twoleftears

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Recommendations for Power Conditioner Upgrade From Old Shunyata Hydra 8
Puritan PSM 156.  Outperforms the Isotek Sigmas.  And is less expensive. 
YOU MUST audition Kerr Acoustic Speakers
Methinks that the poster doth protest too much.https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/kerr-acoustics-speaker  
How to go about collecting Classical Music
The timeline is a good idea to get you started, but the one posted above is too basic to be useful.You need to discover what styles/periods and what genres of music you enjoy.  As you say, everything from solo instruments, piano, etc., through to ... 
Need speaker advice
I wonder if Audio Note would work.  The AN-E is a very nice speaker. 
Need speaker advice
What brands of high-sensitivity speaker are available in Sweden that fall into your budget?  Have you called a few audio stores?  
Replacement for 802 D3s
Not in the least surprised by your reaction to B&W.  Trust us, even if you like the Paradigm at the store, they'll be exiting your house faster than the B&W.Good alternatives: Harbeth and Vienna Acoustics.  Seek out the Liszt or the Music ... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
I've been comparing Buniatishvili’s Rach 2 with Valentina Lisitsa's Rach 2 back to back, movement by movement.  The verdict: Lisitsa's is clearly superior.  Ironically, this has very little to do with the pianism.  Lisitsa's orchestral accompanime... 
Looking for a ‘’No braine’r Integrated amplifier under 7500 or so
Lots of good recommendations.  I'll just add Sim Moon Audio to the list. 
Takedown of pricey servers, streamers OCD HiFi guy
Lexicon and Oppo, all over again? 
Grounding with a Earth box?
Puritan has a unique approach to extra grounding.http://www.puritanaudiolabs.com/products/ground-master/Despite possible appearances to the contrary, whatever they are doing passes all the British safety code electrical standards. 
Wow, $10k+ cables
Just be done with it and invest in a full loom of MasterBuilt Ultra-Line.Job done./ 
Devores and Omegas - input please
A couple of years ago I heard O/93’s in a showroom. They were in a decent-sized room and driven by quality tube equipment. I wasn’t overly impressed; what was lacking was image-specificity and, particularly, soundstaging. Given the many very posit... 
Power cable recommendations for wyred 4 sound Sti-Intergrated amp
To soix's excellent list I'm going to add Moon Audio and Black Cat. 
High end Class D amps?
I'm really surprised that no-one has brought up SPEC audio amps (from Japan) in this thread.  They appear to be very carefully and thoughtfully designed and manufactured. 
Audiophile Fuses: Helpful or "Snake Oil"?
+ guacamole and chips.