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High resolution audio on a PC questions
Also, I have an Onkyo TX-8255 audio receiver (it’s completely analog). Would I hear an improvement if I ran the signal from my PC’s headphone jack through the receiver? (it doesn’t have a line out). Sorry if these are stupid questions. Probably... 
Comparing external DAC to CD player DAC
I also had Marantz CD-67se.  Not one but two that I purchased 25 years ago from a sale as far as I could recall.  The SQ out of CD-67se is good but nothing special really to write home about.  Both of them quit a while ago.  I replace one of them ... 
What’s your latest high-end audio purchase?
Wharfedale Evo 4.2.  
How good does my system have to be to realize an improvement with cables?
@overthemoon Speaker cables I compared Blue Jean Cables to Audio Quest Rocket 33 and Kimber Kable 12TC. I preferred the Blue Jean Cables in that comparison because the Kimber Kable 12TCs had harshness in the higher frequencies and the Audio Ques... 
What are/were the best sounding cheap components you have ever had?
I had Loxjie a30 ($180) + Sony sscs5 ($90).  Resolving treble and non-sluggish bass with reasonably large soundstage.  I enjoyed it.    
Best High Current amplifiers stable into low impedances
@jasonbourne52  Perreaux 2150B - 340/680/920 wpc @ 8/4/2 ohms. The manual says 200 wpc into 8 ohms. Could you confirm that? Could you articulate its sound traits? Its damping factor sounds reasonably high but the continuous current of 10 ampere... 
Weak Link in chain as I upgrade from mid-fi?
Stick to your gun.  SF Sonetto 1 is an excellent pair of speakers.  Ignore some forumers' dissing here.  I am not sure about the SQ of the internal DAC of SA20 or Node 2i.  I have heard audiophile comments about the so-so sound quality of the inte... 
Opinions before purchasing
Wharfedale Evo 4.2 now on sale for $999. Highly raved over the internet reviewers, reliable ones.  For a small room like yours, you probably do not need sub.  Room gain will help on low end extension.  
My Major System Upgrades in 2022 and Impact of Each
Wow, you were doing a great value engineering.  Just on the speakers, you have saved yourself over $30k.  Congratulte.  Question: why did you go with the older model d2 instead of d4?  Is d2 better in sound?  
Indentical measurments = Identical performance?
I saw people making unfair comments here discrediting Stereophile in a similar fashion on ASR.  Stereophile supplements their extensive listening with measurements, while ASR occasionally adds de minimis listening test in the end of measurements. ... 
Severe short term audio distortion when watching Netflix
+1 Roku.  Choose the ethernet direct-connection option instead of wi-fi connection.  
A rookie with 10K, seeking advise
I will spend money wisely by adding a subwoofer to your system to begin with.  I had Linton that, as you know, the low end goes down to 40 Hz.  When I pair the nimble bass from Linton with a fast subwoofer (down to 24 Hz), it really enlightens my ... 
OK...here's another tweak that really works
Interesting!  Burn-in with noise is better than with music.  Why?  Is there scientific proof? It is like breaking in a brand-new vehicle with harsh rather than gental driving behavior.  
Many of us want to Changegrade instead of Upgrading
Yep many of audiophiles were doing it already.  I had 3 amp/int. amp, 3 sets of speakers and two DACs, which render 18 combinations.  Of course not every combination is equally satisfactory but even a subset of those give sufficient rotations to f... 
Name this wonderful system
I highly suspect the sound is straight out of the speakers / system. In order to achieve soundstange width / depth and the instrument separation in recording of this quality, you will need to place highly sensitive microphones (shot gun preferrabl...