mapman

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RCA Living Stereo
@realworldaudio nice post!  Will keep all that in mind.   
Best progressive rock album side
Even more recent and live “Music is our Friend” by King Crimson.  2 cd set.     Also very recent “The Red Planet” by Rick Wakeman.   
Best progressive rock album side
More recent “Fear of a Blank Planet” by Porcupine Tree whole CD start to finish.   
Best progressive rock album side
Will toss in Nektar “A Tab in the Ocean” side 1 in particular and side 2 of “Remember the Future”.  
Your sub experience: Easy or hard?
Gotta point out that choice of sub used is key. The right sub is one that is designed to supplement your mains as needed. If monitors with limited extension you might get away with a smaller sub needed to fill in the low end well. If larger near f... 
Your sub experience: Easy or hard?
Like most anything it’s not hard if you apply the right tools in this case a sound meter or sound meter app.     
Who actually uses digital speakers?
@erik_squires  Its my wife’s sunroom where she likes no clutter so no other gear and I use Bluetooth only in there.    It is very enjoyable.   
Most Realistic Recordings
https://www.allmusic.com/album/there-are-many-sides-to-the-night-mw0000670795    
Who actually uses digital speakers?
Do Vanatoo’s count?   I think they do.  I have Vanatoo Transparent One Encores.  They are the bees knees on my wife’s sunroom.  Perfect in there.  Chalk one up!  
What is this term 'analytical' ?
I wouldn’t over analyze it. 😉  
RCA Living Stereo
That was the golden age of vinyl. High quality hifi sound was a new thing then that sold and all the record companies marketed their own brand of cutting edge sound.    RCA was a big name back then! That was a special time. These days most people... 
Best progressive rock album side
Too many. Can’t decide.   
Inside the Iso Acoustics mechanism
It’s all out there in the case of Isoacoustics and priced fairly. My kind of company! 🫥. Transparent. I own two sets of their speaker isolation products.   
Is This the Essence of "The Audiophile Dilemma?
Poor widdle audiophiles.  Problems problems.   The world ain’t fair.  😢  
High Efficiency Options?
Going with a high efficiency amp opens up many many choices these days.  Just saying.