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Best in wall speaker cable?
In-wall speakers cables are required to be fire-rated so as to meet insurance policy rules. They are primarily built with an emphasis on fire retardent materials and shielding to meet that reason alone without any primary focus on bespoke audio pe... 
In search for speakers of "natural" sound
TO THE OP: Perusing your prior posts, the following appears:”....Any used amp as good as denon pma 2000ae ?Hi, my budget for an amp is 800 bucks, i intend to buy a used one which is as good as denon pma 2000ae to play pop and rock. Could you pleas... 
Advice for killer desktop speakers
They are both fine competitors in powered desktop speakers. They have their own built-in amps = footprint space savers .Your ultimate choice depends on a very subjective evaluation of :(1) Connectivity options, especially Blutooth and dual optical... 
Advice for killer desktop speakers
KANTO YU5 / YU6 ..... highly recommended ...I use them with a USB DAC in my desktop PC near-field  “C” system Inputs Bluetooth™ 4.0, RCA with Phono Preamp Switch, AUX, 2 x TOSLINKhttps://9to5mac.com/2016/07/05/review-kanto-yu5-powered-bookshelf-sp... 
Best used integrated for under $5000
In my upgrade stroll down the Yellow Brick Road to Audio OZ and stay within my budget for a new unit, the REGA OSIRIS integrated amp bested all contenders and pretenders for me.in second place, was the very fine LFD NCSE MkII integrated amp.https:... 
Kef R series or Tannoy Revolution Series?
I had the prior TANNOY REVOLUTION DC6 standmounts in my “B” system before upgrade. MY PERSONAL TAKE:I heartily recommend them. — Paired with quality build British source and integrated amp, you won’t be disappointed....WHAT HI-FI 5 Star performer... 
7 Channel Amp VS 5 + 3 Channel
Bass management loss?not so ..... first and foremost , you need (a) one or more subwoofers for HT hardware management for frequencies crossover below 80Hz/ phase/ volume. Quality integrated 2-channel amps usually have the direct integrated amp int... 
7 Channel Amp VS 5 + 3 Channel
If the amp(s) are quality build units, and you also invest in some quality build ICs and power cables, there won’t be any difference in audio performance between the options...a single unibox or multiple amps. It’s the build and resulting performa... 
Best used integrated for under $5000
REGA OSIRIS ....highly recommendedbetter still....try a dealer audition and be prepared to be wowed  http://www.hifiplus.com/articles/rega-isis-cd-player-osiris-integrated-amplifier-tas-213/http://audiofi.net/2012/08/rega-osiris-punching-heavy/htt... 
A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio
I have no doubt that it is indeed a good piece.... BUT .....my skepticism and resulting resistance for any reliance on such a review for me on this mag review is profound.(1) Since everything in this crazy hobby is built to a level commensurate wi... 
Small or large sub for music
Without prejudice to all the good comments highlighting the warts introduced by poor room acoustics, It’s not about size of the sub but rather the quality of build of a sub that has a large determinate in how it sounds to you.There are good ones o... 
I Need an XLR Digital Cable.
They ain’t cheap but they are worth every plug nickel in digital cable build and performance WIREWORLDhttp://www.wireworldcable.com/tablet/digital-audio-cables.html 
Bestmatch
Bevy of  Euro offerings that will synergize and will excel .....including inter Alia:KUDO, SPENDOR, HARBETH (standmounts); REGA RX3 or RX5s; NEAT; TANNOY, JEAN MARIE RENAUD (JMR); ASW, PROAC, KEF 
Digital to Analogue Converter for TV to audio system
AUDIOQUEST  BEETLE ..... small and compact and still delivers https://www.themasterswitch.com/review-audioquest-beetlehttps://www.audiostream.com/content/audioquest-beetle-0https://darko.audio/2017/12/with-the-beetle-audioquests-199-dac-goes-home-... 
Small speakers for the kitchen - Sensitivity
Any one of the REGA  bookshelves models  ... that are designed to excel placed close to the back wall.R1 / RS1 / RX1http://v2.stereotimes.com/post/the-rega-r1-loudspeakerHighly recommended