thehybridvigor

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What's the weakest link in my stereo set up? I live in a townhome, so limited on space.
Get a measurement microphone to optimize speaker position, toe in, and listening position. In reality most living spaces aren't very flexible but addressing room issues always trumps gear upgrades imo.  Except adding a sub, that's better  
Perhaps the most annoying myth in audio of 2025? Talking about Loudness!
Floyd Toole is a pioneer and a scholar in sound reproduction. I'll go with what he says. Do yourself a favor and explore his work and that of Earl Geddes.  
I find myself "tuning out" anymore.....is the magic fading?
After learning about room acoustics and seeing/hearing results firsthand, my obsession with this hobby completely disappeared. Since then I've broken a lot of audiophile 'rules', learned from the home theater community (who generally have more emp... 
Changes in my life, new system, need new speakers
All the speakers mentioned are quality and probably sound great, but you mentioned your new family room is "very very small." I think it's best you attack this problem by focusing on what kind of placement and layout you can manage in your room. ... 
If you own quality monitor speakers you want to read this new review
My own system looks very similar, KEF LS50s sitting on top of REL T5is, a co-axial standmount sitting on a fast sub.The best sub position was also the speaker position, the result glorious, a full range sound that is in phase with the superb imagi... 
Looking for my Final Pair!!
Pure Audio Project, similar to the Spatials, are an open baffle design with a modular construction allowing for some customization. I suspect you'd look at the horn tweeter for a good live reproduction of jazz. Someone else may prefer the voxativ ...