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Do You Tell Others How Much You Have Invested in Your System?
Lol I had a guy over that was  bragging about everything he had was bigger and better  when he got to bragging about his cocktail  glass that was time to take everyone for a listen  to Louis Armstrong  Ella Fitzgerald   One loo and it was humblin... 
Do YOU have a flat frequency response in your room?
@kota1 if anyone  praises a speaker that Floyd  o Toole and the national research  councils  anicocic  chamber was involved with the development  of that said speaker I know what there system  sounds like! 💩  
Do YOU have a flat frequency response in your room?
First off many of the Canadian  speakers are designed  in the national reaseach councils anicocic chamber.  Every one of them sounds terrible because  people don't listen to them in the same anicocic  chamber  in there home. But if someone aspires... 
Tube preamp options
This is another I would look for also world class.  https://tmraudio.com/components/preamplifiers/line-magnetic-25-b-stereo-tube-preamplifier-129-a-remote/  
Tube preamp options
@upnorthsound  sgreed canary is almost never talked about here or for that matter in North America.  This is likely  one of the very best made in the world. I have the ca 801which is one model down I have head many if these early model canary prea... 
What is the Best Sounding Stand Mount Speaker in the world?
For tone and beauty  I ha e have to look along time  to have my phase dome poison  speakers bested. For speed and musicality  I would go with a set of harbeth sch 5 speakers on sound ankor stands.   
Streamed music sounds awful in my system and I don't know why ....
Well you have found what  I have found it is plain and simple very hard to get a streamer close to a high quality  cd player. From what I have heard of streaming  and the cd player you have good luck finding something  as good.   
What do you do when you inherit some gear that you don’t want.
All I can say is you are right to sell the paradigm  speakers unless they goy way better in the ensuing  years I had a pair of studio  100s they were there top speaker back in the day and they were awful. They are just another cheap  Canadian  spe... 
Router for Audio Streaming
A router that will actually  sing a beautiful  song.    https://www.festoolcanada.com/products/routing/routers    
Need 25 foot interconnects
https://www.partsconnexion.com/FTECH-88758.html   These are exceptional  but the gold ones that are half the money are really decent  as well. These are really silent   
Need 25 foot interconnects
This makes a decent  interconnect.  They choose the gold or rhodium ends  
Which ones should I choose? Tannoy Kensington Gr or B&W 804 D4
I am not a fan of b&w  
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
The last farewell to the hms  ark royal. Auto correct lol  
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
The last farewell to the hospital ark royal! 3000 drunken sailors in a sing along in the aircraft  hanger. Really wonderful  and the marine Corp band is great!  
Phono Stage Upgrade
I have a ref one arc phono stage sold the krell kpa after I got the arc. I also have the phono stage in the Ayre k1xe pre amp. The arc is a big step up fro. The k1xe  phono section which I like better than the krell kpa. The old krell dealer told ...