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Jonson Lee shares three surprising insights from his digital audio journey: your server matters more than your DAC, digital sources are highly vibration-sensitive, and even a reformat can revive sound quality.
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After decades in hi-fi retail and personal loss, Greg from Boise rekindled his passion for audio with a system built for emotional connection—not status. Now, it’s music, not specs, that moves him.
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From Acora’s granite giants to Endow’s space-age arrays, Mike Harkins captures the innovation and immersive sound at Florida Audio Expo 2023, where 77 exhibits showcased audio’s finest and boldest in Tampa’s warmth.
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To keep his system clean and cool, Mike Harkins tucked away his components in a closet—then turned to AC Infinity’s smart, silent fans to battle heat and boost reliability without sacrificing style or performance.
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Ciprian from Bucharest shares his meticulously crafted Wilson-LAMM system, built to dissolve his room and transport him emotionally—proof that passion for lifelike music reproduction knows no borders, only commitment.
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Montreal’s Samuel Furon blends French artisanal audio with retail savvy at Atelier Audio, where a system featuring Diptyque speakers and Ocellia electronics delivers uncannily lifelike, emotionally resonant digital playback.
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For the first entry in our “Best $20,000 System” series, Art et Son’s Rob Sutcliffe and Antonello deliver a warm, sweet, and tactile sound built around Harbeth, Moonriver, Chord, and Melco—plus smart upgrade paths for vinyl lovers.
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At T.H.E. Show 2022, Katli Audio’s system delivered such an emotionally invigorating performance it left all others in the dust, earning top honors over high-caliber contenders from Alma Music and High-End by Oz.
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“No, I have the best system in the world!” #5: Crafting an Audiophile’s Dream in a Split-Level House
In his pursuit of audio nirvana, Serge transformed a living space into a showcase for his Focal Utopia Maestros and a $100K+ setup, crediting his system’s final leap in performance to DR Acoustics power products.
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Montreal dealer Christian Vézina of Planète Haute-Fidélité delivers PMA’s first certified $10K system: Martin Logan XT i60 speakers, Exposure 3510 amp, and an Innuos ZENmini streamer punch far above their price, with upgrade paths mapped.
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Built around both vinyl and digital front-ends, this $50K two-in-one system marries Magnepan LRS panels with Zu Audio Omens—proving great sound isn’t about price tags, but system synergy, savvy tweaks, and soul.
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The Denafrips Pontus II DAC rekindled Mario St-Laurent’s love for digital audio with its smooth, analog-like warmth and emotional depth. After extensive burn-in, it revealed exceptional clarity, imaging, and musicality, effortlessly blending detail with natural sound.
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Though a digital listener, Jonson Lee argues vinyl’s tactile rituals, emotional resonance, and enforced focus offer a deeper musical intimacy—likening analog to a meaningful kiss, and streaming to a noisy crowd ruining the moment.
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Faced with underwhelming SACD and BD playback, Tom Gibbs ditches discs for a digital setup that rips and streams native DSD—revealing astonishing sound quality and a future where optical drives are obsolete.
