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Best Speakers You Have Ever Heard In Your Home
Acoustic Zen Crescendo II... No hype... just pure musical bliss!!! 
What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard?
Best amp I ever owned or heard? Without a doubt...Coda Continuum No. 8 !!! 
High end Class D amps?
I see a slight problem in Michael Fremer’s review of the PSA amps...he and Paul McGowan happen to be very good friends...so..for reality’s sake...I would take that review with a grain of salt. 
High end Class D amps?
Douglas .. fair enough. Please let us know about the new amp when the time comes...klh007...thanks for the link... 
High end Class D amps?
Hey Douglas..does this class d amp you speak of sound better than the Pass Labs XA200.8 you recently reviewed?  
With the Holidays, what are your favorite films for the season?.........
A few of mine in no particular order...The Polar ExpressChristmas Vacation Home AloneA Christmas StoryIt's a Wonderful LifeDie Hard  
High end Class D amps?
I replaced an Edge NL10 class AB amp with the Merrill Audio Veritas monoblock amps and 'never looked back'. Class D done right is the real deal. 
Anything wrong with PS Audio DirectStream DACs?
I too moved on from the DS dac and Dmp transport. Seems that you can’t give away PS Audio equipment any more. I sold both units for less than half retail and was happy to sell them at that price. The re-sale prices will just continue to drop. Dire... 
PS Audio PerfectWave SACD Transport?
I’m pretty sure the handshake is proprietary only to PS Audio product. To be sure,I would call PS Audio and  Bricasti... 
PS Audio PerfectWave SACD Transport?
PS Audio transport will only output raw  dsd data via hdmi to the DS senior or junior dac’s. There is a handshake protocol involved in the process...   
New sheriff in town: Luxman D-10x
Luxman does serve up less costly players for the more budget minded buyers... Statement players of this caliber don’t come cheap. 
New sheriff in town: Luxman D-10x
Biased review me thinks...https://www.whathifi.com/us/reviews/luxman-d-10x 
Upgrade preamp?
The Prima Luna Evo 300 and 400 series preamps have I believe a output impedance of 256 ohm’s. They will work well with any power amp. Sound fantastic too... 
Manufacturers
Being a disgruntled consumer the best recourse is to vote with your wallet...which you have! Time waits for no one... You made a fine choice!  
Miracles in Audio, by luck, by good choices,by design or by tweaking...
mahgister... I took the plunge and purchased some shungite tile,black tourmaline and herkimer diamonds. I arranged them on top of my circuit breaker box as you have suggested... and without a doubt...all combined together... they make for a most i...