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I think I've Just Seen Absolute Proof That Audiophiles Are Insanely Gullible
Moto, why did it take the Dalby piece for you you to have this revelation about "high end" audio?  Depending on your perspective, there are endless examples of tomfoolery.  BTW, I have friends who own this clamp after fiddling with many others and... 
if you had my system and $2,000 budgeted for an upgrade, where would you spend it?
Depending on what you could get for your dac, find a unit that can do chipless DSD the Lampizator..... 
if you had my system and $2,000 budgeted for an upgrade, where would you spend it?
Think about upgrading your digital transport and adding HQplayer to upsample PCM to DSD....http://http//www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?19221-Streamer-to-kill-the-big-boys-for-under-250  
Paul Weitzel from Tube Research Labs
He was an audio brother to me and cared little about $.  He was a brilliant designer (I owned a Dude, Samsons, and ST100) but a horrible businessman.   What a rare jewel and what a loss.  My condolences Brian (and family). 
In a lot of these threads people say without the room being treated
Agree with ahendler and learsfool.  I do have a listening room which was engineered from the ground up.  There are other tweaks out there that are non-traditional and a little woo-woo to some that may be worth looking at:http://http//www.stereotim... 
Desperately needed quality amp stands!!
Starsound Sistrum has many price points and are super 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Matt, your homeboy needs to post a system thread with all his new toys (Trenner Isis, Berkley dac, etc, etc).... 
Cork floors?
They used cork flooring in the library of congress.  It is durable and beautiful IMO and beats some crappy carpeting.  One of the keys is maintenance and periodic polyurethane coating.  I got mine through Icork.... 
Floorstanders designed to be against the wall?
Trenner & Friedl are designed for close wall proximity..... 
Cork floors?
I used cork in my basement sound room simply because it was an aesthetic choice that worked in our mid-century modern home.  It is beautiful, retains heat, and is green.  It is quasi-absorbtive but once that boat of polyurethane goes down, it is s... 
Star Sound Apprentice platforms
they work like a charm.  Takes about a week to equilibrate.  That initial "thinness" goes away.... 
speaker cable for exemplar system
Well that was a slow train but at least it arrived...;)The Exemplar house sound is good.  Enjoy.... 
Is computer audio a bust?
Here is something to consider:  http://http//www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?19221-Streamer-to-kill-the-big-boys-for-under-250  
Medowlark Eagle verse Kestrel
Kestrel is a great speaker....especially for what it goes for on the used market 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
What a ship of fools...and to think you shot down George and his technobabble for this? Is this not a dac thread after all....?I found a good new definition for "audiophile" on Urban dictionary:audiophileOne who enjoys sex acts involving the ear.A...