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Reliable Mid-Priced 7.2 Channel Receiver
I don't  use mine very often but I enjoy the nad I have and the arcam blu ray.   
Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll
Well one thing for everyone  not to forget is  science.  If the science is right about global warming  the science  is also right about nuclear  winter. So thank the lord for the Ohio  class submarines  anytime the world is in danger the Ohio s ar... 
Advice? Less than $4k, solid state preamp, neutral to gentle
Well personally  I like the Ayre  k1xe  better than the newer ones and you should find one within your budget. If you find a k1 it can be brought up to the  ce standard. The k3 is also nice but it is a step.down but still very good. If you like Ay... 
Lost it to Black Friday! Ordered it!
Black Friday  is wonderful  good for you.   
Do speaker cables really make a difference ?
I had one system  that cables didn't  .after but I must say I wo  that system selling magazine  subscriptions  in junior  high so it goes with out saying how good the system  was. Lol  
So, I listened to a $1Million Dollar System
Basically  in my opinion  Basically  with hi fi you are turning a formula  one car. When it is all done right it is very impressive  but wrong all you have is an old Chevy, Ford or Pontiac. So quite likely setup or matching  etc etc was wrong or p... 
DH Labs
I have a long rca on my home theater  setup to the sub  it is the dhlabs subsonic. That made the sub both tuneful and go way deeper I had gold furutech  ends put on it I was shocked how good it was for how little I paid. I also have a 6 foot pair ... 
Best sounding CD player
Well I have a sonic frontier  dac and transport three with an out board power supply it is one of the best five cd playback systems  I have ever heard most of that group of five systems  have the ultra analog  chip set in them. They all retailer f... 
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.