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Best music in 2023
GoGo Penguin - Everything is going to be ok!  
I found audio nirvana....
Nope. Just fooling yourself.  
Best music in 2023
+1 @thepipdog Perfectly live!  
Best music in 2023
Nickel Creek - Celebrants  
What can beat Wilson XVX for less money?
@mrdecibel Thanks! Sounds really great at 100db :) So does Beggars Banquet!  
Revel F228be
Happy owner here. If you can find an Ultima Salon 2 for less than 60k it’s a bargain. Perfect to complement it with a SVS 4000 to even the bass modes in your room. You need to control it all with a fine eq like you find in Roon. Not sure the Rotel... 
What is the most challenging music to play on a stereo?
Doug Wamble - Blues in the Present Tense  
AudioQuest Pegasus "fever" RCA cables
Audiophiles are known for listening to cables.  
Does anybody pay a pro to dial their system in?
Yes, calling in an expert (for measurements and prof. advice) is a very good idea.  You might have dampened your room a little too much in combination with a listening chair/speaker positioning that enhances the bass too much and gives a muddy so... 
Interesting Read From a Recording Engineer about EQ
Me too. Havn't figured it out yet. :)  
Is soundstage DEPTH a myth?
@r27y8u92 I (and lots of others) can put together a system for $1,500 that produces very fine audio. But I don’t - anymore :)  
Is soundstage DEPTH a myth?
+1 @terraplane8bob One little knob makes it all! But real or not real doesn’t really matter as long as it’s done with quality. A flat recording without any depth is without life and boring to listen to.  
Ultimate test of bass - Lana del Rey's A&W
How deep goes a double-bass? Erykah Badu - Rimshot (intro) Ron Carter  
Best music in 2023
Happy that Savoy Brown - Blues All Around - is still around. :)  
Is soundstage DEPTH a myth?
Cristina Vane (alt-country with fiddle) makes very fine albums with depth and width. Doesn’t make the mistake of bringing the drums forward or using only left or right channel for instruments thereby creating a natural and “live” soundstage.