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Rel t9x or Rythmik F12G
Rhythmik all the way.  I ran them with Magnepans and it was amazing.  You have to spend a lot more money on the REL to best the Rhythmik.  
Recommendations for 7 channel amp
NAD M28 is a wonderful 7 channel amplifier.  Very detailed and powerful.  
Best Full-Function Preamplifier
It sounds like you are talking about the Classe Delta PRE.  It sounds amazing and has the perfect complement of features including a great phono stage.  I love mine and I threw the HDMI card in there to get ARC from my TV.  No complaints.  I’ve al... 
Stereophile review of Millercarbon system featuring Tektron speakers
His room was one of the only setups that created a good depth to the sound stage. Great performance for the dollar for his room.  
TV audio into DAC via eARC or better
My system is setup like yours.  I run ARC from the TV into my HifiRose streaming DAC or Classe preamp and it works well but there are many times where it doesn’t get the “handshake “ and I need to switch sources and then it works.  Optical is more... 
Can the level of pleasure derived from music be measured?
Dang, I thought this was a Kenji post,  
Thinking of Magnepan ... finally!
Do you live in Washington?  I have a pair of 3.7 you can try.  Magnepans are awesome, I have always loved them.  You need two good subs, but you have that covered already.  Oh yes, and you need a kick ass amplifier like a Parasound JC5 or similar.  
Should I
I remember those amps well.  That was the first really nice amp I heard.  I don’t know about recapping, but that is a very high quality amp and worth keeping up with whatever it needs.  I totally disagree that you will find any used amp that’s eve... 
Best Class D GaNFET Amp Comparison. Who to invite?
I live in Anacortes, so coming to Seattle with my two amps is doable.  I currently have the HifiRose RA180 and NAD M33.  I am very familiar with those two amps.    
Best Class D GaNFET Amp Comparison. Who to invite?
I would definitely say the HifiRose RA180 is the best sounding class D Ganfet I’ve ever heard.  
Whittling down my choices to a final few pair...
The amps you are considering seem to be poorly matched with the speakers on the list.  Synergy makes all the difference.  
A Skeptics Digital Upgrade Journey
It’s physically and electrostatically impossible for a cable to make any difference whatsoever!    Ha!  Just kidding.  For those of us who actually try things and listen over and over, we are part of the cool kids club.  Good job going through th... 
Speakers with deep/powerful bass
I love my KEF Blades!  Great bass for sure and it fills my room and sounds amazing.  Definitely the most full range speakers I’ve ever had.  
Hifi Rose RA180
I have been using the RA180 again and today I decided to add a powered sub to the “subwoofer “ output and to my horror, this is a FIXED LEVEL OUTPUT!!!  I tested it three times to be absolutely sure, but I was correct.  At volume zero, the sub out... 
Please tell me the wait will be work it......my rack
I am very pleased with the Solidsteel racks, they seem like a good value.  I can’t say it transformed the sound of my system, but high quality and solid feel/look.  My system does sound extremely good though, so maybe it IS the rack!