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Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home?
It appears iguanas may be okay...  
If you have a nice system why do you really need room treatments?
If you have a dedicated room, it need not look ugly. I find great auditory and visual pleasure in my space. As I leave the reflective spaces in the rest of my house and enter my room, it is an "Ahhh" moment.  
Streamer only
Roon Nucleus for $750 on HIFI shark.  
Should Amps be plugged into a power conditioner?
I use a ZeroSurge on my Pass XA60 mono blocks.  ASR demonstrated that signal in was no different from signal out. I take this to mean no harm, just safe power.  I like safe power. "As with all the other power tweaks, filters and cables, no fideli... 
What the Best Dac have you heard or owned. How could you tell it was that good.
@vernv  +1 Playback Designs MPD – 8  
power cord for pass 250.8
I use a ZeroSurge 2R15W between the outlet and my Pass XA 60.8s. I chose it because of the surge protection it provides and the review on ASR that showed no change from input to output. It has a captured power cord that cannot easily be replaced. ... 
Why do some amplifiers throw a bigger soundstage than others?
Stereophile Review, Pass Labs XA60.8, Jim Austin, November 22, 2017 Nelson Pass said in my interview with him in the September 2017 issue. He noted how his First Watt experiments with amplifiers based on static-induction transistors (SITs) led to... 
Occam's Razor: The Signal to Noise Ratio
Talking about imperfections, I have to admit I am an example. I had stated above that distortion contributes to the SNR but according to those who actually work in the field, I am mistaken. Distortion, although perhaps noisy, is not considered to ... 
OCD mickey website and negativity.
Ironically, I have been pursuing hard a new DAC and was reading tons of reviews and watching a variety of videos.  It wasn’t until I viewed  a few that I put it together and realized that some were from that OCD guy mentioned in this Audiogon thre... 
Quite a few Bricasti M21 DACs for sale cheap
The mothership just called me back to tell me that there is a new MDX board. $800. Unclear as to whether or not it's user installed.   
Quite a few Bricasti M21 DACs for sale cheap
Just spoke with the mothership. You are correct, the M21 display has been upgraded (for $400) but otherwise, no internal changes. A bargain bordering on a steal.   
Quite a few Bricasti M21 DACs for sale cheap
Thanks for the additional info. I didn't know there was an updated version of the M2 one. Food for thought. That's why I come to Audiogon.   
Occam's Razor: The Signal to Noise Ratio
My apologies for how I ended the previous post and how it might appear.  I should have said "the signals in your head are your business and yours alone".   
Occam's Razor: The Signal to Noise Ratio
The title of your link is “Perceptual attributes of acoustic waves – Timbre”. I believe you make my point right there but I will expand further.   You cite the following factors: signal time variance (envelope)  degree of attack and decay sy... 
Occam's Razor: The Signal to Noise Ratio
All timbre information is contained within the original waveform. From Britannica.com: "timbre, quality of auditory sensations produced by the tone of a sound wave."   From DSP Guide.com: "The perception of a continuous sound, such as a note f...