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For the Audiophile with a taste for good design(looks)....a question.
MillerCarbon. I hope it sounds good. Because it doesn’t look good to me.  
Budget tower speakers that rock!
JBL Studio 590 still available and on sale for 700.00 a piece.  Fantastic  
Honest Amp Reviews: Impossible?
Sorry.  But I like PS Audio.  My S300 amp is great.  But that is my opinion.  My opinion is as valid as anyone else’s. Jeez. I thought Twitter was bad.  
1st Post Intro & Ramblings
Fantastic dialogue.  I view the YouTube vids as entertainment. Some great stuff coming out of Canada.  And those Japanese JBL vids are great.  
$7000 preamp vs $700 receiver - Is the difference THAT significant?
I have the same question.  I currently stream Tidal from Apple TV into an AVR via HDMI using pre-out into PS Audio S300.  I understand that the DAC in the AVR let’s the side down.  But wouldn’t using the DAC in the Bluesound eliminate that trouble.  
Thoughts on my speaker selection?
I am no expert but I love my JBL studio 590’s.  And I have a PS Audio s300 amp.  They sound great. A true story.  I was in the Harman store in NYC and they were demoing some nice popular well reviewed Revel book shelves that cost 4 times the price... 
Question For Those That Watch Movies/TV Through Your Two Channel System
I concur with Tony1954. And there is a good YouTube on this very subject from New Zealand. He demonstrates home theater bypass function on Arcam SA20. Good luck.  
Streaming for beginner
Carriage return.  Very old school.  
What to upgrade next.
Try using a TV streamer like Apple TV or the others to download Tidal.  I stream Tidal from an Apple TV via HDMI into a decent AVR and an external 2ch amp drives LR speakers. But the Tidal service was a real revelation to me a few years ago.  For ... 
Question For Those That Watch Movies/TV Through Your Two Channel System
Rats. I use Apple TV as the source.  
Question For Those That Watch Movies/TV Through Your Two Channel System
I use an poke TV as source.  A few years’ old HarmanKardon AVR. With a PS Audio S300 amp running L/R JBL 590.  The AVR runs the surrounds and sub.  I know this set up is not ideal but it does sound good. No need for a center channel. And Tidal run... 
Confused as to where to go next...looking for warmth
Andy, Thank you for your post.  It seems I am on the same journey of exploration.   I have a Harman Kardon AVR 3700 as my “preamp”.  I have a PS Audio S300 amp, bi-wired to JBL Studio 590s. No center channel (my wife enjoys very full sound).  The ... 
Think fast: What would you take?
iPhone all chargers and AirPods.  iPad Pro.  MacBook Air.  Some clothes.  Travel kit.  Comfortable shoes.   God bless 
What are you streaming tonight?
uo from the ashes is pretty heavy.   
What are you streaming tonight?
Come to think of it, these 2011 remasters are good.  Speakers disappear and huge 3D sound stage.