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Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
James Gang Miami. Dated, but fun in a 70's way. 
Best Brands Out of These-Wharfendale,Bowers and Wilkinsons...
Splendors. Close second the speakers that look like rocks. 
Bryston or Aragon
I can't vote against Aargon,  never heard it,  but I Absolutely love the sound of my Bryston 4Bsst2.  
I'm not even quite sure how to phrase my question, but here it goes...
Jond:I am streaming via Bluesound vault so I guess there is no way to see the bit count. Perhaps after I quit Amazon HD I'll try the free month subscription to Qobuz and see if I can detect the difference.  
I'm not even quite sure how to phrase my question, but here it goes...
Lalitk: The vast majority of what I stream comes with the LED on 44K. If I seek out some high resolution song, on some of them anyhow, the LED will go to 96K. How to compare if you don't know what the bit rate is? How would one determine what the ... 
I'm not even quite sure how to phrase my question, but here it goes...
Erik,Thank you for taking the time to give a concise understandable explanation. Really like the pool/chlorine analogy! 
Question on my DAC
I finally got it to sample at 96KHZ after I found a "legacy" recording in Amazon. I wish these streaming services would be clearer on what exactly the sampling rate was. It doesn't appear there are many recordings above the 44.1 KHZ level. Comes a... 
Question on my DAC
When I go to Amazon HD or Deezer, I see no indication as to what the sound quality should be. Is there a way to identify this on their app.?Thank you! 
splitting a digital signal
Thank you all kindly for your responses! Based on feedback, I'm not inclined to try this. Even if it "kind" of works, just doesn't sound like an ideal way to go. I'm also guessing if it was something that worked well, I would have gotten the respo... 
splitting a digital signal
Yes, that was my plan. Use coax for both simultaneously. I've been led to believe that coax is better quality than optical, but maybe that's not the case? 
Recommendations for bookshelf speakers
I recently bought a pair of JL Labs Focal Aria 906 speakers and I really like the sound I'm getting. They are efficient and if you look you can get them for well under $1,000. They did take some time to break in though. 
Does anyone play two pairs of speakers at the same time?
I have a two channel preamp and run one channel through a McIntosh MC302 amp and the other channel through a Bryston 4Bsst2 amp. One amp is connected to a pair of Pardigm signature S8V3 speakers and the other through vintage JBL L150 speakers. I h... 
Considering switching to Tubes
I bought a used Research Audio VSI60 integrated  and love the sound. Good luck trying to zero in on something...Reading the reviews of all the different tube products can make your head spin. 
Tubes or stick with S/S
I've been quite happy with my new (used) Audio Research VSI60 integrated. 
Looking for an integrated tube amp under $2500
I found a used Audio Research VSI60 for 2K and couldn't be happier. Sound is fabulous and plenty of muscle to drive my speakers.