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Not sure which Turbo your friend owned (2-3 years implies 991) but a base 991 Carrera was compared to an M4 by EVO. Link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scXXhmknySA The M4 is a very nice car, but I'm certain it could not best a 991 Turbo. My two toys: Don't know why the last pic...

On the brighter side, the new stadium is fabulous!! Club seats for the win :). I don't feel so ripped off paying for the PSLs. At least we didn't lose ground to the She-hawks. Kap needs to play better.

Coincidentally, I was just fiddling with my dad's system and, while it has its limitations, I was taken by the vocals and tone. Ha! I'm not much help.

I've read that the S5s sound best without their grills in place but I'm really really digging the sound with them on right now. Did I just have too much to drink tonight? What has been your experience?

I made the mistake of asking for an audition of Synergistic Research's Galileo LE cables a few weeks ago. These are not the best pics but here they are in all their glory: In a nutshell, they are what the Synergistic Research "house" sound is (at least the Element CTS), but with more of...

So my NAS is making a bit too much noise of late. It's still fairly new but one of the fans (when it intermittently spins) is audible and getting louder. Any thoughts? Can I open it up and just tighten the screws down and/or replace the fan without screwing things up? Sorry for the NOOB...

I've been waiting for Chris C. to review this unit for some time now. It's finally here! Computer Audiophile - Aurender W20 Review

I received my unit today. I'll start with a few minor annoyances. Upon unpacking the unit I heard pieces rolling around inside the chassis. I freaked out thinking my unit was damaged but upon opening it up here is what i found: The two screws were rattling about. They were not the black...

So MY S5s were finally installed Monday. Color is Pewter in the MCast finish. They sound so different than the demo pair I had been living with over the last couple of months. More air, more depth, tight taught textured bass but everything's just a tad less "musical." They sound HiFi. I've...

Since there are a few of us now - and I don't think this is limited to Lumin users - I am wondering how many of you upsample your recordings. It was simple with my DAC2X as I didn't have a choice (everything was upsampled) but the Lumin let's you play everything native or you can pick and choose...

So I had to see what all the fuss was about :). Very heavy for its sleek size due to it being milled from a solid piece of aluminum. Anyways, getting my NAS set up at the moment. Will post initial and follow up impressions shortly.

I'm looking for any and all recommendations for "great" DSD downloads. By "great," I mean audibly superior to its CD or HiRes PCM counterpart. Genre is unimportant as I just want to start getting my feet wet. And yeah, I know there is not a lot out there but, by way of example, I'd like to know...

Look what daddy's got :snicker:. I wanted to know how Solution paired with Magico and luck would have it that I have a few weeks to find out. The unit is broken in and sounds pretty good. There is a smoothness but certain sounds are much more forward than with my Pass gear. Bass is also less...

So I've got a Synology 1813+ en route with a bunch of drives (for my music and movie collection) and I'm looking for a good battery back-up for the unit. I don't want to spend a ton. Recommendations?

Thanks for the video link Allen. My reaction was the same a Peter's...bewilderment. All this talk made me count and I've got 8 empty boxes so there are 40 of them floating around my room. Ted even used a ladder to place one on my pendant light. Mike: Lol!!