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Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System?
Bass balance can be a real problem when you have a subwoofer. The best solution is to get a Schiit preamp with continuosly variable volume, not incremental or push buttons. The Jotunheim has a nice big volume knob that makes this easier. If you do... 
Your greatest high end audio purchase!!!
I came into a few bucks and upgraded just about everything. Got a pair of JBL XPL 140s fully restored. Lexicon LX7 and MC12, JBL 2241 in 8 foot home made box connected to Crown XLS 1500, Dirac room correction. Got it all connected to battery and i... 
How good is good enough?
My system is in the lower 5 figures (under 20K) and most of it was bought used. I got JBL XPL 140 speakers, Lexicon MC12 preamp, LX7 amp, Modwright/Oppo BDP 95, JBL 2241 Sub, Crown XLS 1500 sub amp.. I heard a 6 figure system with Wilson Sashas an... 
Speakers that scale
I’ve had various JBLs for years. The better I fed them, the better they sounded. Currently have a newly restored pair of XPL 140s with a 2241H subwoofer. This setup murders a pair of meticulously set up Wilson Sashas I saw in a store in Kansas Cit... 
Salk Sound vs Legacy Audio
I can't compare since I've never heard Salk. I did hear a set of 6 or 7 way Legacy speakers. I thought they sounded good at first, but got bored with them after listening to a few different selections. Everything sounded the same, so I can't recom... 
Looking for amp reccomendation
Look at the Lexicon 5 and 7 channel amps. You can get a used one for for way less than $3K. Even if it needs some professional going over, you will spend far less. I recently got and LX-7 200 watt per channel. It sounded great, but had some age re... 
Lexicon RV-8
Thanks, I tried to work something out with the guy in Canada, but it didn't want to happen.