Robert Harley on the best stereo system he has ever heard

http://www.avguide.com/blog/the-best-stereo-system-ive-ever-heard?src=Playback

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f15/hifiman-hm-801-portable-player-dac-review-part-one-two-424091/

Cheesy name, spartan aesthetics... but has PCM1704 DACs inside! Has USB input! Modular headphone amp section so you can get customized headphone amp modules later...

WTF.

I have been trying to research as best as I can on this forum and on the Stereophile website some components to build a new system with but have ended up with a list far too long to choose from. Right now I have a Denon 3805 receiver, Yamaha DVD player and a pair of Focal 806s that I currently listen to music on, mostly blues, and classical. My listening room is about 12X14.

Nevada had a real pair of senators.

Harry Reid, our senior public servant has parlayed his political 'skills' into to some whopping land deals that started out with crap land and ending up with jewels of the valley. He's 30-40 million dollar man who has just coincidentally had the biggest developers sell him land that coincidentally later became developmental gold.

John Ensign, it will turn out, is not merely an adulterer, but a serial adulterer, who is blah blah blah Christian leadership, blah blah blah Promise Keeprs...

With respect to this thread elsewhere on the Stereophile forum ( Computer Audio thread) I began to think about the role of public forums here on the internet. My basic feeling is that these forums provide one with a way of "yelling back at the TV" or in other words a way for one to counter much of the complete nonsense that we get fed day after day. Be it in the form advertising or news or whatever.

I am in the process of moving to a new apartment and I have encountered a strange electrical problem. When my stereo is on, if I turn on the fan or turn off any electrical device that is on the same circuit; my left speaker will crack.

The apartment looked really nice when I viewed it but I have noticed that the landlord probably cut some corners on construction as I have been moving stuff in.

http://www.sabian.com/fusetalk/blog/

http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/general/messages/54/546379.html

check it out.

In the May issue, Kal Rubinson said "for the moment, I have yet to hear a better SACD/CD player" (speaking of the new Sony 5400).

One would assume that he has heard the Ayre C5xe...or has he?

Is he saying that this $1500 player is as good as the Ayre...or better...or what?

Is there anyone out there who has been able to compare them?

I would be interested in what Kal has to say, and also what others have to say if they have heard both of them enough for a good comparison.

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