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Kimber Cable Select
The cables system synergy quest also extends to your speakers and not limited to just your upstream components.  
$4000 BUGDET - YOU ONLY HAVE 2 CHOICES - YOUR FEEDBACK MUCH APPRECIATED
definitely ANTHEM ......  
Speakers To Replace Castle Edens
   
Speakers To Replace Castle Edens
   
Speakers To Replace Castle Edens
Triangle 40th Anniversary Comete Speaker Review    
Single vs Bi-wire Speaker Cable
Re-post from last month in another prior single vs bi-wire  thread last month    Without prejudice to the effects that the absolute benefits are always system dependent, the high-end quality build OEM’s are moving away from bi-wiring in favour o... 
Does upgrading you system have to be on a logarithmic curve?
It is not logarithmic, but rather linear, if you concur with the old-time experience. For all us old-timers here, we remember the simplified anecdotal guideline casually referred to as the “Rule of Fourths”. This was an inverse relationship that... 
Ethernet vs. Wi-Fi streaming
The general consensus When it comes to the debate on WiFi vs ethernet for streaming, ethernet is arguably a better option for streaming the majority of the time. It provides you with a dedicated connection rather than using a WiFi router that mul... 
What is your take on high efficient speakers vs. low efficient speakers?
@sbank    +1 …. Eloquently said … point, set, and match ! ( in tennis jargon)   
Does a DAC need a large/strong power supply?
The BRYSTON BDA-3 DAC has independent power supplies, a feature representative in high-end DAC design, and resulting stepped-up audio performance in high-end DACs.  
Are Expensive Balanced Interconnects Necessary?
Why XLR cables in my system ( REGA ISIS VALVE cdp/DAC & its stablemate REGA OSIRIS integrated amp) Q. Why use XLR’s instead of unbalanced RCAs in some circumstances? A, Because it is specifically designed to work best in its OEM design and r... 
Are Expensive Balanced Interconnects Necessary?
Yes, with a caution to the caveat noted below. I upgraded from NORDOST FREY XLRs to CARDAS CLEAR XLRs. In my system, the step-up in audio performance was not subtle. CAVEAT IMO: - The degree of improvement is predicated by where the rest of com... 
Pass Labs INT-25 Integrated amp paired with Harbeth 30.2 XD speakers
Alan Shaw at HARBETH pontificates that his creations are all agnostic when it comes to integrated amp pairings. But he also speaks like John the Baptist preaching in the wilderness about cables also being a non-factor. As an owner of the 30.2XD’s... 
Speakers need to be placed close to back wall. Help
HARBETH - choose your model          
Speakers need to be placed close to back wall. Help
REGA RX3 or RX5 floor-standers