randy-11

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Small room electrostat/ planar speaker?
best to try the 1.7's first2nd add room tmtsMagneplanar recommends you avoid mixing their products with cone subs, for the same reasons you may wish to avoid any hybridsKEF LS50s are often used in small rooms 
Experience with Intona USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Isolator
announce a month ago - may not be a real thing yet...https://www.computeraudiophile.com/forums/topic/31125-ifi-audio-igalvanic30-the-holy-grail-of-comput... 
Class D is just Dandy!
I always thought the gentle filter slope was b/c steep "brick wall" filtering caused audible distortions...I do agree that the amplifier is the closest component most of us have that is near perfection.  Speakers, room tmts, DACs, source material.... 
Class D is just Dandy!
higher switching frequency moves it further from the range of human hearing and enables "kinder, gentler" filtering 
Most Important, Unloved Cable...
"real world results" from a creationistnow that is real made up marketing! 
Experience with Intona USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Isolator
see if the iFi Audio iGalvanic 3.0 improves things - I'd only buy with a return privilege 
Computer, software, USB cable or ?
could be lack of galvanic isolationsome say SSDs sound better than a HDD - which did you use?I suggest you post on https://www.computeraudiophile.comwhere a lot of engineers involved in designing DACs and related products hang out 
Speaker recommendation for married couple
you need to get some room analysis software and pay attn to speaker & listener placement and room tmt 
Speaker recommendation for married couple
I bet she liked the small Sonus Fabers...Buy whichever ones you like the sound of that she approved, and then buy her a couple of new coffee tables.If she asks why liquids on the coffee tables are vibrating, just deny that you see any movement... 
Critique my media server setup!
easy low buck solution is to plug an Apple TV3 ($40 refurb w/warranty & support) into a DAC if your phone is an iPhone, iPad or Mac computeriTunes is free and the system gives good control functionality for multiple roomsrip your CDs using App... 
How it's Made - Cool manufacturing Videos
Google magneplanar factory tour for some fun pics (I've not seen a video) 
Most Important, Unloved Cable...
Thank God for That! 
Magnepans
I do - only issue is the huge size and all-black ominous look to them(at least they don't look like an alien predator about to eat me - like Wilsons) 
Best integrated from this list...
how much power do you need?add FM tuner, Ruby DAC, etc. 
Best integrated from this list...
7. Creek Evo