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Is there a point of diminished returns with amps and Harbeth 30.1s?
I too have the Orchid DAC and have tried several brand tubes in it.  Each having it's own sound signature.  Vibration isolation, cables and power conditioning would probably have a greater effect than a different amp of similar power output using ... 
Recapturing my youth
Enjoy the Journey. (pun intended... old band, music from the past get it ???)There are so many great sounding speakers from the past that are so cheap that you can easily afford to try a lot and find the ones that meet both your room and your ears... 
Returning to audiophilism after 20 years: a little guidance would be nice :-)
HI Pieter,All I can say it that audio has significantly changed for the better.  I'm almost 5 years into it after being away for 20 years and I'm a lot closer now to what I was looking for than I've ever been.To me the most significant change is t... 
My Apologies to Miller Carbon
"Apologies, but I will never purchase the following products because I am concerned that the hype here is due in no small part to a certain prolific poster receiving undisclosed “good customer” discounts: tekton, perfect path solutions,  better ... 
warmest speaker cables you've heard?
Over 110 degrees in the Seattle area without air conditioning.  Speaker cables, interconnects, wifi it all sounded warm 
Distributed Bass Array configuration
Don't know if you are familiar with  Earl Geddes?You should check him out and read the several white papers regarding subs and other stuffhttp://www.gedlee.com/Papers/papers.aspx 
Marty Stuart on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers:
Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives - Souls' Chapel is an amazing album.  I've only heard it digital but that will probably change soon.Best band in the world .... ahhhh spectacular harmonies a great listen but "best in the world"  I'm no... 
What is the #1 equipment want currently on your HiFi horizon???
So are you saying new wife? 
New Speakers $10K -$20K
You have both the budget and the room for corner horns.  If you remember going to the movies when you were a kid and the way movies sounded,  the whole theater was filled,  that's what they do not just a wall of sound but the whole room just sound... 
What is the #1 equipment want currently on your HiFi horizon???
Thanks to a certain member who will go unnamed but has a fetish for white hot stampers my next audio purchase will be a turntable. All those Japanese pressing that I purchased over 40 years ago but just couldn’t bear to get rid of and the all the ... 
Best best ballads that refer to a US State
Patty Griffin - Ohio ft. Robert Plant Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Autumn in New York  
Buying used: how old is too old?
I’ve actually heard the MOABs in a home situation and they are not junk. They are big. It’s like having two NBA centers standing in your room (ok I exaggerate maybe NBA power forwards).What I don’t understand is how come music produced over 50 yea... 
What's your favorite lyric from a song?
Can you have two favorites?The kid will live and learnAs he watches his bridges burnFrom the point of no return    : Steely DanRed hair and black leather, my favorite color scheme  : Richard Thompson 
What Are Your Reference Discs? or Specific Reference Tracks
I would have to rate this one an amethyst. Sidsel Endresen & Bugge Wesseltoft  Out Here. In There.First to admit that this isn't an album for everyone or probably a lot less than that but as much as I liked it previously the new stereo has el... 
What Are Your Reference Discs? or Specific Reference Tracks
Man this went into the weeds fast. I really believe the purpose of this post was stated in the first sentence Looking for new gems! Lyle Lovett North Dakota from Joshua Judges Ruth is one of my go to songs used for COMPARISONS. as in developing a ...