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Why Does All Jazz Sound The Same?
@snackeyp What you are hearing is related to musical training. Classically trained musicians know where the right notes are and get them on the first try, while Jazz musicians go by trial and error. Jazz bass or guitar player "walks" all over the ... 
What happens with Hyperion Sound Design
imith314  Thank you.  I noticed it.  I asked them about ferrofluid in midrange drivers and got no response.  I asked them again today.  Hopefully they will respond and provide support.  Fantastic product, but poor marketing and dealer base.  Pitty. 
Bluesound Vault & Original CDs
RIAA says you can play from computer/storage, as long as you keep physical copy (CD).  That way artists royalties are paid.  You can even legally copy your friend's CD as long as you use "Audio CD-R" (that pays royalties).  AFAIK RIAA doesn't both... 
WHAT IS THE MOST UNIQUE SONG THAT YOU HAVE EVER HEARD?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Koaq1BfSLc 
high sensitivity + low impedance vs. low sensitivity + high impedance
Pretty much the same current is required to drive both speakers to the same loudness (speaker Y will be louder by about 1.5dB - not detectable). 
Connecting a streamer via an Ethernet cable
I use WiFi for practical reasons (cannot run cable across the room).  It might be even a better way of delivery since anything physically connected injects some electrical noise.  We can argue that WiFi introduces electrical noise itself, but it i... 
Does removing "interface jitter" help, if my source has jitter?
Jitter creates sidebands to each frequency at very low level.  With a lot of frequencies (music) it is basically noise added to signal (inaudible without signal).  When I switched from CDP to Benchmark DAC1 I had impression of great clarity, that ... 
Looking for recommendations cabling
https://www.uniqueproductsonline.com/3ftgltodiauc.html 
Audio PC
Regarding inteface - if you're using USB, then you need an ifi isilencer USB dongle. This will correct timing errors between the DAC and your computer. There is no timing errors between DAC and computer with asynchronous USB.  Computer sends data ... 
2 Ohm Tekton Pendragons
@charles1dad Yes, and 2.83x is for 2ohm vs 16ohm comparison. For 2ohm vs 4ohm it would be only 1.41x the current. 
2 Ohm Tekton Pendragons
Also, wire has very little to with do bass control (damping). For back EMF resistance of the speaker is already in series. Because of that 2 ohm speaker may have same damping as 8 ohm. 
2 Ohm Tekton Pendragons
Thus, a 2R speaker needs x8 the current as a 16R speaker does.For the same output power it needs only x2.83 current.  Same goes for wire thickness calculations. 
2 Ohm Tekton Pendragons
I remember that late Vince Bezdecheck (muralman1) drove 1 ohm Apogee Scintillas with 500W (Icepower based) H2O monoblocks (rated 2 ohm) with great results. 
Current...
I can understand people assuming that RMS voltage or RMS current has to deliver RMS power, but in reality it is average power, equal to 1/2 of peak power for sinewave. It took FTC 20 years to realize that there is no such thing as RMS power or RMS... 
Has Digital Audio Tech Plateaued - Is It Safe To Come Out Now?
Yes, you need 45MP to get film resolution in best case but in low light film is useless.  I remember using 1000ASA film, gettin grain and dirty colors (400ASA was OK).  Today 10x that is still good.  Easy of use of digital photo is similar to digi...