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Mark Knopfler & James Taylor
Love Knofler. I just listened to One Deep River, Deluxe.    
Qobuz
That happened to me while I was auditioning Quboz. Fortunately I had all my playlists saved in Amazon Music and was able to retransfer them. Quboz responded to my inquiry and said they could not restore them, and transferring was the only choice. ... 
How do you add remote control to a preamp, here's how.
I run my actives into my passive. One preamp I can run wide open with no audible distortion and use the passive volume control. The other has a remote but has too much gain to run wide open without distortion. If I'm playing a complete album I run... 
How do you add remote control to a preamp, here's how.
Another feature of the Schiit Kara is the output impedance is the same in active and passive modes.   
Alternative absorbent acoustic material?
When I built my panels I got Rockwool and 703 from my local insulation supply business at about 40% less than the price from online suppliers.   
How do you add remote control to a preamp, here's how.
I think Schiit just came out with a new preamp with similar features at half the price.   
How do you add remote control to a preamp, here's how.
I do a similar thing with a Schiit Kara. It's volume control is a resistor ladder so no pot. Wherever I set the volume it's just adding a couple of resistors to the path.   
Any owners of Schitt Bifrost 2?
I have a Bitfrost 2/64 and I like it a lot. It's somewhat unique use of 4 chips to split the conversion chores allows it to perform way above its price. PS Audio recently came out with a similar architecture. But it's not end game. I plan to upgr... 
External crossovers for subs
I recently went that route with a HPF from Merchand Electronics. It's 24db/oct at 80hz. Its a vast improvement in bass control and essentially turns my 3 way speakers into 4 way. Once I heard the result I added a 2nd Sub. I have a small room and c... 
Can You Trust a Shipper? (UPS, Fed-Ex, etc)
With our ubiquitous cameras, the delivery companies should be offering photo evidence of delivery. Amazon often does it and the food delivery companies almost always do. They could have body mounted cameras and take a photo of the building locati... 
How to set up volume control on a DAC without a preamp
You could get a passive preamp like the Schiit Sys that will give you volume control.   
Primare/ Vincent Adio /NAD /Rogue/ AVA /Hegel...- need a simple and reliable integrated
One feature of the Rotel line is the remote. It controls everything including tone controls. If you use them, you can adjust settings from your listening position. I believe they also have Bluetooth is you want to audition something from an online... 
A nice tribute to my favorite living musician, the last man standing.
@bdp24  We have lots of great memories and more to be made. Just have to hang in there with our favorites as we watch them disappear. If they can be out there touring, I can at least show up and listen.   
A nice tribute to my favorite living musician, the last man standing.
@stuartk  I feel very fortunate to have been born in NY in 1950. I was 14 when the Beatles played Shea Stadium, 15 sneaking into clubs in Greenwich Village,18 at Woodstock, and now still able to appreciate music. And thanks to my signing up for A... 
Primare/ Vincent Adio /NAD /Rogue/ AVA /Hegel...- need a simple and reliable integrated
The Rotel A11 or A12 are available in that price range. The A11 Tribute model should fulfill all your needs.