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Time For a CD Player Upgrade
@8th-note “… I doubt that a new CD player will sound less bright than your Rega. CD players have a flat frequency response and from that standpoint they sound very similar to one another.… MY TAKE: I strongly disagree with that over- generaliza... 
speakers that are a little laid back in the mids
Wharfedale EVO4.2 Wharfedale LINTON   
Time For a CD Player Upgrade
Stretch it a bit more for the REGA ISIS VALVE cdp/dac pre-owned if you elect to  go all in one  
Qobuz
Nope …. All good here. looks like it’s only you so far.   
Totem Acoustic Forest Signatures
    @scthom   Think MOON by SIMAUDIO . I had FORESTS in a prior system so I know their strengths and their warts very well. They are hungry power hogs that need a lot of current (amps) to get them to open up fully. WPC are meaningless… it’s... 
Am I wasting money on the theory of Bi-amping?
It’s entirely system dependent , more often then nought by facing challenging speakers,  I had TOTEM FORESTs in a prior system that are notorious hungrty power hogs .I drove them with a high-current 100 wpc integrated amplifier with mixed perfor... 
What are the best subwoofers you have heard for music. Speed, Musicality and integration
  ATC C1 MK2 subwoofer : choice of real wood veneer cabinets, premium hand-built drivers, and ATC’s standard 6 year warranty. Highly recommended. Best of breed in the up to $4K strata, that I auditioned (and bought) to complement my HARBETH s... 
Are REL the most Musical Subs?
At it’s $3K cap pricepoint, the  ATC C1 Sub Mk2 bested all comers in my system. Highly recommended.  
Do different speaker stands can really make a big sound improvement?
@limomangus Your pontification that speaker stands are built like Steinway pianos is dead wrong and patently ridiculous. Nobody said that nor did anybody intimate anything of the sorts Rather, go back and reread what was actually posted, . What... 
Do different speaker stands can really make a big sound improvement?
Your HARBETHs - like all HARBETHs - share an attribute requiring an “open” design and open construction speaker stand, instead of a “dulled-down” filled inert design cheap speaker stand. The latter make HARBETHs sound very flat, and comparatively ... 
Integrated Suggestions for a Garage System
REGA BRIO  
Speaker Cable, matching to Harbeth 40.2
I have the HARBETH 30.2XD’s which have the same drivers as the 40.x series. do cables matter for peak performance? You betcha. I experimented with numerous spectrum options and found that CARDAS CLEAR or CARDAS CLEAR REFLECTION operated as best o... 
Revisiting Chinese Knockoff Cables
https://www.youtube.com/live/3gwPZV8cS3c?si=5LUyvsQvawPAwetl    
speakers and cables
https://audiocurious.com/high-level-input-vs-low-level-input/ https://theaterdiy.com/subwoofer-high-level-inputs-vs-rca/P   Have you considered using the hi level inputs in the subwoofer? Read the links. .    
What speaker cable for Martin Logan motion series (AMT) tweeter.
I’m a card- carrying CARDAS CLEAR fan with my “A” 2-channel. system, and I was an ex-NORDOST FREY user in my prior 2-channel system, The CARDAS are all-Cu build, whereas the NORDOST are Ag-over-Cu materials, that predicates an accentuated brightn...