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What does your Virtual System page say about you? 
OP, Get out your phone and take a photo, post in the virtual system area. Takes only a minute. you can post a new photo with each change. It would be fun to watch.  @ghdprentice I will do so this weekend. Thanks for the push.  
What does your Virtual System page say about you? 
@newbee Doh! I didn't think about just listing my components, without pictures, as you did. That would solve my "too messy to photograph while moving too frequently" problem. Maybe I'll add a virtual system soon... I also wonder if people who use... 
220v / 110v - Anthem STR Power Amplifier
Another vote for using a transformer. Be careful on Amazon, as there are a lot of junk products that do not carry any safety certifications.  I have been happy using Krieger brand products. They are UL and CSA certified, and utilize toroidal tran... 
Axiom to remember
+1 @gdaddy1 !  
Speaker Jumper/Link Cables - Best Ones? Nordost Valhalla, Tara Labs Omega Evolution OR..
I had bipolar speakers in the past. Lithium helped immensely. 😜  
Which Schitt Audio Equalizer operates as a loudness switch for low level listening
Another happy Loki Max owner here. If you have a remote for volume control, you’ll want a remote for your “loudness” control, too. Similar to others, I started with approximations to a few Fletcher Munson curves stored as presets on the Loki Max, ... 
BEST SPEAKER THAT COMES TO LIFE AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS
+1000 Fletcher Munson It's settled science.  I bought a Schiit Loki Max a while back. I use one preset that resets everything to zero change, where I can twiddle the knobs to adjust poor recordings. The other two I have programmed in different ... 
Package Has Disappeared in USPS System
The package arrived today, and, as it was superbly packed by the vendor, it came through in fine shape. @mike4597 Glad to hear it arrived safe and sound. Here's one more data point on USPS Priority Shipping and Tracking, from sending my tax ret... 
Qobuz Skipping or Short Pauses
Changing the DNS on my router to the Google standards of 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 Haven't had any problems since this change..... it works flawlessly. @duckey  Great advice in general!  Another good DNS server is 1.1.1.1, run by Cloudflare/APNIC S... 
Speakers for low-level listening
+1 on the Loki Max.  
a subwoofer dongle anyone tried it ? moderator NOT selling this !
@roxy54  Your punctuation (?) is fascinating. A creative way to get left-right justification without access to variable kern fonts…  
a resonance in my left ear
If it is a resonance in your ear, and not something else, you could experiment with DSP or digital EQ (you already have it if you have Roon, for example). Just create a notch filter centered around your resonant frequency, and adjust the Q value w... 
ifi Neo Streamer
I tried it, curious about its high bitrate I2S, but returned it. I found the software flakey (for example, the entire unit had access issues if you set a static IP address, even though that was clearly contemplated as it was a menu option). I was... 
Bose buys McIntosh
You may not be aware that Bose is owned by Massachusetts Institute of Technology - donated entirely by Amar Bose upon his death. MIT’s endowment fund exceeds $23.5 Billion. @musicearlyadopter If I recall correctly, the shares Amar Bose donated ... 
HQPlayer and old Mac Mini 2012
Hi @ubdu -- I am currently running HQP on a 2012 Mac Mini (part of evaluating whether I like HQP). What I have determined experimentally is: You can upsample PCM safely to about 384-768 k. If you go higher, you will get occasional clicks/pops d...