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Best Sounding Bruckner Recordings
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/classical-news/karajans-legendary-bruckner-symphonies-out-now/ These, as well as the ($$$) Japanese SACD releases are supposed to have supremo sound. 
Salk bookshelf or Dynaudio bookshelf? Or something else?
Budget ceiling?I'd take a long hard look at the Carbon 7's. http://fritzspeakers.com/  
DIY speaker isolation base for a wood floor
@blueranger   No, you got it wrong.  It's the speaker cables that you're supposed to suspend from the ceiling with monofilament. 
DIY speaker isolation base for a wood floor
Utterly predictable responses from gk.Moving on. The RMAF 2018 Isoacoustics demo is very impressive, and the difference is clearly audible even with youtube "fidelity" and computer speakers. Still, I am just a tiny bit suspicious. The nature of th... 
THD In Light Bulbs
https://e2e.ti.com/blogs_/b/powerhouse/archive/2013/05/28/how-to-reduce-total-harmonic-distortion-to-below-10  
Difference in sound between copper and silver digital cables?
Given the different way in which analog signals and digital signals are transmitted down connections (optical speaker cables, anyone?), it seems 100% commonsensical that design is going to play a large part in any perceived difference, and that ca... 
DIY speaker isolation base for a wood floor
@blueranger https://ethanwiner.com/speaker_isolation.htm  
bookshelf speakers to replace my Maggies
I doubt you'll achieve everything you're looking for in that budget.Look at Silverline SR17 Supreme or Alta Audio Celesta FRM-2. 
Why are brick and mortar HiFi dealers so bad?
The Audio Connection (Seattle) is one of the very few places you can audition Chapman speakers, which should be better known than they are. 
Should I still buy a CD player? Suggest one?
CD sales in Britain last year were more than 5 times higher than vinyl sales.And there are gazillions of as-new CDs available on Amazon and other sites.  In fact, there's never been a better time to pick up CDs inexpensively.A Marantz would be a s... 
Salk bookshelf or Dynaudio bookshelf? Or something else?
The Adcoms are a bit long in the tooth, though excellent value for money in their day.If you go Dynaudio, the 40s will be better than the Evokes.Dynaudio and Salk are both very good; though if I were looking at monitors, I'd be seriously thinking ... 
TAG McLaren 100x5 well 2 in this case Help
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audiolab  
Why are brick and mortar HiFi dealers so bad?
Head out to Verona, NJ and all your problems will be solved.  Tell Johnny Audiogon sent you. 
Amp, One Set of Speaker Connections Or Two?
As per Denon definition: you need four channels of amplification to power a single pair of loudspeakers.  The definition is poorly worded.Buy two A21's if you really want to bi-amp.Otherwise, if your loudspeakers have two sets of terminals, get an... 
Audioquest buys GoldenEar
Bryston offers a Bryston-branded turntable.ELAC purchases the reincarnated Audio Alchemy.This is what happens in today's business world.