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Great song to test bass
Peter Weniger.      Half-Life  
Great song to test bass
Ulf Lundell - Bartender Maxwell - Gestation Just anything with Maxwell or José James  
Top 3 songs to evaluate a system
+1 blue-magooMissed Hans Theessink? I had - before I joined here. Still time to make up for that :-) Find the tracks where he uses tuba for the bass. 
Top 3 songs to evaluate a system
And when you're there...Exile on Main Street is a great great record.Especially the deluxe remasters with alternative takes 
Top 3 songs to evaluate a system
No one here familiar withTerry Evans - Blues for Thought ?Rickie Lee Jones - S/T Still a fantastic recording very hard to get right.Michael Bublé - Meets Madison Square Garden. If you can crank this to 12 and it still sounds real, full and balance... 
Monitor suggestions?
The Lipinski L707 is a beautiful monitor with double 7’ woofers, sealed and will give you 35hz. Is advertised used from time to time. Former class a rated in Stereophile. Not selling mine :-) 
Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings
Vocals allowed?Karin Krog - Something Borrowed....Something New 
Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings
Ben Webster - Live at the RenaissanceAvishai Cohen - Continuo 
Speaker Recommendation up to 70k
Sorry, but Revel Ultima 2 is still the end-game speaker. It's just the questtion if you have the skill to bring it all out of them. 
What comes after Harbeth 30.1s?
And then there´s the room, the placement of the speakers and the listening position which will actually decides how the speakers will sound....Why not apply some pro dsp to the Harbeths. And add a small sub.I would start there. 
What comes after Harbeth 30.1s?
Well, prof is entitled to his opinion.Hare is a link that might interest you. PMC OB1i is the forerunner to twenty.26 etc. I can guarantee it´s a very nice speaker and could be had used for around 1,5 k$.http://hi-fi-avenue.blogspot.com/2010/09/br... 
What are you streaming tonight?
An evening with France Gall:- Concert Public/Concert Privé!The "acoustic" part one is a beautiful live recording. 
What comes after Harbeth 30.1s?
I’d say a used pmc twentyfive would expand the bass and play better soul and funk for you. Still keeping that english sound signature. 
Fidelity vs. Musicality...........Is there a tug of War?
When I go to a concert I can enjoy not so good fidelity if the performance and live experience are good enough. Not at home. 
Which component to upgrade to improve bass control?
Why not? DAC is cheap technology today, although some (me included) like to pay too much for this...Don't be frightened. Saying no to dsp today is like saying no to cd's yesterday. It won't stop it's the future and gets better for each day. Just g...