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GIK FreeStand Acoustic Panels and flatscreen
Just to add: previously I had tried draping various thick blankets and similar over the screen, but had not noticed any difference between having them on or off--the screen hugs the wall, while the speakers are well out in the room.  But the GIKs ... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
You’ll be missed, but may be the healthiest move.Over here, REALLY enjoying Litolff, Concerto Symphonique #2 and #4, Peter Donohoe, on, of course, Hyperion. Stirring stuff. 
Why so many wilson alexias for sale
Just goes to show: never subject an unsolicited equine to buccal scrutiny. 
Your first component that was "special"
JVC JA-S22 (or perhaps it was the '55 or the '77, but most likely the '22).Those were the days... 
New $24,000 inter-connect
Yes, this model is specially "handed", and designed uniquely to work optimally in the channel for which it is designated. 
Is it all in my head??
@elizabeth  Carly Simon's inspiration. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Delbanco BTW, she was right about him. 
Transport for Benchmark DAC3 HGC
Depending on your price bracket, NuPrime CDT-8 pro or Jay's CDT-2 Mk 2. 
Classical Music for Aficionados
After Christmas, I do indeed feel like twoleftEATS.So, of the five Sterndale Bennett concertos, the vote goes to #4.Curiously, the recording I have isn't on Hyperion but Unicorn-Kanchana.  The pianist is well known to me, Malcolm Binns, but I was ... 
Bright or Dim?
 The ultimate audiophile tweak.https://www.amazon.com/Sleeping-Unimi-Lightweight-Pressure-Free-Blindfold/dp/B07FVGCT8K?th=1 
All Kit are Band-Aids
If orchestras tuned to 441, CDs would sound a lot better. 
Is it all in my head??
All of reality is in your head, so, yes, it's in your head. 
Why so many wilson alexias for sale
Too fatiguing to listen to over the long haul. 
Bright or Dim?
With the lights off, soundstage depth opens up even more.  If you're looking at equipment, equipment racks, the drywall, wall hangings, whatever, however much you concentrate on the music, your eyes are telling you that those things are right ther... 
All Kit are Band-Aids
Shouldn't it be 441 Hz, scaling down from the 44.1 kHz? 
Since my sabbatical
I can't believe it's a sound investment to put any money into the CAL, because the transport will give out sooner rather than later, and then it will be unusable.  Better to invest in something new(er).So general advice w.r.t. that and other compo...