SPOILER ALERT! It will be a home run. Yep, I'm a fan boy. But I do know what LTA puts out and if it has LTA on it, I know it meets a standard. I'm so upset I'm not in the market, but I would love to hear it. Knowing what my Lampizator did for my system, I would expect the same. Glad for you guys...

Up for sale is my beloved pair of Dynaudio Heritage Specials. I did a lot of research looking for my end game speakers, and the Heritage Specials were everything said and more. They are truly gorgeous in person. However, the sound is what matters. It goes beyond adjectives, they are just so...

That's a fantastic combo.

I'm so sad, but crap happens. I am selling my Z40+ Integrated amp if anyone is interested.

I can’t believe I have to do this, but life happened. Up for sale is my almost brand new Lampizator Baltic 4 DAC with new engine 11. Lampizator is well represented WBF and I found it to be the single biggest change to my system. The immersion into the stage is truly mind blowing. There is no way...

I can’t believe I have to do this, but life happened. Up for sale is my beloved Linear Tube Audio Z40+ Integrated amp. The first owner bought it just before the “+” upgrade. I bought the amp and had it sent to LTA to do the upgrade. That was November of 21. That is sub out and all new caps and...

Super easy transaction. Communication was great, payment was prompt. Would certainly do buisness again.

And... I don't necessarily absolve Tidal is all this either. It doesn't sit well with me their apparent comfy position in bed with MQA. They seem rather complicit in the whole thing. I like the fact too that they pass on more money to the artists... But at the end of the day we just have to take...

Am I allowed to not like MQAs tactics and deception if I have had Tidal (still do) for years and never had a Spotify account? (which I don't) For the life of me, I don't understand how criticizing a company for its underhanded dealings... And downfall because of them... Can cause such a reaction...

Overly dramatic much? Lighten up Fransis. MQA is a solution looking for a problem. There is no issue with streaming or storing losses content. Figuring out a better way to do lossy is not a game changing development... Which is exactly what MQA was hyped as. It's all marketing. A lot of it. Way...

Right, then you are golden. Me, not many have Z40s... I was a little suprised when I put my second one in. Quite a size increase.

@Designsfx oh hey... How much space between sockets do you have... Between balanced sides... Because SE 34 bottles are kinda big. I have like a mm or 2 between mine. I knew my cover would not fit, but ya, side to side is a squeeze.

Ya, I read your post. Ya... Tubes are "different". That I get... But when stage, image, decay, tibre, transperancy, dynamics improve... Nope... That's better. The SE 34s are better, clearly. That's not dramatic night and day, but that's also not hair splitting minute difference. I'm almost...

I never did update. I spent time with my friends Atlantic TRP and got some tubes to try. Had to know. Bottom line was my B4 compared to the TRP they were both voiced the same. They sounded the same... But the TRP was definitely "bigger". Stage was bigger, more defined and more real. Things were...

It was a real pleasure do buisness with you. Fast payment, excellent communications, super easy. Would certainly do buisness again.

I have Hi-Fi Plus. Have from the start. I logged out/in. I can now see some content in 24 bit. But the best that shows is 24/48, even if I know it's higher in qobuz. That is on streamer that doesn't use tidal connect. The only time I see FLAC is when I am in tidal app on phone or desktop. Phone...

I'm really confused now... I forget all about actual end point decoders. I started with a Matrix mini pro, that was MQA decoder. Roon of course does it as well which I also used. The I got a Pontus 2 which does not decode and stopped using Roon. Now I have an Aurender... I got it used and it...

I could have swore it was. I would compare to qobuz. It wouldn't just list it you had to look at pathway.

So I'm still confused... Why would Tidal go through the trouble of making FLAC Master show, and not show bit rate... When bit rate was shown before? It just seems like more smoke and mirrors.

For sale is *** now only one *** NOS Mullard EL34 with date code xf2. Of course made in GB. I bought these as spares and other than listening for functionality have sat in my drawer. No noise and sound as good as my other. These were bought from a reputable dealer as used that tested NOS. This...

Up for sale is a SE 274B. I purchased end of March of this year. It replaced my NOS JAN RCA 5R4U GY which was very good. This was a step up in bottom and top end. Resolution and bass are very good. This is in my Lampizator DAC. I have too many rectifiers and moving to a good home. Price...

Selling my AQ power cord. It is only a year old. I needed 3 meters to power my sub. I recently ran dedicated circuits to my system and don't need the length anymore. Retails for a $100. There are no nics or scuffs, it is in perfect condition. I typically keep all my boxes but did not keep this...

Up for sale is my Focal Clears. I am second owner. I downgraded from Utopias and got into 2 Chanel. Now that I am deep down the 2ch rabbit hole, I don't listen to HPs anymore. I have not used these much at all. They should be used as intended. I do like them. I very much like the Focal house...

All subjective preferences... Which is all it usually is. I am not a whore for either and have had both for as long as I streamed. Tidal tends to have more of what I want to listen to... But there is stuff on Qobuz not on tidal... And I don't listen to rap or classical. I have never found any...

I use Aurender. I'm not entirely sure what their Tidal add on is. What ever it is there is a fee, but mine already had it loaded (used). It's not tidal connect. I have used it with roon and volumio and others. I am actually very happy with Aurender app... Except figuring out how to stop the the...