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New KEF R11 META : The Real Giant Killers !
Why is that? I would think mass production would lead to economies of scale. Someone making thousands of speakers should have better R&D and be able to give you more product for the price.   
Harbeth Hl5 plus and room size?
Mine are in a 24x20 room 4 feet out from the wall. I sit 10-12 feet away.  No issues. Plenty of bass for my liking.   
A rookie with 10K, seeking advise
Whatever you do, do not waste the money on cables and power conditioners. That’s the very last 1-2% improvement after you’ve already got your reference system. Spending money on power conditioners instead of better speakers is the worst advice I’v... 
A rookie with 10K, seeking advise
  The Music Room online retailer has B stock Harbeth SLH 5 plus XD speakers with MSRP of $8000 on sale for under $5000.   Denafrips Pontus 2 DAC $1800 or Chord Qutest $2000ish   used Hegel H190 $3000 or H390 for $4000 (or similarly priced amp... 
Upgrade from modified Bluesound Node 2i and linear power supply (LPS) ?
How noticeable was the Pontus 2 over the Node internal DAC?    Thats the one I’m looking at also but not sure if I want to give up Tidal/MQA functionality.  I have Qobuz also for critical listening but the “connect” feature on Tidal native app is... 
Upgrade from modified Bluesound Node 2i and linear power supply (LPS) ?
I’m running Bluesound Node - Schiit FreyaS - Schiit Vidar - Kef R3.   I made the following upgrades to the Node this week: 1. Polish/PD PSU interface 2. Sbooster BOTW 5V LPS 3. Supra Cat 8 Ethernet cable   This wasn’t a 10% or 20% improveme...