mapman

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What do you guys think of adding a subwoofer to this system?
You are certainly a prime candidate.  Just do it right.  Use a sound meter app and white noise to get it integrated initially then tune from there with various music.   
Share MYSTICAL, HAUNTING songs
   
Kef LS50s - great like me but need to come up for air
I have both ls50s and ls 50 metas.  If its the ls50s, you currently have, you really can't beat ls50 metas for overall performance for exactly your budget.      
Kef LS50s - great like me but need to come up for air
The Listening Room appears to just have received a number of B stock Harbeths that are up for sale.  Not a bad way to start with something different.  
Speaker shootout question -- do you position the same or differently, depending?
Dispersion pattern will be a major consideration regarding speaker placement.   
Is Rap a valid musical form?
How many units sold?   Case closed.  
It’s all a matter of degree
To each their own.  Whatever turns you on.  
SUT Interconnects
DNM Reson for unique coherency and overall sound and cost effectiveness but these are not shielded. Shielded ICs are safer in general between SUT and phone. I added custom mu metal foil shielding to my SUT section to facilitate using unshielded IC... 
Nietzsche and Runaway Audio Consumption
Diversity should be welcome but not all diversity is necessarily welcome. Some has nothing to do with intelligence, ethics, values, or anything else of value to all.   Just picking up on broad idealized assertions that are clearly not true.     
It’s all a matter of degree
I try different things in different systems and in different rooms all at the same time. You might call me a hi fi bigamist. I like all kinds of sound but some better than others.  
Recording with bass to align my subs with my speakers
White noise is best to set up with, not recorded music. There are white noise internet radio stations you can stream. Then use a sound meter or similar smartphone app like decibel app to measure. Works great! Use music after that to fine tune if n... 
It's Great Having So Many Choices (?)
Choices rule.  Try yoga and meditation for stress mgmt.   
I Don't Want to be an Audiophile, What am I...
A “Hi Fi Guy” perhaps?     
Mounting Speakers On A Furniture Dolly For Mobility
You will probably get less bass higher up and more isolated from the floor which could be good or bad depending. Listen and see. No harm in trying and you will know how it sounds , nobody not actually there can know for sure. Just make sure it’s s... 
Sound
Yes for sure but a little bling too can never hurt. Disclaimer:  raised in Amish Country. My concept of bling may not be quite up to snuff.