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List your breakthrough products that you’ve discovered on this audiophile Journey.
tony1954- Distributed bass array. Yup. 
What Have You Done With Your Obsolete/Outdated AV Receivers & Preamps? 😳
Left on curb with scribbled "FREE" sign. Still there. Even recycler won't take AVR.  Kidding. Obviously. 30 years ago when I was about to buy an AVR I went and listened to a few. The rest is history. 
Stacking Components
This all sounds academic. But what does it really mean, here in the real world? Many years ago back when I was just starting to learn how much these things matter I brought a set of BDR Cones over to show a friend how great they are. They had by t... 
So how much do you think the placebo effect impacts our listening preferences?
Rick and Krissy are coming in less than two weeks. For two whole years I have been bragging about having the best system in the universe. Well the known universe anyway. So their expectation bias is set sky high. Also the last year or so has estab... 
Mix and match subs?
No, it does not work that way. One of the many things people realize when they get a DBA is how much extreme low end information there is even on recordings with zero low bass that can be heard as such. Similar to the way extreme ultrasonic high e... 
Why the cost increase?
Science? In Australia last week a health minister read off the following shocking statistic as if it didn’t matter: 140 out of 141 patients hospitalized had been fully vaccinated. 5 out of 4 in ICU were fully vaccinated. CDC documents show 35k cas... 
Noise floors
The key to a low noise floor is nailing. If the floor creaks it is a sure sign they nailed too far apart. 
Mix and match subs?
I see no real value in having them match. Obviously. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8367 In fact, the main benefit of multiple subs is more small modes adds up to smoother bass. So to the extent they are different this creates even more vari... 
My battle with sibilance.
The sound you are referring to is almost certainly on the record, and nothing you can do will ever change that. Compare different copies of the same record and this is one of the differences you will likely find. The improvement you heard is minor... 
Why have capacitors improved so much over the years?
Tech is nothing more than a physical description of the ways they are different. Why they got better is audiophiles obsessed with and driven to achieve exceptional sound quality. How  they got better was by trying out and evaluating different idea... 
And My Budget Is...
The most captivating speakers I ever heard were Linaeum Model 10 with the one dipole Linaeum tweeter on top. Radio Shack had a cheaper version of this tweeter. The Model 10 had its flaws but captivating 3D imaging was not among them. I have mentio... 
Turntable isolation platform Recommendations?
Vibration, picking up vibration. I real like the comment about discos using. Technics sl 1200s and have hundreds of people on the dance floor and Not worrying about vibration. I guess of if your home is dead silent, you really worried about vibrat... 
Why the cost increase?
Some wiseacre remembers 2008, everyone thinks he's some kind of sage. Get some perspective people. Please. https://youtu.be/LtFyP0qy9XU?t=77 
How to isolate turntable from footstep shake or vibration
I can almost guarantee you will be as surprised as me. It was easy to see how Pods would improve my turntable. With amps it is harder to understand, but just as easy to hear. Pods are the most economical way, put them right against the bottom of t... 
Oscar Peterson Performance 1983 Live in Tokyo
Imagine Jump Into the Fire without the drummer.