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Subwoofer Basics Help
Yes the record out is full volume. As others mentioned your best bet is sub with high level connections like the REL.    You could use the volume control route out of the record out but you would be doing a lot of fiddling with it every time you ... 
Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound?
Small room= monitors or small floor standers and subs properly eq-ed.   larger room= bigger floor standers and subs properly eq-ed.    I do however prefer a 3 way design even if in the monitor class.   
Which Would You Choose?
Neither. I would take the JC 5 over either one. Not sure why you think either of these would be an improvement.   
Best pairing subwoofer with B & W 805D4
10 grand will buy some kickass subs!  couple JL Fathoms would be nice. Very musical and easy to blend with Monitors IMO.     
Which is better, a fussy speaker or a versatile one?
Does the fussy one have a higher top floor or it’s just fussy?   
W4S DAC
Have you looked at any R2R dacs? Best digital I’ve had was a Musician Aquarius. It was just different. Can’t explain it but it was plenty detailed and just made every damn thing sound awesome any very analog sounding. No idea how it measured.  Lis... 
Electronics for Harbeths -- $5-10K
No digital sources needed because you play nothing digital or you have a good DAC?   
Integrated Amp ideas for a very young audiophile
If you’re seriously thinking of spending that much maybe break up the budget and spend on an integrated and better speakers.   
Integrated Amp ideas for a very young audiophile
4K unity Atom for a 4 year old… lol. Twice what my 1st car cost. Bluesound maybe. Plenty good enough for those B&Ws.    I like the keyboard idea. My daughter started playing songs she like by ear at 3 yo. Now almost 8.   
DAC DIRECT IN TO AMPLIFIER OR TO PREAMPLIFIER
An integrated has a preamp built in.   
Class D amplifiers. What's the future look like?
Best class D I have heard is Lyngdorf. Not saying much as I haven’t heard a lot of class D but 5 or 6 but no “high end” class d. The Lyngdorf sounds the best out of the bunch I’ve heard without room correction, but with room correction it makes a ... 
looking for an integrated amp in the $1500 range
Regarding the rogue Sphinx…. I haven’t heard the V.3 which very well could be a totally different animal, but had the V.1 for a very short time. Did not care for it at all.   
looking for an integrated amp in the $1500 range
@bgross  ”Find a vintage Sansui, AU-9500... best integrated I've heard at the $1500 price point. ” For speakers that aren’t real hard to drive I totally agree! Wonderful sounding unit and build like brick s..t house.    Seems you get a lot for ... 
All Pre 1970 Vintage speakers suck! Prove me wrong
@inna , “Any vintage speakers that sound as good overall as, say, JM Labs Grand Utopia ?” ohh hell no! IMHO of course lol. My dream speaker when they promote me to head cheese or I win the lottery.   
DAC DIRECT IN TO AMPLIFIER OR TO PREAMPLIFIER
Low hiss, can you hear it from your seat? If not… not a problem. Even if does, does it go away at low volume? Tube stuff is never gonna be DEAD quiet IME.