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B&W 800 D4's, Room size, & general Q's
Why not ATC instead of Bowers and Wilkinson? More pleasant to my ears,  not so glossy though 😁 
New cables - To judge now or after burn in period?
Maybe try another brand , like chord cables or Shunyata.. 
Power cord choice?
Please all . Stop with the electricity flows like water or oil or any other liquid.  That's not how it works and you should know better.  
Tube Preamp - What to buy?
Save up some more money and get ear 912 .. the only preamp you need . With a phonostage that is superb. And it looks good too ! 
How many of you own an audiomods tonearm?
@gochurchgo Jeff made an adaptor plate that fit technics base .  
How many of you own an audiomods tonearm?
Build quality is .. It's all plastic on the gr .. the housing is a plastic can everything inside the can is more plastic, the pivot is plastic. All but the tube .. So yes the old mk2 tonearm is better! The platter and engine is way better on GR th... 
How many of you own an audiomods tonearm?
As stated above, it's just not good enough. What I'm saying is, it's not up to par with the rest of the turntable. If the mk2 tonearm would have fit I'd put that in the gr , because it's better.  Saying this because I compared ..What surprised me ... 
How many of you own an audiomods tonearm?
To make a short story,  I bought the fairly new 1200gr ,having an old 1200mk2 hoping this would be a step up .And it was (kind of) , starting with the usual tweaks ( new silver litz tonearm wire from zavfino , furutech next gen silver rca ) that d... 
Separate Amp for AV receiver
I'm looking at my avr-x4300H right now and it gets the job done for movie sound.  !  . Only !!  
mystery muffled mids
To quote Herb Reichert " all speakers are not for all music " 
Low gain dac!
A little bit off topic but are you an native islander, I’ve been curious about how it is to live on faroarna ? It’s kind of an isolated place between Scotland and Iceland in in the middle of the ocean.. 
Low gain dac!
Yes I figured that much.  Myself born and raised in Sweden (the northern west coast ). English not being my native tongue I can certainly relate 😉 . 
Low gain dac!
You sent him a  picture of a speck .. 😉Thanks for making my morning a smiling one 😄 
Bang for the buck vs. “money no object” cable recommendations
Is that a recommendation or a rant  clearthinker ? If I were to recommend I'd choose chord music as an outstanding good speaker cable and yes I've had them in my system along with the same series signal cables and have not found anything better ye... 
Bang for the buck vs. “money no object” cable recommendations
Might be these..😁https://silversmithaudio.com/fidelium-speaker-cable/