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Funny how streaming/digital still chases that analog benchmark.
I have never listened to lossless digital audio files, it seems to me once they are converted to audible sound of human vocals and instruments the medium returns to analog format...there for your listening to the dac vs recording...How much better... 
I nominate this company as building best speakers!
Sonus Faber Toys bookshelf speakers 
Which speakers did you find bright, fatiguing or just disappointing in some way?
I tend to find speakers with metal tweeters bright-Monitor Audio, Focal, Mordaunt Short...very fatiguing to listen too especially when connected to Yamaha or Krell for example. I prefer a warm or neutral speaker and amp combo... 
What is the Silliest Accessory You Have Ever Seen.
The green pen for coloring the edges of cd’s.. 
What did your system look like 30 years ago?
Wow I had think about how long ago 30 years wasOnkyo TX-35 Stereo Receiver b&w DM110i speakers (monster cable) cablesthen up graded to Onkyo TX 84 because the 35 just did not cut it...Onkyo DX 2800 CD Player, also had a 1985 Pioneer CD player ... 
Why so many angry audiophiles?
Interesting topic, I know I’ve trigged more than my fair share of audiophiles...this is a great forum for learning and sharing a common interest.I for now am happy with my NAD HT receiver, I chose it for a dual purpose and I’m not disappointed. Ha... 
Who says cables don't make a difference?
I think it’s all relative to the quality of your audio equipment to the cost and architecture as well as metal type used to construct your cable. There is of course a point where it is more jewelry than audio improvement. For now my new Morrow Aud... 
Best CD player under $2000
One of the best CD players I have ever heard or owned is the Denon DCM 560, it has a coaxial output. Even though it is a carousel the dual burr brown DAC’s were outstanding. It painted a life like portrait of the performer’s. Amazing and transpare... 
Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles?
Put simply NO! You do not need to be able to use a soldering iron to be an audiophile, just like if I own a a Porsche I don’t need to be a mechanical engineer. That’s why there are people who train for years to work on the complex machinery that m...