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Listening Room
@jgjg123 Good post - many of use have a dual use room.  I tend to agree with @asctim a bit - you don't have to focus on a single location too much.  In a music club or concert it is rare to be in a perfect spot.  You can still enjoy the music by s... 
Tracks that bring out the best of YOUR digital system
Well, I know what I am doing this weekend.    
Surge protector
Be cautions with web site reviews that provide links to buy the product.  They make money off the links and hence provide good reviews to products (or only review) that participate in the referral program.  Does not mean the product is not good, b... 
Advantage of separate Bi-wire runs
Not completely sure what you mean by separate verses internal.  If you mean that the cables are separated by a distance of several inches then it would be to reduce coupling from the signal in one cable pair into the other cable pair.  I think b-w... 
Need a 4 way electronic crossover
These don't measure too bad. https://dbxpro.com/en-US/product_families/crossovers    
Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System?
Thanks all.  Good info.  My issue is not so much about a poor quality recording, just that some good recordings are coming across with a bit too much bass energy, while other sound good, even when they have bass content.  It may be the room or spe... 
Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System?
@danager & @tablejockey   "Optimize the bass for each song or shoot for an average that sounds best for most and live with it."  I identify with this.  I listen to music that ranges from electronic dance or club music to solo vocals and it is ... 
Acoustic Zen Adagio or Revel F208?
I concur as to the F208s.  I had a pair, well, still have them but not seeing much use.  Seem a bit big for a typical sized bedroom.      
How does speaker placement affect the width of the soundstage?
I am no expert but I can offer that in my room toeing in the speakers more reduces the width of the soundstage and re-enforces the center image.  Just the opposite with toeing out the speakers.  I prefer a more toed out positioning but not so much... 
A quick question on what streamers to consider.......
@audphile1 Thank you for your helpful suggestions.  We have been doing option 1, which works well, just not ideal to go through that process because I have to open the other app, search to find the song (Qobuz has a 'creative' search engine), then... 
A quick question on what streamers to consider.......
In follow-up to my post of 2-21-2024 and to provide info to others who use playlists, the conductor app is still having issues.  It crashes once per session, which is easy to fix with a restart.  More troubling is that I still can not add a track ... 
Thin Line Between Critique and Courtrooms: A Dialogue on the Recent Audiophile Drama
One thing to keep in mind is that the 'reviewer' is typically a business or a person doing the reviews to make money, which means saying things or creating content that maximizes hits or views.  Re-framed the question can be "can one business disp... 
Your thoughts on best audiophile speakers in $10,000 neighborhood?
@ghdprentice Always gives good advice.  To take it a step further up the chain, I would first let us know the type of music you like.  In my opinion, certain speakers work better with certain music types.  Based on the type of music you listen to ... 
which gain setting for Bryston 4b cubed power amp using my RME ADI-2 DAC FS?
Use the one that sound better at the volume you listen.  My amp has gain settings as well and it depends on the preamp and your speakers.    
Any one measured the EMI/RFI attenuation performance of audiophile power conditioners?
Of the technical reviews and test I have read, the filtering applies mostly to very high frequencies outside the audible band.  Keep in mind that the power supply inside the audio device should block or remove the EMI/RFI as it converts the AC sig...