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A perfect song? What are your choices?
“I scare myself” Dan Hicks ”Song for Sharon” Joni Mitchel ”Come on Home” Lambert Hendricks & Ross ”I love you for sentimental  reasons” Kurt Elling    
My last Integrated Amp: $5-10,000?
Some excellent SS ones HEGEL H390 Krell Foundation 4k with box AND PAPERS The tube I would get. Tube warmth/tone different than SS. This has plenty of power too. Rogers High Fidelity EHF-200 MK2 Integrated Tube Amplifier LIFETIME WARRANTY SOLD... 
Nordost Valhalla 2 - Susceptible to Noise?
Another vote for Power conditioning....audiophile wall plus too.   
Best streamer for a returning audio guy
Another KISS thought. It’s the all in one box rather than a separates approach. These are shockingly good too!   Naim Uniti Nova $6,899.00 Uniti Nova proof that an all-in-one player can deliver audiophile quality. Whichever source you choose, ... 
Qobuz Skipping or Short Pauses
If none of the above works then router? If possible ditch Wi-Fi. Additionally at times all internet connections hiccup. Is your power 100%? I’m in a black hole for internet reception and finally got Starlink. It’s software shows all the things us... 
Best streamer for a returning audio guy
Lots of info on the signal in like this https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/wifi-streaming-streamer-vs-through-ipad?utm_source=sendgrid&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=website      
Best streamer for a returning audio guy
Reading into a lot of comments here many advise dipping your toe in with a Bluesound but maybe going into a forever streamer/DAC could be a move to consider? Please hard wire cat 5/6 (not 8) into streamer (I have gone all in with UpTone Audio Eth... 
Top 3 songs to evaluate a system
System test on Qobuz. Some demanding tracks.   
Power Cord for DAC
Audio Sensibility is excellent and a good value. Zen Wave Audio also excellent. The list goes on and on and on be it a large player or small.   
Beware poor sounding media
Wind up the old victrola. It’s always easy to tell a poor recording/playback. Most are times listening is very good to great experience.  Back in the day my cassettes bested eight track. That’s all it took. Now I’m scheming to put up an out build... 
Albums you do not get...a plea for help and understanding
There’s no accounting for taste. One man’s wall hanging is the next they’s door mat. Rammstein and Hüsker Dü aren’t my cup of barf where as others don’t get the seminal “Kind of Blue”        
Is There A Big Difference Between Subwoofers From Different Manufacturers
Excellent thread. Unledd I missed it the room is as important as the sub. The room (acoustics) are covalent to sub/speaker sound. Also subs are like spice; some like a lot and some like just a tad.  
Large room with low budget for speakers
Klipschorn Best I can figure yr floor is about 20x30 feel   
Lumin Amp
  I too suffer and enjoy Upgradeitis. Currently I have a lovely punchy intergraded that’s lovely and all tubey. But….. What preceded the Lumin Amp? What came after and is the sound better? Speakers? Room? The usuals? TIA  
No frills speaker manufacturers
+1000 Audioguy85 Bingo. As you’re sitting between ‘em.