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Okay, that's it -- I'm done (unless I win the lottery)
Congratulations! I am done too ...  
The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines.
  Right! Polarising people in two opposed groups is the best way to win an audience... In many aspects of life...   ASR, I think by design, takes a fairly extreme and militant stance precisely to get responses. Not a question of being pertine... 
Do I need a headphone or speaker to appreciate high-end DACs?
As yyzsantabarbara   i keep my headphone for main listening... I kept only small bookshelves now... Some headphones beat most speakers especially those put in a living room instead of a dedicated acoustic room ...          
The Insane World of High End Audio! Is it All a Scam?
Very good posts... Thanks Bolong and gdaddy1   But you miss or forget the "dog which did not barked" in the audio conditioning market...  
Maybe critical listening skills are bad?
And like said atmasphere any good speakers  is able to do imaging well by design and by acoustics knowledge used to pair and optimize the room /speakers acoustics. Without acoustics basic  applied in any room  speakers dont work optimally ...  
Maybe critical listening skills are bad?
I was speaking if you read my sentence about sellers of "upgrade" half the time useless when acoustics is not care for ( Not just room acoustics by the way )   Guess why and how i modify the speakers i just bought ? Acoustics knowledge ..Upgrade... 
The Insane World of High End Audio! Is it All a Scam?
He sounds like a hater and can’t afford any better then a Wiim mini.     I cannot afford costly piece but i am not a "hater" either nor a "snobber"... are you a snobber ? Why accusing people you dont know ?     My point about acoustics ... 
Do I need a headphone or speaker to appreciate high-end DACs?
Right! But i dislike all headphones and it is a miracle that i stumble on one almost perfect but after 6 months of studying how to optimize it right... There is no easy road without study and experiments in audio... or pay a fortune and buy a ba... 
Maybe critical listening skills are bad?
When any system gear at any price is well installed and well acoustically optimized ,then you know it because your critical listenings skills are put to sleep, they are no more necessary. Not because your system is the best in the world, but beca... 
Preamplifier options - seeking help to determine which one
All is about synergy here for sure but as pre-amp for the price i will go Berning ZOTL too though ... I regret  it because i used it as headphone amp and the synergy was not there for my picky AKG 340... But i regret  it as a pre-amp which i did ... 
Preamplifier options - seeking help to determine which one
The Yamamoto tube is beautiful... And i trust japan audiophile engineer...   i cannot help you with your choice...   But Yamamoto seems a good choice...   My speakers are powered and a pre-amp with tube in my case and a equalizer made a worl... 
Do I need a headphone or speaker to appreciate high-end DACs?
Any headphone must give a natural timbre first... Then it must gave not details but musical balance where no parts is perceived out of balance from the whole... i am afraid of the word "revealing" for speakers as well as for headphones... I pre... 
Maybe critical listening skills are bad?
You say it better and shorter than me...   Sure, you will be able to enjoy one piece more than the other, but it will never reveal the true potential of any.  
Maybe critical listening skills are bad?
At the end acoustics is the vital part indeed... i can do acoustics specific implementation with any system or speakers nevermind the one chosen at any cost, what matter is the end result for my ears with the chosen speakers for my budget, in a s... 
Best Classical Labels for Sound
I bet no one had talk about Tacet tubes only recording... My favorite... My best recorded cd are on the top of the top: 2 recordings... One is Vivaldi 4 seasons on Tacet tubes only ...   «“Tube Only” means: only tube microphones and amplifier...