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For HT, how important is extension south of 20 Hz?
And then there is legendary Brown Note, the frequency reportedly somewhere between 5Hz and 20Hz that invokes involuntary gastrointestinal motility. Wouldn't want to miss out on that. Great for parties and family gatherings. 
Harbeth C7 vs Proac D25 Review
Transparency and neutrality have to be the ultimate aim of audiophile, to listen to what the sound engineer wants us to hear no matter how bad the recording is.But not necessarily the ultimate goal of a music lover. Most of us are part music lover... 
Review: Bent Audio Tap Linestage
>As with most pre's I assume I can burn this in by simply leaving it on and a >signal going though it to the amp (amp turned off)?Since it's passive, you can't turn it off, of course, so you are correct: run signal through it. 
Class D amp driving Thiel
You can get the i-7 built with more power if you need it. 
Class D amp driving Thiel
But Nuforce does. You might give it a try. 
haunting/dark classical
All over the map here. Dark and haunting are not terms I would use to describe the Barber piece, which is one of the most-mentioned pieces in the thread "Most achingly beautiful music." Lwatson, can you expand on your meaning? 
New Von Schweikert VR SR4 mk11 Cream or Crap ???
Congratulations! 
Class D amp driving Thiel
I used the 201s, but the 102 would work with the 1.6 I think. There are also other Class D choices: Nuforce, Channel Islands, PS Audio, etc. The 1.6 doesn't go low but the bass it has is superb. 
Class D amp driving Thiel
I drove 2.4's with Rowland Class D very successfully. The 1.6 is a wonderful speaker. 
Upsampling put to "THE TEST": R U ready 2 take it?
One of the things I found very interesting in your test, Alex, was your finding that the Theta sounded practically indistiguishable from the bypass test. From that, I take away that digital may not be the culprit we tend o think of it as (re: pref... 
AVALON Indra ??
Wonder if was "Written by Neil Patel"? 
do blind tests have any practical significance
Science has no place in our hobby. We know what we know and we don't need no book learnin'. 
Thiel 3.7
Don't think I've ever seen Harley without a suit on. 
Technical question - satellites and TVs
How do the dedicated videoconferencing systems work? Kubla, my understanding (you would know) is that the studios and networks use that technology to look at dailies and I assume the quality is excellent. Have you tried Googling the subject? 
Looking for insight on the Green Mountain Europas
With all of these comments, if I didn't already own Europas, I'd buy a pair!