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Your top 3 most EMOTIONALLY intense live concerts, and top 3 EMOTIONALLY intense records.
@athrillofhope  Wow - I forgot about Phil Keaggy - there was some article where Eric Clapton said he was the best guitar player in the world.  Went to go see him because of that - great guitar player for sure.  There were some people that were ang... 
Your top 3 most EMOTIONALLY intense live concerts, and top 3 EMOTIONALLY intense records.
@edcyn I was thinking about Springsteen - I saw him on the River Tour for the first time - mesmerizing - 4 hours of non-stop rock and roll - wow.  The only thing that came close after that was The Rising Tour for me.   
Most harsh/shrill sounding speakers (vintage)
I had some Klipsch Khorns.  At high volumes the highs were harsh, and the bass made you sick it was so boomy. 
Class D for a Tube Lover
I would second the Classe Sigma Amp-2, they sound beautiful, but if you have low impedance speakers - ones that dip down to 1 to 2 ohms - I do not think it will have the bass control that some people are looking for.  After trying many amps, I wen... 
What do you have on order RIGHT NOW.
Pair ML FX2 Surround Speakers. 
Audio Companies with Integrity??
Dealers - Crescendo Fine Audio - Denver - simply unheard of customer service.Paragon Sight and Sound.  Stands behind their products - works hard to keep business.Companies - Jeff Rowland Audio Group - service and products second to NONE.Audio Rese... 
If you had access to a time machine, what concerts would you go back to see?
Roxy MusicOtis ReddingBob Dylan 1966Bob Dylan 1974Bob Dylan Rolling ThunderThe Last WaltzConcert for BangledeshCat Stevens - MagicatWilly DeVilleI’ll second Sermon on the Mount 
Class D
I have Classe Sigma Amps - they sounded exceptional, but they could not drive the bass on my Wilsons.  I had other amps go into protection at concert levels (Bryston / PS Audio).  I moved the class D's to surround duty and put Rowland Monoblocks i... 
Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog?
I think it costs too much to get a system to play LP's to the level of CD's.  LP's were compressed to fit the format.  Today I prefer SACD or HiRes Streaming.  Most new artists have vastly superior CD's - like 21 Pilots Blurryface - awful on vinyl... 
Name the most recent album that has shaped your musical world
Aldous Harding - Designer 
Name a few albums which helped determine your musical tastes
Kate Bush - Kick InsideGraham Parker - Stick to MeAny Dylan after 1966Roxy Music AvalonWilly DeVille - MiracleGNR Use Your Illusion 1&2Clapton - SlowhandVan Morrison - WavelengthWillie Nile - Willie NileThe Band - The Last WaltzREM - Automatic... 
I DON'T GET IT!!!!!!
The optical cables have been known to break pretty easily - they are plastic - could have been there is a break in the cable.  You need the BNC to RCA adapter if you want to use coaxial cable for the Qutest (not sure if one is in the Qutest packag... 
Used Speaker in the 15k range
You can get Wilson Sasha's for $12K.  I would keep the PS Audio DAC (the jump up from that is going to be something like a dcs for $20K), but dump the BHK Amp - get a nice solid-state to drive those babies into bliss!  D'Agostino or Rowland.  (Row... 
Tube Rolling the Jolida/Black Ice dsd Dac
Also @jjss49 a gentleman above suggested Mullards.  But you suggest  philips ecg green labels - I am going into an ARC tube preamp - so I am thinking maybe too much tube on tube sound - any idea which tube would be the most analytical - not even ... 
Tube Rolling the Jolida/Black Ice dsd Dac
@jjss49  Thank you for the advice.  I am going to try some tube rolling and I just ordered a new cable - I can see how this dac would sound great with speakers like Focal / Magico / Elac - speakers that may be more analytical - but thus far it doe...