What was the last bit of gear you bought in 2026?

So upgrades by other make you anxious? Better stay than on the lounge and music threads then. Many satisfied with a cable brand tend to have full loom with this brand.

Those who bought first Superlumina din din add later xlr and speakers cables. But they are frustrated to not have Superlumina power cable :sweat_smile:

Recently the fashion is Shunyata Research. An Omega X cable costs quite as much as your entire system.

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lol .. yup .:laughing:. I want to verify cos one member said it’s snake oil. But I have it physically and I am listening to it now .. it does makes the system better. Especially the quietness background. My style is if it’s good it’s good if it sucks it sucks , even if it’s nordost :joy:

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I have the Clearaudio Terra grounding station. It solved some grounding problems for me, resulting in hum. I think it’s now about $1500, but I spent a lot less on mine (pre-tariffs). Grounding is just something that can be different for different setups, and what works for one may do nothing for someone else.

Very interesting. I have been thinking about signal grounding boxes for some time, but they all cost quite bit.

Will try to make a DIY version. Should be fun…

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Well, my Spendor D7.2 will be up for sale very soon.

My nephew was around today (big headphones listener with a serious setup and configuration. Multiple pairs of different very high end headphones)

We spent around 6 hours with a torture test for the current system.

Classical, Rock, Acoustic, Hip-Hop, Korean K-Pop and pop music.

Played loud and low.

Wow! It was an incredible session. Many emotional moments.

The incredible bass reproduction, details with acoustic elements, soundstage and clarity without any bass boom (small amounts maybe)

After the first ½ hour, he turned around to me and said “buy them”. :laughing:

He was shocked at what the Talus were doing. Closed his eyes and at times thought we had an immense 3 way floor standing speaker present.

Obviously, not earth shaking bass, they cannot do that but the accuracy and tone/depth of bass was truly remarkable.

My endgame speaker has arrived.

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Love them :laughing: especially K pop, very rich sound . Enjoy!! :flexed_biceps:t2:

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If you have the technical know how, go try make one :laughing:

My Valhalla 2 ethernet cable has arrived at custom . Should be able to get it later in the late afternoon time. :grin:

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Just got it ..:laughing: my 3rd one

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Mission accomplished

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Wuhuu :star_struck:

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Since a couple of days, I’m the proud owner of a Naim NDX 2, which replaced my Auralic Altair G1.

Currently, the NDX 2 is connected via an Audioquest Cinnamon LAN cable to a TP-Link SG105 switch, which is powered by an iFi iPower supply.

However, I’ve been reading on the forum that the AQ Cinnamon might not be the best match for this setup. Because of this, I’m now considering switching to a Catsnake Cat 6a cable, possibly with the shielding connected only on the NDX side, or completely floating.

I would love to hear your thoughts and experiences on this!

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But what is the difference for now with the Auralic

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I found the Cinnamon a bit ‘brittle’ sounding as my first streaming cable many years ago.

BlueJeans Cat6a (floating) has seen off the likes of Shunyata and Chord mid price offerings here, so I stick with that. It’s a touch better balanced than the slightly ‘softer’ Catsnake to my ears.

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I have another surprise that goes w the Qnet.. on my way to get it now :grimacing::laughing:

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Very nice. Are these MKII’s?

You have done fast, the power supply on its way?

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Thanks for sharing. I’ll keep that in mind.

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Hahahaha know me is FR


:laughing::laughing:

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