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$16K new/used speaker question?
JBL M2, it's a complete system. 
Emotiva DC 1 Stealth "Hows the sound"?
DC-1 sounds like the XDA2 except better in every way.With that said, the TASCAM UH-7000 is better than the DC-1 in every way, although the feature set is quite different. 
Tekton Pendragons
Putting an 80lb floorstander back in the box is an exercise in futility. I still got a pair of  floorstander that I'm selling on craigslist exactly because of that... and it weights less than 40 pounds... 
Tekton Pendragons
I have heard one paired with an integrated amp ($2000 range?)+ yaggy dac ($2000), it was.... muddy. If you are looking for accurately it’s not it. It’s not a bad speaker though, mids and especially bass was great.With that said, I’m a huge fan of ... 
B&W Sold to a Silicon Valley Startup
bcgator, wow then he is an idiot. Time to write off b&w 
Need advice on adding subs
JBL 305. 
Guidelines for buying used speakers (as in, are there any?)
Price to condition, that is all. 
What's the most overrated or overpriced piece of equipment you own, have owned or come by?
I'm also disappointed with almost all my audiophile purchases. Being selling all of them off slowly and switching to cheap pro audio gears. 
Audio streamer/storage with DAC that doesn't cost an arm and leg
Chromecast Audio ? 
Atmos: Non Ceiling Speakers
You can find some interesting discussions on gearslutz from the people producing the atmos content. Summary is height/ceiling speakers are not that useful. They can create some special effects like the PA announcement in malls. 
What's the most overrated or overpriced piece of equipment you own, have owned or come by?
dbtom2: to start it has no handling of jitter. Whatever jitter comes in, comes out. The thing is buggy.... Very little bass. Only sounds good with vocal and simple stuff. Everything else sounds... wrong. It handles hi-res very badly too (ironicall... 
What's the most overrated or overpriced piece of equipment you own, have owned or come by?
PS Audio Directstream DAC. It’s borderline scam. Audiophile cables/connectors are next on the list. 
B&W Sold to a Silicon Valley Startup
I hope he sold it for cash and not worthless stocks. 
Need Balanced DAC with optical and coaxial inputs for 2 channel home theater system
Get the Marantz av8801/2 used. 
FLAC vs WAV
There is no difference between flac and wav. If there is, then you need a better DAC.