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Rockport Atria?
Yeung, please give us your thoughts on the Atria. My room is a similar size to yours and would like to know how they sound. Some have said they are "shy" in the bass but I don't know if this would be true for your room. It seems like they would be... 
Anything you can put between spikes and carpet?
Ok so I almost hate to bring this up but is it better to try and couple the speaker to suspended wood floor via sharp spikes or isolate it via pads made of concrete, tile, or stone? Thoughts" 
Jospeh Audio Pearl3 or Rockport Atria
Kwb, I am also interested in Rockports as well as Magico and Verity. My guess is the Atria would be a good fit for my room which is 13.5 ft x 20.5 ft with 8 ft ceilings....thoughts? Thanks. 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Matt, your intentions are clear and as others have stated, this is a significant undertaking. I am a redbook guy so I am very interested in your perceptions. Rather than taking your observations as "gospel" I think this will give us a feeling, dir... 
Harbeth-7es or Fritzspeakers carbon-7
Taters what about taking the C-7's to the Harbeth dealer. If can't take a speaker home to try it, how can you tell if it's going to work properly in your set up? I can see an issue with some large floorstanders but a small monitor shouldn't be a p... 
PS Audio Direct Stream
I was also at the demonstration for the entire time. My thoughts are along the same lines as Sarcher30. I thought the depth of the soundstage was excellent in relative comparison to the stock player. The jury is still out for me. Listening in a ro... 
Sony HAPZ1 For prospective buyers and owners
Brownsfan, you are a brave man for stepping out, up or into this new player. My tolerance for any "computing" issues is less than zero and find that hardware/software compatibility problems just about push me over the edge. Somehow I find tweaking... 
Where is All the DSD?
Brownsfan, I have always questioned the record industry regarding their marketing strategy. Long gone are the days of the big recording contracts and unlimited budgets for recording sessions. It's become a distributed model where there are multipl... 
Neil Young's Pono music player raises millions
Technical issues aside if the analog masters are used and new material is recorded at 24/192 then there is hope. The only remaining problem is the pricing. If it isn't in line with redbook CD's the mainstream will never jump on this technology. 
Where is All the DSD?
Unless the availability and pricing gets in line with redbook offerings the masses will never embrace DSD....a real shame in my opinion. 
What do you void listening?
Rap music/poetry gets an immediate rejection. I find it annoying and at the same time insulting and degrading! 
Speaker cable recommendations
I tried the Clear Day Double Shotguns in comparison to my Acoustic Zen Satori cables. They weren't superior to the Zen's but not inferior. If I didn't have the Satori's I could easily live with the Clear Day's. 
Need help determining next upgrade - 3rd ATTEMPT
Realremo, I would agree with others to work on the room acoustics first before you start down the hardware path. There are acoustic panel sites that can provide guidance based on your room size and recommend the proper amount of room treatment. Yo... 
Ayon CD2S vs ModWright XA-5400ES Ultimate Truth
In_shore thanks for the note. Another option would be Herbie's Iso-Cups. I haven't used that particular product but it looks interesting. I agree that the Symposium products offer a good value. 
Ayon CD2S vs ModWright XA-5400ES Ultimate Truth
It would be interesting if anyone has compared the symposium roller blocks to the stillpoints.