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How do you know when a stereo sounds good?
To me it's more of a question of "what am I missing?"  To some a single Bluetooth speaker is all that's required to be pleasing, to others every piece of the system must be analyzed tweaked, treated, compared and modified and it still may never be... 
Chinese fake cables How fake, how good?
I'm not sure exactly what the discussion is about???  Are we talking about Chinese wire copying wire made in the USA from copper / silver / trace metals mined in the USA, or are you talking about using Chinese produced wire purchased by a USA comp... 
Why does my hifi always seem to sound especially good on Thanksgiving?
Usually industries are closed down on Thanksgiving allowing for cleaner power.  Just be thankful for HIFI   
Bought the wrong subwoofer!
My integrated has only one set of speaker taps. Is ok to connect the converters wires to the same speaker terminals that are driving your main speakers? That’s how I connected mine. I use banna plugs for the sub and raw wire for the speakers. I... 
Bought the wrong subwoofer!
There are speaker to line level adapters which are basically big resisters to reduce the output.  It should work great  
Great song to test bass
Sweetback is an English band composed of members from the band Sade, not including the frontwoman Sade Adu If just one song Sweetback Arabesque The whole album uses deep deep bass for its foundation.  I just can't figure out if I want to turn th... 
Thoughts on having 2 different sized subs in same room
I would think different sub sizes would be perferred as the sweet spot of each would allow you to support a wider frequency range  
In your experience, what is the best Dinah Washington recording?
Dinah 62 she's center.  It's a GREAT album but then again they're all great  
How many of you are digital only systems?
I'm currently digital only.  Tube DAC, and tube intigrated but when I finish the move and can properly set up the stereo rack with my 40 year old preamp. I  just recently purchased a turntable and probably will occasionally spin some of  the coupl... 
Speakers for a Large Room (20’x37’)
Sorry I meant to say: Klipsch / Speaker Lab Corner Horns. They are a fantastic deal used. I live near Seattle and there are usually a pair or two for sale every month or so. The Speaker Lab SK versions are even cheaper. Volti and some others have... 
Speakers for a Large Room (20’x37’)
I've got a big room thats L shaped but pretty much open.  A stairwell seperates the front wall leaving corners about 18ft apart.  The back wall is a little over 30ft long.  If you've got corners you can easily fill the room with a huge natural sou... 
Great song to test bass
Etta James Miss Pitiful Bass that makes me want to move  
Great song to test bass
Pete Belasco Deeper for sub terrainean bass  
What were the radio stations of your youth that helped you on your music/audio journey?
What a great thread.  People are remembering call letters from 50 years ago which means to me they were an important  part of our lives then. Today's youth aren't going to have that connection which is kinda sad or maybe not.  They have Spotify, T... 
Great song to test bass
Eeg – FonnesbækSinne EegI'm listening to it now and I can't pick a song that stands out they are all keepers.For Electric Bass  Erykah Badu – Rimshot https://youtu.be/OTfa4RQhU4Y