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Does using XLR cables (double voltage output) mean I can use lower powered amplifiers?
+1 @cakyol 
Does Steely Dan sound bright to you?
Nightfly on LP approaches good sound, but clearly digital. Imagine what it would have sounded like uncompressed and analog. On the other hand, it is Fagan’s “sound” 
Old Amps that can still Kick Butt
Threshold 4000, still pretty wonderful, recapped once 
My experience with bi-wiring
@millercarbon, though I agree that extra "connections" are a potential weakness, surely you can see that some designs intended by the manufacturer to be biwired have fewer connections, not more, such as my Von Schweikerts.  They  are to, totally i... 
Pass Labs XA25 vs Benchmark AHB2
 +1 @daledeee1....Pass Labs amps exceed their specs, and that amp will handle your speakers just fine 
Best wishes
He will continue to support his products, but no longer make the phono unit, as he has no more supply of key parts 
TONE
@bjesien , yes, we agree, completely...the Von Schweikerts were highly regarded when I bought them in the late 1990s, and I have enjoyed them for many years; however, as I have not pursued listening to more modern designs, they remain the source o... 
The Placebo Effect
as a retired physician, I spent many years experiencing patients with subjective complaints that achieved relief with placebo.  The phenomena is real, regardless how one wishes to explain it.  AND if it gave the patient relief and, at the same tim... 
TONE
the more I think of my original question, I have realized that asking about "tonally accurate" source material wont help my conundrum one bit, as I would still be reproducing it through my system...the ONLY way for me to  understand the "tone" of ... 
TONE
@mahgister Thx for you helpyoutube not useful for me, though. Either stream or LPyour effort appreciated very much 
TONE
IVAN Moravec, not Hans, the robotics dude.....but thanks 
TONE
OK, thxplease list any recording you consider to tonally accurate, and whether it is LP or digital 
Tone of Muisc, SF - worst hifi experience. Yours?
Anecdotes, one and all. Consumers have a right to share experience, if it is honest.  
TONE
yes, basically I answered my own question....as i wonder about the faithful TONAL reproduction of my system, not being a musician, I need to go see live music more often and try to remember the tone of voices and instruments..... 
Heat from amps?
Pass 250.8 does get warm, no doubt, but I would never call it HOT...to me, hot means you couldnt touch it without burning yourself....incandescent lightbulbs get hot....both of these items indeed radiate heat, own them all, but have never found th...