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What's your favorite boutique speaker maker
Viking Acoustic in Sante Fe.  The difference between a boutique company and a well known brand is the personal relationship that you receive with the boutique company.  I ordered a pair of Grande Voix speakers from David Counsell who is the owner ... 
Beyond Boutique Speakers
Take a look at Viking Acoustic -- A boutique master speaker and cabinet builder in Sante Fe, NM.  I believe most of his sales are sold overseas. 
Who are your three favorite female singers?
You must listen to these three you tube videos:Lois Nettles - O Holy Night / HallelujahJewel - Love used to beEva Cassidy - You take my breath awayThree of the most powerful voices in all of female singers.   
Lumin D2 - Late the Table
I have owned the D-2, A-1 And X-1.  I can tell you there is a big difference in sound quality from the D-2 and A-1.  Then there is a night and day difference between the A-1 and the X-1.  So, if you have not purchased the D-2 yet, you may want to ... 
Best 300B tube
Dave...do you see a large incremental improvement if you add the EVO to the Lumin X-1?  As you know I did not hear any improvement with the EMM LAb DAC and Laufer MP.Sorry to the OP for being off topic.  I do have 16 300B Golden Lion Tubes in my C... 
Best 300B tube
Dave...do you see a large incremental improvement if you add the EVO to the Lumin X-1?  As you know I did not hear any improvement with the EMM LAb DAC and Laufer MP. 
Manufacturers
 had great success talking to the owners of Raven Audio, Tekton, Magnepan, Focal, and Viking Acoustic.  I find the smaller boutique companies are way more responsive.  I hate when I don't get a response from emails from Companies.  I love Lumin an... 
Wife opened door to build my best ever system...ideas for what it should be?
My wife did something similar with me also a couple years ago. I live in Arizona where it is extremely hot in the summer and I had tube amps. The heat from tube amps is not an issue. The sound is just more musical in my mind. As part of my researc... 
Qobuz vs Tidal
As the OP, I appreciate all of your comments. Spotify is great to listen to music when you're taking a shower or working in the garage. I did like Tidal when I used it before but based on everyone's comments I think when I set up my new system in ... 
seeking ‘HORN’ ideas apart from Klipshc Lascalla
Blindjim I am curious if you are blind? I recently lost 85% of the vision in my eyes due to a stroke and the optic nerve.  If you were looking for horn speakers I would recommend you find my forum titled Horne speaker recommendations dated July 12... 
How to shop for an integrated?
Check out Raven audio.  Call Dave Thomson in Texas.  He is one of the owners of some of the best affordable integrated tube amps.  Dave is extremely knowledgable.  Raven offers a money back guarantee so if you do not like it you can return it.  Th... 
Need advice on upgrade path
Take a look at the Raven Audio Website.  They have a variety of options that meet any budget.   Call Dave Thomson, one of the owners.  He has a wealth of knowledge.  Great integrated tube amps.  I owned the one and powered Sonus Faber speakers.   
Manufacturers with Excellent customer service
Raven Audio out of Texas 
purchasing US made speakers
Would you consider horns?  I use to have Sonus Faber Amati Tradition Homage speakers.  After selling them I went on a mission to find new speakers and never would have considered horn speakers.  However, when comparing horn to other non horn speak... 
Revel in walls speakers as ceiling speakers
I just had a set of Tekton DI in wall speakers developed specifically for my theater room including ATMOS ceiling speakers and two double 12 inch subs.  Eric at Tekton worked with me on the dimensions that I needed.  Depending on your budget and s...