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speakers and cables
Straightwire.com all day long    
Used tube preamp $2-3K
Cannot go wrong with a properly cared for (maybe upgraded a bit) CJ.   
Least expensive plug-in power conditioner that works
Define "works."  
I’m confused. Please explain.
+1 Ron, a fool's errand    
Graphene Sluggo - Unlocking Sonic Scenery
Eyes glazed over 2 paras in. I suppose am glad that somebody here understands all that and can maybe apply it to their system. I went to the SDFB website for perhaps a dldimpker explanation but. .nope same electrical engineer goobledy-gook. No ide... 
Need recommendations on 15ft speaker cables
Very very happy with a recommendation I got here, fantastic value: https://www.thecableco.com/straight_wire.html  
Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System?
Of course not. Bad recordings sound bad    
Your thoughts on best audiophile speakers in $10,000 neighborhood?
Magnepan 3.7is. Last speaker u will ever need    
Am I right for this forum?
Fantastic original post couldn't agree more.   
Thin Line Between Critique and Courtrooms: A Dialogue on the Recent Audiophile Drama
America in the 2020s, where corporations, the rich and powerful make all the rules and damn the truth     
Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 3 or NAD C 275BEE or Rotel RB-1582 MkII for Revel F208
I have the Emotiva and I couldn't be happier. Big sound, high current. superb value    
You don't lack bass, you have too much treble
Utter bollocks. In my large open listening room there's very little for bass to reflect on therefore little bass and high end fine. 2 subs solved it.  
Preamp - what's the purpose?
Funny no one seems to remark/notice that if your DAC has sub circuitry, gain, etc it IS a preamp too!   
Are there other people like me ? Amazed by their low cost system :)
Define "low cost.'Mine, by my reckoning, is high value and reasonable cost;but I couldn't have afforded any more. And it was actually going out on a limb to get what I wanted and that's; with a preamp I've had for 20 years! so my amp was like $150... 
Favorite Obscure Rock Song
"The Shape Of Things To Come" - The Headboys *You, I" - The Rugbys "Tula" - The Rumour "Sleeping" - Dwight Twilley