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Turntable upgrade recommendations, please.
IMO, I would continue saving until you can get a vpi prime or something similar. The tt’s you mention are not that much better and in a couple of years you are going to be doing another upgrade. The tt base is important, but I think the tonearm is... 
Are my " diamond " tweeters really diamond
I don’t really care how my Usher diamond tweeters are made, I do know they sound much better than the prior beryllium tweeters or the silk dome tweeters Usher used to use. I still own some old Usher speakers for my secondary systems and the silk d... 
Speaker distance
Dedicated room: use the 1/3 methodology, 1/3 length of room for distance of speaker to back wall; 1/3 length of room for distance of chair to wall. Then I used cardas calculations for distance from side walls. Fine tune toe in.room tuning devices ... 
Musician vs. audiophile
Pure bs about musicians being deaf. Who picks out the equipment that the musician uses? Would I ask a guitar player to pick my cymbal array or would a piano player ask a drummer if the piano is tuned? I know what a ride cymbal sounds like, I could... 
Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC
Wireless is a terrible way to transmit bits for audio. That signal gets broadcast and competes with all the other noise on those bands: remote noise, degradation of bandwidth due to # of walls/barriers between the source and the dac/bridge, and ot... 
Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC
Sorry it is redcloud. I upgraded before going into the hospital for surgery. Too much pain killers! 
Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC
If your home is wired with a home run built in, meaning each room has its own Ethernet port and all of the terminates at 1 location, then you would plug all of these Ethernet cables into the switch, then run a cable from 1 of the router ports to t... 
HELP PLEASE - VPI Classic Signature 3D Arm or Dr. Feickert Woodpecker Jelco Arm
I would go with the VPI Prime with the 10” 3D arm. As for cartridges, you are going to have to do better than the mentioned Ortofon/Soundsmith/Denon to get better sound than your digital setup. Also, when you do move up in cartridges, your phono b... 
Biggest impact: moving from integrated to separates
Why do you think going to separates is going to up the SQ? I had a pair of Classe separates then moved to the rogue Cronus magnum 2 with the kt120 tubes. I liked the move except the Cronus caused some flabby/not controlled bass. So I move to a Heg... 
HOW TO POSITION 2 PAIRS OF SPEAKER FOR ALTERNATE LISTENING
I have seen the mids/woofers moving a little so I just moved them out. I can’t remember if I heard a difference or not, it’s been years 
HOW TO POSITION 2 PAIRS OF SPEAKER FOR ALTERNATE LISTENING
According to Jim smith, you never want more than 1 pair of speakers in a room. The driven pair will start to move the cones of the standby pair 
Analog integrated amp recommendation
I would suggest the Hegel H360. I have owned a couple now and they have plenty of power, with very good SQ.the new Mcintosh  integrateds would also be a good choice. 
Can't we all just get along?
Phillyb-you are a looney left snowflake that brings politics into everything. You should think about getting more crayons or another soothing dog to get you thru life. 
@inna Tell me your speakers and I'll tell you who you are
Inna, your comment: “There is absolutely nothing in essense you can do to fundamentally change the way speakers sound. They are what they are.“This is supposed to be a joke, right? There are many things that can change the sound of your speakers: ... 
Michael Fremer's system
He needs to hire Jim Smith to come in and voice his system since his setup defies everything that the experts tell you to do. For example: the Wilsons are close to the back wall, where is the rule of 1/3's. Where is the room treatments? Again, the...