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Help wanted: Bass!
To really get a handle on what's happening in your room, you'd need a sound pressure meter and someone who knows how to use it. Then again, I look at the dimensions of your room (enormous, incl. height); read reviews of your speakers (clearly not ... 
When and what was your last significant equipment upgrade?
A used Matrix M Stage HPA-1 headphone amp/preamp (2012/v.2). It cost little & really impressed me sonically, bettering my Burson Soloist in certain ways. I'm upgrading it with w/OPA627AP opamps & using as my day-to-day preamp.  
New blog post on the world of portable hi res audio
Every site has its place in the audio world. Audiogon is deep in traditional audiophile knowledge and values. I started the heavy lifting in audio 30+ yrs ago with tube amplifiers, turntables, speakers the size of small refrigerators, and so on. T... 
Great Stereophile article on a friend of mine, drummer Billy Drummond
I, too, saw this article and was totally charmed by it--for multiple reasons. For one thing, Billy Drummond is one of the best drummers on the East Coast and has been for a long time. I've seen/heard him half a dozen times and he's the real deal. ... 
What's the most overrated or overpriced piece of equipment you own, have owned or come by?
My very first set of speakers, inexpensive Infinity towers (circa 1985) was unbearably bright--I wasted time & money trying to tame it. But from this came a key audio realization: know the sound you favor and build around it. I learned I favor...