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Active or passive?
Just did a fair A-B comparison between ATC SCM 19 active and passive.started with passive.ATC P2 amp connected directly to Linn Akurate DS with Katalyst via balanced cables.actives connected directly to same source via balanced cables.my test subj... 
Best speakers for hi-def music in home office
Atc SCM 11  
Point of diminishing return for a DAC
i was lucky enough to find a great dealer (Basil Audio) that gave me a stack of Players to audition on my system in my house. I tried them all and while each had a great sound there was one that worked best for me. I blind tested them all again fo... 
ATC users
I am running the P2 with the 19s and in my smallish room there is no trouble getting punch out of the 19s. I have a C1 In the box and the CA2 preamp has sub out but I just did not feel I needed to even bother testing it.only thing I would do over ... 
Question on home theater/music listening set up
Someone I know 😉 has a ATC 5.1 speaker package for sale on AGon and also has a great amp and processor that can be added for a reasonable price 😂. You can take it up to 11.2 and includes room correction.just saying  
Relaxed, musical DAC around 2k used?
Save some money and look for something with the old AKM chip like AKM AK4396 multi-bit Sigma-Delta reference DAC chip. Very warm sounding. You could get a used or new old stock Squeezebox transporter for <$500 and drive it with Roon or LMS and ... 
A DAC that can make digital sound analog?
I feel like there needs to be some Cohesity between your system and DAC. I recently went all ATC pre/amp/speakers and tried the Bluesound and absolutely hated the sound. My wife nailed it by saying it was so bright it was obnoxious. I pulled out m... 
WiFi extender needed for residence?
Long live the wire!!!wireless is so over used it just makes me laugh. We all want easy so we use wireless without an understanding of the technology.First off it is a shared medium, all things that attach to it share the bandwidth. It is half dupl... 
Bluesound Vault 2i, Cocktail Audio X40 or ??????????
Long time ripper here. I would like to add some thoughts to the process. I recently bought the Vault 2i and I think it is good for its job, however you may want to consider a different approach. When I started the process I bought the pro version ... 
Going back to basics
I am done with TV so no video connection here just pure stereo