roadcykler

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Integrated Amp ideas for a very young audiophile
Yes.  
Speaker Cable Recommendation
Doesn't matter. Is it possible that wires people believe sound "thin" because the wires are thin? Baffling.  
Cable management....crossing at right angles or
Doesn't matter. Parallel, perpendicular, etc, all the same.  
WHY DO PEOPLE FEEL THE NEED TO COMMENT ON CABLES AND EQUIPMENT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD?
Speaking only about cables, because they don't make any difference unless there is something added to them. If it's just wire and connectors, they're the same.  
Duelund DCA12GA 600Vdc used as speaker cable: first impressions
Those class D amps are easily the weak point in your system. Just ask any of the audio snobs here. 🧐  
If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound?
@jasonbourne71 You're a broken record but you speak truth. If companies that made stereo stuff, especially any type of ultra high profit cable, relied on blind testing, most of them would go out of business. George Michael said it best, you gotta ... 
I used to think pricey interconnects were snake oil...
The more I read of some of the things people believe the more I'm convinced that audiophilia is tantamount to religion. You can't prove things with facts or objectivity so you have to have faith. "I know what I hear." 😐  
The Snob Appeal Premium
I have no doubt there is payola happening. A while back there was a review in Stereophile for a brand of speaker I'd never heard of and the reviewer admitted the same. A few short pages later, guess what? That's right, a full page ad for those spe... 
Am I defective?
Acting isn't that hard.  
Took the lithium ion battery plunge
The three most overused words in all of audiophiledom, it wasn't subtle.  
HELP!!!! Newbie looking for a decent 2 channel power amp in the $1,000 range
I'd suggest some Schiit in your future. You get a better amp than the typical at the same wpc because there's no distributor and retail markup. Just makes sense.  
Too much power?
Regardless of what speakers you have, listening at moderate levels doesn't require a powerful amp at all. The dBs produced at one watt is the same no matter the amp.   
Roger Waters Live Last Night in Glendale,AZ
When I saw him a few weeks ago, they had a recording before the show even started that said something along the lines of, if you came just for the music and not his politics, you can eff off to the bar.    You had your chance.   
Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good
Tony1954, it just means you're old. 😉   My submission is Weezer, the blue album.