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Artist you now like that you discovered through your streaming service
diana kralljk :) 
2way vs 3way speakers: different or is one "better"
it alldepends 
King Cobras vs Straightwire Chorus II, unintentional comparison
i think the main guy who put straightwire on the map years back left and later started or joined wireworldi have always felt the two brand of cables had a similar same tonality, sensibilities... clear but not etched, a little warmth in the mids, s... 
Recommendations on a big 3 way bookshelf - new or vintage - speakers, have stands 17" high
harbeth shl5 supersthank me later  :) 
DAC Measurements vs Actual Experience
measurements can be useful when designing gear, but they are almost useless to determine whether a piece of gear provides musical enjoymentaccuracy is the signal as a proxy for what sounds real and what sounds good is mightily flawed as a concept ... 
DACs to look at?
search is your friend, my friend 
What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard?
worthless thread 
Wisdom of buying high priced digital gear (given new advancements underway)
@gdnrbob ayre codex... workin’ on it! thanks!@lalitk re the node 2i, yep, i have it... good streamer, poor dac, good interface, but really can’t complain for the $@big_greg i pretty much agree with your definition of expensive... i am lucky to be ... 
Turntable feedback rumble problems with new sub
other end solution, at least partially is a phono stage with a subsonic filter - like on the better lehmann phono stages 
Speaker match for Chord DAVE and D'Agostino Progression Integrated
no disrespect but don't you have it backwards?  should have the speakers just you love, then match upstream gear to suit? 
Wisdom of buying high priced digital gear (given new advancements underway)
Good discussion so far, thanks for the thoughts.I have pretty much decided for now it is not worth it to go for a more expensive streamer than my Node 2i and Sonos w/ reclocker - both are nice, clean bit sources with good useability. I think today... 
REL R25 good ?
Yes those older REL plate amps are no longer supported by the US distributor. That is more a comment on the lame distributor who does not run a repair facility to fix what are very simple and basic amps in those nice older models. Still, many elec... 
Choice of Phono Cartridges
+1 on dover's comment abovett upgrade is best bettry a well tempered labs or an oracle 
to my ears digital audio does not sound natural? something is wrong!
op is a troll baiting here i thinkif not, i would say well implemented digital streaming today can sound very close to good analog, but like anything else, there is a learning curve leading to smart choices to be made 
Educate me on music streamers, please.
suggest u watch a series of john darko videos on youtube on music streaming basics3 parts in totalwill clarify quite a bit of the confusion on the subject your post implies