g2the2nd

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🤯 Legacy Audio Calibre XD humming + no low ends & boxy sounding
I have heard those speakers at several shows. The always sound spectacular.  
the gateway product that turned you into an audiophile
A NAD 3020 integrated amp made HiFi accessible for my after school income when I was 14. The first system rounded out with a Dual CS505 TT and a pair of Cerwin Vega 12 in. 3 way speakers. The CVs were the first to fall in my upgrade path, but oh d... 
Whats playing on your system today?
“In the Dark” with the lights dimmed low https://tidal.com/playlist/5ff3b5da-30fc-477c-a92a-524cfaac5fed    
Seeking Advice to Improve My Audio System ($1000 Budget)
For $1000 and a real step up. NAD 316bEE V2 $500 Schiit Modi DaC $129 if you want a digital source. and a pair of bookshelf or floor-standing speakers from KEF or ELAC. Crutchfield has lots of low price high value speakers in your range. You co... 
Any modern rock recommendations?
Try Tool  
Whats playing on your system today?
@bassbuyer  Have you hear this cover of 3 Little Birds?   https://tidal.com/browse/track/334563040?u    
Finally up and playing
Great system. Enjoy the music and don’t sweat the details.  
How to choose speakers that won't overpower your room?
Maybe Magnepan LRS+ or .7s if you don’t need to rock the house and have an amp that is up to it.  
Tune of the Day
KT Tunestall Eye to the Telescope    https://tidal.com/browse/album/122123?u      
Whats playing on your system today?
Alicia Keys, Unplugged https://tidal.com/browse/album/33752858?u  
Whats playing on your system today?
It’s a Man’s World Paloma https://tidal.com/browse/track/229990244?u    
Tune of the Day
Yulunga, Dead Can Dance   https://tidal.com/browse/track/2205805?u    
Interim SS Amp - Likely Candidates?
One or two baby Schiit amps. https://www.schiit.com/products/gjallarhorn-f  
Finally! I Made An Informed Choice
Congratulations  I don’t have an internet wired home. I set up a mesh network and put the remote node near my streamer so I can use the LAN out of the node to hard wire the input to the streamer. I ran a really long run of LAN cable down the stai... 
Swapped the baby Maggie’s in this evening
I edited my post. Must have accidentally wiped it out. Original post paraphrase:  I swapped in the LRS and ProAc monitors out of my system. Right off the soundstages gets wider and the speakers disappear. I've been listening to more acoustic mus...