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Stupid remote or stupid user
What remote? I am having multiple intermittent problems with IR remotes lately. I’m blaming the recent massive solar flares. I've had + results with Sony VL600 learning remotes for decades.  
Looking for integrated solid state amp for daily usage
A PS Audio Elite + would be a perfect fit.  
Speaker cable length.
@n80  many audiophiles would say they could hear the difference What they say and what they can blindly ID are usually polar opposites.  
Roon Endpoint Streamers - Direct Comparisons between Current Offerings?
SoTM is good for Room.  
Intermittent audio dropouts when streaming Qobuz Hi Res files on Lumin streamer
Try a double blind to see if you notice a difference between HiRez and Redbook. Few can pass this test reliably. This might be much ado about ...  
New Streamer, DAC or Let it Be
@jasonbourne71 Jason has it right this time. If you blow yer dough most "improvement" will be from expectation bias.  
The D'Appolito, MTM Configuration
Nope.  
Transparent Audio is anything but Transparent
Far out. A nice read.  
roon sound wasn't as good
But the server (core) usually matters far less than the player.    
Question about adjusting the balance
Your hearing might be unbalanced. Mine is. Since "listening" is the objective, adjust it by ear.  
Crackle and hiss on some albums
@bigtwin  I stand corrected. Maybe washing first is only magic but it works for me.    
Records and CDs
@rvpiano All true. Except.I’m currently listening to a huge Willie Dowling playlist. This can only be accomplished by playing local files. Or buying all of his Bandcamp tracks. Only a couple albums are on Qobuz.  
Crackle and hiss on some albums
Dust doesn’t make pops. Good luck getting rid of them short of editing them out digitally or serious electronic mitigation costing more than all of your analogue equipment together. View the pop/grooves with a microscope and you’ll see what you’r... 
MBL Owners: The "Why" Behind Our Choices and the Search for the Ultimate "Wow" Factor
We all? Count me out.  
Crackle and hiss on some albums
https://www.discogs.com/group/thread/671397 Clean them before first play with an ultrasonic cleaner and a release agent. Once the stylus "welds" them into the grooves it is too late. Buy a SweetVinyl Sugar Cube or live with it like the old days.