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AI-Written Stereophile Articles
+1 to @upward_bound for the AI generated response 😉  
Is There Just One Single Album That Does It For You, Completely? Just One.
First Van Halen album.  
Hidden Gems in Classic Rock Albums
Van Halen: Little Guitars, Cathedral, Secrets, Big Bad Bill (all from Diver Down!) AC/DC - Shake a Leg (Back in Black) Rush - Lessons (2112); Beneath, Between & Behind (Fly By Night) Steely Dan - I Got the News (Aja)    
Jazz like this? Suggestions
Try "Misty' by the Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio. Remarkable.  
Favourite Guitarists
EVH, Wes Montgomery, Walter Becker, Joao Gilberto, Grant Green, Lindsay Buckingham, Jimmy Page, Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Elliot Easton, James Honeyman Scott, Andy Summers, Robert Fripp, Steve Howe  
Mains sockets and star earth - can anyone explain?
Welp, that's it then: let's all quit the forums and forego this community's experience, valuable insights and advice, and instead rely on Google as our audio oracle. Much easier than engaging with others.  
What is on the horizon for POWER!
+1 @millercarbon , but also GP hulls -     
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
The Both - Ted Leo and Aimee Mann. Genius.  
The Music at AXPONA 2022
The dude in one of the Mo-fi rooms on the 3rd floor played some rap through those stacked-upside-down-on-each-other Wharfdale Lintons - sounded pretty great. Cheapaudioman also decried the lack of rock in listening rooms in his Axpona recap video... 
Advice needed on power cables, wall warts, conditioning, electrical outlet
FYI, Plitron is now Noratel: https://www.plitron.com/home.html  
Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good
Van Halen I Fleetwood Mac - Rumors SD - Aja Pretenders I & II The Both (Aimee Mann & Ted Leo) Cheap Trick Live at Budokan Creedence - Bayou Country Foo Fighters - Nothing Left to Lose CSNY - Deja Vu Rush - Moving Pictures Green D... 
REL T/5i compatibility with Yamaha integrated?
I'm going to start from scratch and re-connect everything per the REL manual and then spend more time on the phase and crossover. I suspect you're right. Thanks for the tips.  
Favorite Guitar Solo
Bodhisattva solo by Denny Dias on Steely Dan's Countdown to Ecstasy...lt just never ends! 
Got a Node 2i, what's next?
My node 2i runs through a firs gen Schiit Bifrost I found on eBay for $300 used. Sounds amazing. The newer Bifrost 2 has your balanced outputs - go for it: https://www.schiit.com/products/bifrost-1 
Best Bang for your Buck DAC ?
Schiit Modi 3 is a great place to start. Completely affordable and you can check the 'B' Stock section on https://www.schiit.com/b-stocks for open-box and other markdowns. Other option is a used Schiit Bifrost - bit of an upgrade from the Modi, an...