ddrave44

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WILL IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
I don't know Morrow. May want to try NR power cables from Shunyata. A Shunyata Zi-tron digital alpha helped my system a lot in regard to top end edginess brightness and their new generation NR PC's are supposed to be even better.  Are you using s... 
Amplifier recommendation
+1 Jjss. Need to know what speakers to even begin to answer.     
Power cords can make a tremendous difference in Digital
Old thread, but yes the right PC makes a big difference. I just replaced a nice audiophile name general PC on my Rossini DAC with a Shunyata Alpha digital Zitron on and it took the top end glare right out.  This was the finishing touch that this ... 
Am I Better Off With Limited Low Frequency Speaker In A Small Room?
Agree with those saying bookshelves plus sub(s) as well put by Soix.  Could also consider JL Audio e-112 sub(s) for clean bass foundation.    Good Luck!  
What was the most impactful addition to your system?
Conrad Johnson Art 150 Stereo Amp. Brought everything to life with good detail, solid mids and bass.   
Upgrading
Shunyata is my go-to for power cords. Not sure about your system or budget, but if you buy used I'd recommend CX series or better.   
When a budget speaker is preferred to a high end one...
Yes this exact situation happened to me. I had an mv55 Conrad Johnson tube amp. I sounded glorious with my JM Labs Daline 2.1's, which were limited range speakers that went down to about 40 hertz. I put the mv55 on a pair of Wilson wp7s and heard ... 
Need advice for a replacement phono cartridge
+1 on Sound Smith to see if they can repair. They did an amazing job with pa badly damaged Lyra Skala for me.  
Help…looking to buy turntable
Rega +1 Tonearm pre-installed and suggested carts make them easy. Oh yeah, great sound too.   
McIntosh fuse changeout to make better sound
Well UCDMAC you asked an interesting question a year-and-a-half ago and were told yes fuses do matter, no fuses don't matter and everything in between. Did you ever try any fuses in your system? If so what's your opinion?  
Best progressive rock album side
So many good ones already listed.  I'd add  ELP Trilogy  
Audiophile Grade Wall Receptacle
@boxcarman. , OP I was surprised at the improvement when I put Shunyata SR-Z1 outlets in to replace the standard home wall outlets. Clearer and fuller sound. Maybe because they grip better or use better materials, but either way I'm happy with th... 
$1000 (used ok) Streamer Dac recommendation please
Naim nDac is an amazing DAC  
Kef LS50s - great like me but need to come up for air
LMartinez, It sounds like you are looking for bigger cabinets for a fuller sound. I'm concerned that you might be disappointed with a more laid back speaker. Have you considered Focal? Focals typically have good balanced sound and should match we... 
To extend Ethernet to remote location, are Powerline extenders or Mesh systems better?
As background.... I'm using a Netgear range extender to feed my Streamer (and 2Tb HDD) unit and that has worked well for years. There's not much else working off the range extender so it has plenty of bandwidth for the streamer. As far as audio q...