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Whats your take / experience with Yaqin amps? I read a review here of Leema amp and comparison with heavily modded Yaqin with kt88, so that triggered me to start this thread. Can Yaqin sound good out-of-the-box? Is replacing tubes enough or modifications are usually needed? I have Yaqin MS23B (phono...

Just be aware about HDD lifespan. Everything above 5y is at high risk, so be sure you replace them every 3-4y

I would like to take Atlas if still available (despite the colour:), PM for details

Price drop €1500

Just bought tickets for: Stanley Clark @ Sugar club, 29th Oct http://www.thesugarclub.com/listings/event/stanley-clarke Blue Train from D Stringz album is one of my favourite hifi-gear-testing tracks (https://listen.tidal.com/album/77699766) Also sound in Sugar club can be really good if you manage ...

I would love to go, even to compare and contrast with my 1008be 😉. Busy times with holidays and visitors but when a firm date comes up I will do my best... If there’s any interest in hearing my system, let me know... (Jadis DA88s, Linn LP12, B.A.T. VKD5SE CD player, Chord Hugo DAC). Where do you li...

I have an extra amp, Accuphase E-213, in mint condition, original boxes. Bought another one, so its sitting there and if somebody wants to take it home for listen with own speakers ... Asking price is 1600eur (little discount for forum member, here's original ad: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153069409...

Missed the invite, but is it still open? I would like to return the favor and invite you to my place also (Dundrum, D16. System is Focal 1007be, AA Puccini Anniversary, Chord 2qute dac, TT Music Hall 7.1) ... This is a great way of sharing experiences, hope we'll have more "meetups" like t...

Interesting take from Chord: “Fundamentally, we’ve looked at MQA, and it’s not for us," says John. "It’s a clever idea as a packing system. But you don’t need to pack your audio down. It solves a problem that’s not there now. We looked at it and we thought it was inferior to what we were d...

Brilliant marketing move to add DRM to all our digital files. Its a lossy format, so whatever they say about "timing benefits" or "high res audio" is just their sales pitch. It sounds worse than a normal CD or high res uncompress format. They compress upper freq band into first 3...