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What have I missed in the last 12 years?
Roon... 
Which server / renderer to buy?
+1 on Roon.  Especially if you have Tidal. 
Best Tubed Preamp For A Warm, Rich Sound, Yet Still Detailed and Agile
This post is a great vehicle for people to pump their favorite preamps, which is great.  However, to actually reach your objectives, you might need a wider view.  Two points I'd make:(1) In my humble experience, you can only get so much of the tub... 
Is remastered mainly just less jitter?
I agree that remasters are a crap shoot.  But I always seek to hear them as some are worlds better.  The most recent Beatles is an excellent example - the 24/48 files from their USB key are the best I've heard by a large margin.I think the 2009/20... 
Very Bad purchase from upscale audio Acoustic Zen Adagio
1.  I vote that this looks like sunlight damage.  One speaker placed in a spot that got a lot more sun than the other one.  But that wouldn't explain the run on the finish -  a second, independent issue with that speaker.2.  I think that Kevin Dea... 
When and how did you, if at all, realize vinyl is better?
I may take you up on that!  Digital takes a long time to get really right.  I don't agree that the sound is homogenous.  I did not find it reliably good until I built a custom computer with low power and no moving parts, and a dedicated audio-grad... 
When and how did you, if at all, realize vinyl is better?
This is a little like debating over whether the weather is nicer in Arizona or San Diego.  Depends on what you prefer and what the weather was like when you were there.  That said, I do love the sound of vinyl.  I find that the best go-to LPs plea... 
Best Cheap Amps for Magneplanar Speakers
I have two options I use to feed my rebuilt 3.3rs:  (1) Krell KAV 250A for "daily" (non-focused, i.e. sitting at my desk doing other chores) listening -- also has the advantage of not putting out much heat; and (2) Rogue Audio Magnum M-120 monoblo... 
Your Go to CD to Impress
King Crimson Discipline DVD-Audio 5.1... 
Music Server
I've been building my own custom media PCs for over 20 years now.  I tend to agree with russbutton except I would also say that you do need to look at the internals of the PC.  Check out computer audiophile.com where there are a number of good har... 
Dark Side of the Moon - Is MFSL really all that?
SACD 
Top five live Rock And Roll Albums
U2 Red Rocks deserves mention.  The Who Live at Leeds is more than a live album, it was a seminal revelation as to what Rock could be.  Transcendent. 
What is going on? No-one buys good stuff priced right.
There may not be a single reason for this. My experience has been that from 2009-2013 I was able to buy a lot of great gear for far less than it’s available for now. For example I found an ML 26 for $400 and that included 3 sets of CAMACS. Lots of... 
Upgrade my DAC or buy more weed?
Best thread ever. 
What is the single best pre amp you have ever hear
ML 26 if you can get past the CAMACS...