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The Audiophile Song - Who Can Relate?
I think it was BB.King who once said something like "Baby, it don't count when you're high."  
Leave it Open or Close it Off: A Listening/ Living Room Dilemma
What's on the room floors?  
Who Gets Left Out?
With my Shunyata Hydra 4's it has always been Dac, Pre, and Subs.  
Novum PMR - I am impressed
Yeah, that sounds about right.  
Looking to downsize and for suggestions for amp(s)
Based on my recent experience with AGD Audion Mk3 monos I recommend replacing the stock fuses with AudioMagic Masterpiece M2 fuses especially if you are running horn speakers. Everything in the music gets very right very quickly.  
Novum PMR - I am impressed
Have fun  
Affordable Grounding
The "signal ground" tactic to a DIY "signal grounding box" worked very well on my system. The ground leads buried in the grounding box material (fine quartz sand mixed with fine graphite powder) are soldered to RCA connectors which are then plugge... 
Primaluna tube rolling 12AU7 Notes
Powering horn speakers (Cornwall 4) the Amperex Bugle Boys always worked best in the Evo 400 pre and power - for me. In the gain positions, these tubes more than made up for the mediocre Primaluna tubes in the rest of the positions. Also had the b... 
The Psychology Of Collecting
A guy I heard talking once told the assembled that when his mother died and the kids were cleaning out her possessions they found a large box full of nothing but broken sewing machine needles. She had been through the Great Depression in a very, v... 
My Goodness!
There is more going on here than just "speakers." Would agree with many though that AN speakers are way overpriced for what they are. Audio Excellence Canada Review "Audio Excellence" in Toronto always has colorful things to say about Audio Note... 
Aftermarket fuse to tame a bright system?
Least Biased Fuse Review I Have Seen So Far Might be worth noting that this fuse hasn't even been burned in for any appreciable time either/  
What is the science behind audiophile fuses?
Waste Of Money? Most unbiased review of audiophile fuses I have seen so far.  
What is the science behind audiophile fuses?
Inherit the Wind  
Deals Gone Bad
What were the sellers' customer satisfaction scores?  
Aftermarket fuse to tame a bright system?
Synergistic Fuse Experience