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How to prevent visitors from touching your system
I stream most of my music and teach friends how to run the apps. They control the systems and have no reason to touch anything.  The housekeeper is an entirely different problem.  Ripped the stylus off of the phono cartridge with a cloth.   
Joseph Audio Perspective next steps
Bel Canto Black EX. Add IsoAcoustic Giga 2.   
Joseph Audio Perspective next steps
Joseph Audio Perspective2 fan. They are as good as I have heard, but I use a 15” sub with them. 18’ x 35’ x 10’ room with no problem. Used them in a similarly sized room without a sub; no problem. Just returned from AXPONA.  The Perspectives are s... 
$50k - $80k Budget…Opinions please.
Check out the YG Acoustics Vantage Live.  Perfect for you.   
Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods?
No.  Fair market value is what a reasonable seller is willing to sell the product and what a reasonable buyer is willing to pay. If any product is sold, opinions from non-experts are worthless. I have some strong opinions about Hermes hand bags, b... 
What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why?
Joseph Audio Perspective2.    
Speaker recommendations :-)
Magico S-3 Joseph Audio YG Acoustics, especially new Peak Series PS Audio FR-30  
AXPONA — PS Audio
My friend and I thought they were wonderful.  I may buy a pair.   
Life After Your Magnepan’s
Moved from 20.1 to Joseph Audio Perspective2.  
need recommendations for standmount speakers
Joseph Audio PrismStudio Electric M4 
Chinese fake cables How fake, how good?
BTW, who do you think is manufacturing cables in China? 
Chinese fake cables How fake, how good?
With perhaps rare exception, they are not from the same manufacturer. Cosmetically they look very similar, but when you open one up, they use cheap materials. They are nothing alike. You are gullible to think differently.  
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
You will have to settle for an ear-to-ear grin and goosebumps  
Buying Speakers Based on Specs
A really bad idea. Speaker specs are largely meaningless, with the possible exception of efficiency.  
How many of you believe in MQA?
I love MQA