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My Toyota has the JBL system, it does a reasonably good job. I've certainly heard worse in other vehicles. My wife has a new plug in hybrid Volvo with the Harman system, surprisingly good! Especially when cruising on battery so no engine noise. I really wanted the B&W system they offer but...

I've been curious about Fezz but totally out of the loop, other than I like they way they look. And their choice of working with Lampizator for their Equinox DAC. What's the story with bad reliability or customer service issues?

Stunning music, exceptional recording.

Quick update to this thread, I've picked up several more of the TiGLON AC-ZERO power cables. They really are remarkable performers and an amazing value. Most of my second system is using them except for the amplifier. I do still want to try one of the higher models, so I may get one for the amp...

Dedicated sound cards aren't as common as they used to be, but I continue to have good luck using them to extract a high quality digital signal. Nice build by the way!

Also interesting how many people I've heard say they appreciate her as a person but aren't really familiar with her music... until I name some tracks and they realize "wow, she wrote that?" I'd say a lot of people actually love her music even if they don't recognize the origins.

Same as above, I usually start with the stock tubes and use them for quite a while. Not just for burn-in purposes but also to get to know the baseline characteristics of a component. Only then can I start to decide what I might want to tweak, and upgrade tubes accordingly. Honestly for as bad...

I forgot about this thread until now. I've been using the new TiGLON AC-Zero in my 2nd system and so far it has greatly exceeded my expectations. While waiting for it to arrive, I found an old Cardas Clear Beyond power cable and used that to upgrade the stock cable I had been using for my...

Reviving this fun thread, so many cool pics thus far! I'll add a small contribution as well.

Same, Jadis always feels like a "classic" brand that is both popular and simultaneously under the radar to some degree. I hope the best for them.

I mentioned in my previous post that I was going to try out the top TiGLON White Tiger AC cable. As luck would have it, they just launched a brand new entry-level AC cable using a lot of trickle down technology from the White Tiger. They call it AC-ZERO and I just picked one up for $400 - which...

Big NADAC fan based on everything I've heard of theirs over the years. I have no doubt that if their team can handle jitter down to extremely low levels, and design supremely clean power supplies, they can also deal with any noise introduced by a display. I notice they are using Windows...

I was just posting about this in another thread. Was doubtful a dedicated "audiophile" switch could make a difference. Still don't really understand it on a technical level. But after trying a few, I found the Silent Angel N8 actually does improve my sound by a worthwhile amount. I can't argue...

Slotting in between those two would make sense, that's a huge price span between Premier and Cascade. Could probably fit a few different models in there realistically.

I went through the same thing a while back. Never really did find anything convincing as to why they might improve the sound. From an intellectual level I am still not convinced. From a practical standpoint, I decided to try some different options to see for myself. Ended up enjoying the Silent...