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10-15-2019, 12:17 AM
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Hmmm....lemme see.
Ah, okay, the first version of the Schiit Fulla DAC/headphone amp thingy (Schiit's idea of an AQ Dragonfly). That little puppy really was Fulla Schiit.
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10-15-2019, 12:21 AM
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B & O turntable years ago.
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10-15-2019, 01:19 AM
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Not one!
Sometimes I do wonder if I stopped earlier, where would I be today, but have loved the journey thus far!
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10-15-2019, 03:45 AM
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Anyone who bought and paid for an LH Labs Geek USB DAC in the last 5-6 years probably thinks that was a dumb purchase because Larry Ho never filled orders on those Kickstarter or IndieGogo campaigns, and may well be indicted for fraud by the CA Attorney General.
http://bit.ly/2OLxmUe
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. Last edited by Puma Cat; 10-15-2019 at 03:47 AM.
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10-15-2019, 08:50 AM
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I also had a bad experience with Indiegogo. A kickstarter, Woobiibox Qi, cost me 129€ (portable wireless charger/battery/hub). Never got it, neither did the other subscribers. Indiegogo never answered our numerous mails.
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10-15-2019, 10:36 AM
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Back in the mid-90s I bought an ADS amp (forget model) to drive my new Aerial 10Ts, for which I'd really stretched. Paid around $1600 for a model above one that Stereo Review had reviewed favorably. I few days after my dealer installed the system, the amp literally flamed out. The dealer sent it off for repair. When I re-installed it, I noticed clearly audible transformer hum. The dealer was skeptical, so I demonstrated it for him. Told him I was done with ADS. Traded at full value for a Mark Levinson No. 331 at about triple the price (ouch!), but a great amp.... which I sold about 20 years later for about a third of what I'd paid. Take-aways: Be careful with bargain priced components and audio magazine reviews.
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10-15-2019, 12:36 PM
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I once purchased a pair of Kef Q3 speakers based on reviews at the time, without ever actually hearing them first.
I still have them connected to a seldom-used tv upstairs. It’s not that they’re horrible, but they’re just not that good. That taught me a relatively cheap lesson to never trust speaker reviews alone and rather listen to them first for myself.
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10-15-2019, 02:30 PM
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In 2012, I drank the kool-aid and upgraded all powers cords in my system to Wireworld Silver Electra 5.2 Cords and thought I heard better instrument definition and more articulate bass.
 Late 2014, I sold all the power cords for a pretty penny and continued hearing better instrument definition and articulate bass with monoprice cords.  Ron
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Ron Processor: McIntosh MX170, Amp: Legacy Audio i-V7, Digital: Benchmark DAC3B, Roon Music Player, Oppo UDP-205, Apple TV 4K, Fire TV Stick 4K Max, Analog: Gold Note Pianosa Turntable, Gold Note PH-10 Phono Preamplifier, Donatello MC Cartridge, Speakers: Legacy Audio Signature SE Natural Sapele Pommele, Silverscreen HD Center, JL Audio e112-Gloss Sub
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10-15-2019, 02:36 PM
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Audio Research SP-4 preamp and D-100 amp long ago in a galaxy far, far away.
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