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Your experience in "in their day" brands/components that you remember foundly?
threshold 4000, original Oracle, Martin Logan CLS2 w subwoffer  
low bass response
  @cowan217 , interesting...my room is the same width and about 50% "longer"....  
low bass response
Your thoughts are all appreciated. Some of us don’t have flexibility with space, and make the most of what we have….  
low bass response
thx, again... the basic configuration CANNOT be changed...the cabinet contains all my equipment, except amp, speakers, and shunyata, and 1000+ LPs.....despite what is the "gospel" about things inbetween speakers, my system has wonderful soundstage... 
low bass response
so, "hear" is a question I dont understand....I do understand that low frequency waves require space, but what I dont understand  is what is invovled in hearing and measuring them....for instance, if you put on a 20hz test tone, and put the db met... 
low bass response
Thank you all my space is immutable, as is the cabinet…I am happy w the sound, just lacks lowest bass, <35 hz no worries!  
hearing loss and amp choices
audio and life advice,,,,dont focus on the negative, focus on the positive....identify what sounds good to you, no on what you "think" you might be missing....though high frequencies do indeed have importance, if you understand music and voice, li... 
WTH TAS?!
so, to me, the debate here, as it often does, comes down to objectivists vs subjectivists....and that is why  reviews of  products  by these publications, are best when they include both subjective sound results as well as objective measurements..... 
WTH TAS?!
JUST to be a "devil's advocate"(interesting expression)....does an art critic need to be an accomplished artist themselves?  Does an opera critic need to be able to sing or produce opera?  Does a music critic need to be able to play?  I think not ... 
New 55,000 Euro tonearm
will never listen to such stratospheric items, so I have no opinion ...BUT, there must always be a significant degree of diminishing returns and simple BLING at those $$ levels.....  
WiFi streaming — streamer vs. through iPad
I use ethernet extenders(TP-link), Uptone Audio EtherREGEN with Cat 5 cables into Bluesound Node 2i , outboard Benchmark DAC with excellent results, though not SOTA, for sure. As with analog, find huge differences among source material(redbook v H... 
How best to eliminate LP warps
Thank you@rauliruegas. Sanity…  
How best to eliminate LP warps
@lewm , if i understand your situation, you have a very  small percentage of your LP collection with warps that concern you, BUT , when played, you dont notice a mistracking or audible problem....may i ask why you why wish to attempt to remedy thi... 
How best to eliminate LP warps
@mijostyn , though I have many LPs and many have some  minor degree of warping, I honestly have never heard an obvious audible effect....perhaps I am not a good listener, or it just that the areas of warpage have never coincided with a musical pas... 
How best to eliminate LP warps
SO, who here that have excellent TT/arm/cartridge can actually say that when they play an average warped LP that they can actually HEAR manifestations of the warp?