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Your Favorite Christmas Song-One only Please-
Robert Earl Keene- Merry Christmas from the Family    
What is an audiophile? Are you an audiophile?
having pondered this a great deal, i think it's quite simple: if you care about the way WHATEVER you listen to (music / podcasts / John Cage 4:33 ;-) ) sounds, you are an audiophile. It doesn't matter if you buy a $20,000 DAC, or even anything at ... 
Jerry Garcia’s McIntosh amp
Great post! SOmeone should make a full length documentary about the Wall of Sound, legendary as it is. In the meantime, found and thought i would share this: https://www.jambase.com/article/dead-sound-grateful-dead-audio-documentary 
Chick Corea
Confirmed. There really are no words. Just a giant for me personally, across multiple decades. His recent work with Bela Fleck was some of my favorite.  
DAC's Made in the USA
Have a lovely PS Audio Stellar Gain Cell DAC I will soon be parting with. Happy to give you a price under $1000. Made in Colorado. Wonderful sounding, with remote. Retails for $1700. PM me if interested.  
Has "politically correct" killed the used audio market?
you can Pre-Love it all you want, just get consent first ;-) 
Streaming for beginner
honest opinion here, as someone who has paid subscriptions to all 3 services for various reasons, Qobuz > Tidal. I don't know what it is, but Hi-Res on Q just sounds more "alive" than Masters on Tidal. May be an initial gain thing, but it just ... 
Best options for active speakers $4k or below?
Dynaudio Focus XD 20 
is this the greatest live band of all time?
Rock-a-fire Explosion is the greatest band in the land, without question. I have the T-shirt to prove it.