PreAmp is the best on the market right now), and favors the MSB Select II over the Nagra DAC in their ultimate listening room. I have NOT A/B'd the two DACs. They use the Innuos Statemnt for the...
  19. AThrillOfHope

    DOES ANYONE REGRET BUYING A TAIKO EXTREME SERVER? ANYTHING BETTER?

    Even over the MSB Select II?
  20. AThrillOfHope

    DOES ANYONE REGRET BUYING A TAIKO EXTREME SERVER? ANYTHING BETTER?

    Yes, I know. It is Wadax's lesser line. Just joking. Audio should be fun, right? I would love to own anything Wadax. Not really interested in the looks so much. My listening room is dark most of the time, anyway.
  21. AThrillOfHope

    DOES ANYONE REGRET BUYING A TAIKO EXTREME SERVER? ANYTHING BETTER?

    Now it looks like luggage.
  22. AThrillOfHope

    DOES ANYONE REGRET BUYING A TAIKO EXTREME SERVER? ANYTHING BETTER?

    You have to remember that it doubles as a parking meter.
  23. AThrillOfHope

    DOES ANYONE REGRET BUYING A TAIKO EXTREME SERVER? ANYTHING BETTER?

    ... and doesn't not adhere to my sense of feng shui.
  24. AThrillOfHope

    Stillpoints Ultra 6 v's Critical Mass Systems Centre Stage 2

    Certainly you are asking the greater group at large here, since I am no experit. That said, I'll share my opinion anyway. Seems that SS takes longer to warm up than tubes. What this says about susceptibility to vibration, I have no clue. But there should be an inference or connection on some...
  25. AThrillOfHope

    Stromtank Battery Supply / Sine Wave Converter

    Those are some of the finest tubes I’ve ever seen. Certainly after installing them in your listening beverage, the sound was simply incredible.
  26. AThrillOfHope

    Stillpoints Ultra 6 v's Critical Mass Systems Centre Stage 2

    Thanks for this excellent lead. They look great (especially the black and copper Dag Momentum monos on the copper trimmed racks). Will research these. Again, thanks.
  27. AThrillOfHope

    Stillpoints Ultra 6 v's Critical Mass Systems Centre Stage 2

    Your response echoes that of Mike Lavigne‘s. Isolation gear is just as critical a component of your audio as any other. Seems footers and racks need to be tried out first before commitment. I have been seriously considering Artesania, their mid-level suspension Prestige, or even their Exoteryc...
  28. AThrillOfHope

    Stillpoints Ultra 6 v's Critical Mass Systems Centre Stage 2

    Um. Your system. Not sure I’m worthy of you responding. Let me know and I’ll draw up the adoption papers (great package value! — I come with a wife and four kids!). Seriously, great advice: racks are a resale nightmare that are a one-size-fits-all response to mutually exclusive idiosyncratic...
  29. AThrillOfHope

    Robert Koda K160 Amps are on their way finally!

    Let me know when these end up on the used market. ;)
  30. AThrillOfHope

    Stillpoints Ultra 6 v's Critical Mass Systems Centre Stage 2

    This is what I wonder. I have yet to pull the trigger on either racks or 3rd party footers, and when presented with the option to buy used StillPoints, I turned them down because my limited funds would be better spent on good racks—CORRECT? If a good suspension rack can not take care of the...

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