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Looking for closed back headphone advice
..depends how good you want to get.....take a look at Sure Se846 CLIf you get it from Amazon, et al, you can have a 30 day free return listen 
Headphone Amp for Focal Utopias?
I just bought the SE846CL   After reading the reviews I thought I'd try it out (coming Saturday)  I know its in the ear, but ......we'll see (hear) 
Sub $1k Power Conditioners? Any Assistance Appreciated...
When you make your decision, use the system with the conditioner for a while, then listen again without it and decide if its better or different. 
Azimuth 2020
Why do that cleeds.....just train for a month, and get the meeting place. 
Vandersteen VLR CT
..just wondering what you find/found different with the CT model. 
How Do You Live The Audiophile Life
I suggest going to real live concerts....the sound is way different than are the recordings.  The difference is animation vs reality. 
Measuring line noise and power conditioners
I don't have an electonic gizmo...just my ears told me that the power conditioners in my system were inserting some kind of noise.  Without...dead silence. 
The very best sound: Direct to Disc
I found that the sound depends on the recording....some hot, some not. 
Best Quality AVR (DAC/AMPS) for 7.1 (or 7.2) from the past 6 years?
Im using a Denon.....not the last word in picking out definition, but very musical, and built well.  Their service is in New Jersey..easy. 
Azimuth 2020
I knew Joe Grado personally....went to his lab in Westfield, NJ, rode in his yellow Lambo, when no one had one.  He was a singer at the MET..had a great voice, and knew sound.  His state of the art system was AR woofer, Janzen electrostatic midran... 
Azimuth 2020
you can not use a pocket mirror for azimuth.  The silver (reflective) side is above the glass its sitting on which will create big errors.   If you must use a mirror, get an old SLR camera mirror that is silvered on the correct side for your appli... 
Vandersteen 5a - Setup help needed
If you set your high pass filter wrong, you could do damage.  You have to know the output impedance of your amp....you then have to figure out the correct settings.   A great person to talk to is John at Audio Connection. 
Sure 1000 dollar earbuds
millercarbon.....an irritating comment  Surely you know that. They make a 3000 dollar choice as well 
Azimuth 2020
I used the Foz with its accompanying record and found that there is no adjustment more important in making the speakers disappear.  The Foz is easily done with great results.....be sure to use a new battery every time. 
Do you like your speakers aimed directly at each ear or....
....and I have Vandersteen 5A's.  Straight ahead doesn't work for my system...it closes up the soundstage.   I opened them gradually, until heard a hole in the middle....closed them to fill the whole, but still opened the walls.  They seem to be p...