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Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
Please enlighten us jeffreylee 
Speaker Upgrade Recommendation for Current Analog System - under $10,000 Budget
Ask Kenjit, he's our resident audiofool 
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
Michael Chapman - Life on the Ceiling and since nobody sticks to one album, Mother Goose - Stuffed 
The survival of the fittest.
So Kenjit who is full of s—t, you say don’t buy high-end speakers. Does this mean you don’t like high-end speakers or you just can’t afford them? Or, do you actually own any speakers at all, other than your non-existent design? 
Is a Chord Qutest Dac my best option
Hi Rego, you should not feel that I was having a go at you, I was merely pointing out that I doubted a Chord DAC would make me evaluate my system, it will be the Chord that stays or goes if I buy it. I apologise unreservedly if you felt I was taki... 
which speaker to buy
Harsh, but quite a reasonable piece of advice @twoch. We call them helicopter parents and I do not like the way they don't raise their kids. 
Power Amp
What a silly post. 
Have speakers really improved within the last 20 years??
Kenjiit, I suspect you wouldn't know a good speaker from a bad one. You are vague and not a little irritating to be honest. Try tiddlywinks (no measurement issues and cheap, just like you) and leave us in peace. 
I'm never going to hear a megaspeaker in a good room am I?
I'm with Erik, I would love to hear really over the top expensive speakers just to hear them, just like I would love to drive say a Veyron but I would never buy one (nor could I afford either). It's our hobby so it is cool to know what the really ... 
why a 75 dollar blue ray smokes all 2k CD players and any turntable???
Is that envy on your part @zerobias? Rodmann maybe appreciates the finer things in life (as do I) and apparently you do not. Be it wine, food travel or hifi, why would you resent this? Unless you are a mean spirited spendthrift. You live your way,... 
Is a Chord Qutest Dac my best option
Thanks for your thoughts everyone, I really appreciate it. I would point out though #Rego that at $10k for my pre and over 20k for my monoblocks, all connected with Kimber cables I have a system that has the slight warmth of tubes but the PRaT of ... 
Who says cables don't make a difference?
I purchased a 12 AWG solid strand cable for my espresso machine. The coffee is amazing. Might try some high grade fuses next, without cream. 
There's a lot more bass in a 6.5" driver than most of you think
It's the flat earth perspective Erik, no-one thinking properly could possibly be as obnoxious or noisome so consistently. 
I have to downsize big time, any ideas on integrated amps and smaller 3 way speakers
Hi everyone, thanks once again. I am still working through the list. A dealer I know from another city to mine has offered a 45% discount off a Bryston B153 Integrated, ex shop demo. Thoughts on this please before I drive 6 hours on a wild goose c... 
I have to downsize big time, any ideas on integrated amps and smaller 3 way speakers
Wow, I am quite overwhelmed. Forgetting hifi gear for a moment, thanks to all for their kind wishes, it has been very heartening indeed, What a great bunch of people you all are. As for the advice and recommendations, I am very thankful for all th...