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GR Research NX-Otica and Servo OB Subs
Man, I want to try this speaker/sub combo out sooooo bad. I emailed GR and told them about my smallish (11.5W x 14D x 8H) room and Danny's response was " Open baffle speakers like the NX-Otica are more room friendly than a set of mini-monitors." a... 
tube rolling with Schiit Freya +
@mkh1099 They told me the same thing and to be honest I never really heard a difference from any of my Schiit stuff after hundreds of hours of play time vs right out of the box. I replaced the stock tubes to their recommended Tung Sol "upgrade" an... 
Great Rock System on the Cheap (ish)!
Sounds like a great system that, most importantly, you enjoy! On a side note I’m a fan of Alice and Chains as well and have worn out my copies of unplugged and jar of flies on vinyl. 
Which AV Receiver?
Save a little more money and grab a Anthem MRX520, no other brand comes close to their room correction software and it's full featured.  
Newb..pls help.
Looks like the 1572 has a much better DAC so you could use the digital out of your Marantz into it and it'll make it sound a bit better. Also the 1572 does DSD via the PC-USB in case that's an interest. If neither of those are of interest to you t... 
Suggestions for bookshelf speakers that have great dynamics, budget of $500 used.
I've seen some good press on the Klipsch RPM600 and I think they're within your budget.  
Schiit Freya Plus tubes and tube rolling
I've got the previous Freya and went from the stock tubes, then to the Tung Sols and landed on the PSVane. I got them off Amazon of all places and it added a bit better sound than the Tung Sol and over all I'm really happy. I had to grind the tube... 
B&W - THE Nautilus.
To echo some of the sentiment from the gentleman above, I too have had the pleasure of listening to these and it sounds like it may have been the same traveling demo system. I heard them with the then debuted Classe Sigma series. There was the Sig... 
Favorite cover?
One of my favs and dare I say better than the original https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgFQ6WmxdMs Mumford n Sons The Boxer & I'm on Fire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAl-vZsswb4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU6p7nsk9lo  
cm10 S2 and Rotel RX-1050 when bi-wired on A and B speakers Rotel overheats easily
Probably because speaker b is a parallel amp channel to speaker a. In order to actually BiAmp you would need to add an external 2ch amp.Also a lack of ventilation and air flow will create a large amount of heat 
High efficiency monitors for SET amp in small room - budget 2.5k
I used a Tang Band 8" full range in a custom built cabinet being powered from a Schiit Aegir (20wpc) and really enjoy it. I, too, have a small listening room (11.5 x 14) so I'm in the same boat as you. I looked long and hard at the Omega speakers,... 
Best speakers for max. $3000?
https://omegaloudspeakers.com/collections/tower-speakers/products/super-8xrs?variant=38555364748  
Martín Logan choice help
Just throwing this out https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9e9ff-martin-logan-ethos-full-range  
Audio Nirvana Drivers
I assume you meant me. I had the drivers for about 6 months and probably a couple hundred hours on them. I have a smallish dedicated treated room and I moved my towers in a 2ft circle with no toe to pointing directly at me and could not get them t... 
Audio Nirvana Drivers
@wig Well here's an update. I returned my AN Super 8s for a refund. The mid/upper midrange was so "shouty" that I (nor my hifi friends that listened to them) couldn't live with it. I tried moving my speakers around and a different amp but it would...