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RE: Looking Back at my Audio Path

1. - I agree about DACs. Why buy a matchbox-sized board and put it in its own costly case with its own power supply, sockets, etc? Better to have the DAC built into a CDP, or more likely these days, an amplifier or streamer/ preamp.

2. Couldn't agree more. Buy good honest pro wire, not grossly-overpriced audiophile stuff

3. Yes, there's no need to add to your fuel bills (and probably AC coats too) with Class A. Similarly tubes. There are equally good Class D amps around if you choose carefully.

4. Anything that interrupts the signal flow between source and speakers is never going to improve the signal. Some are unavoidable (DAC, amplifier, etc) but devices such as tone controls, DSP room correction (they never can improve the room!) do the signal no favours.


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