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Anyone Used REW-Room EQ Wizard?
You're welcome. Good luck and have fun. 
Anyone Used REW-Room EQ Wizard?
Amir, founder of WBF forum, started this very nice tutorial thread on using REW. I don’t think he ever did finish it but it should give you a good start.  
Nordost Red Dawn "Flatline" interconnect Want to replace with a more musical sounding IC.
Get the belden 8402 herehttp://btpa.com/IC8402-XX.html  
Most unusual/mesmerizing female voice.
Take a listen to Concha Buika, the queen of flamenco fusion. Check out "La noche más larga" and "El Último Trago" with  the great Chucho Valdes on piano. I also consider Cecile Mclorin Salvant on her debut album up there with the greats. 
Which components are "stupid good"?
No question, the We16ga interconnect at $1.59/ft.  
Any suggestion on DAC below $1,500
Take a look at the BMC PureDAC. It’s a little above your price range but it delivers outsize performance, build quality, features and reliability. I have heard it on a number of occasions in a number of different systems and it always delivers. Pl... 
Best mellow sounding 12ax7 for Thor TA-1000 preamp
I have used Full Music 12ax7 in my TA-1000 for last three years and there is not a hint of brightness. They seem to pair well with a pair of cryoed Mullard 6201 that I also use in the unit.  
Will SOtm USB card work with a Wyred4sound DAC 2 DSD SE?
Check here 
So many variables with audio
My rough guide 1. Go listen to as much live music as you can, then2. Go listen as many systems as you can find3. Figure out what characteristics you would like in your system4. Seek out components that delivers those characteristics5. Tweak to max... 
Should a Jack and Coke be renamed a Lemmy
Fans also want heavy metal periodic table element renamed in his honor. Our priorities are seriously effed up.  
Problem with my computer audio
Not familiar with your setup, but I'd try playing with any buffer settings in iTunes, DAC Driver and the MAC OS audio settings.  
Tesla Battery as a power supply?
I have a friend who powers his front end/preamp from a bank of lead acid batteries with an inverter essentially to combat frequent power outages. Many inverters do not provide the pure sine wave output that is ideal for audio components. My friend... 
Best Rock Album of 2015
Robben Ford's Into The Sun is pretty good. It's a rock album with some blues influences and include guest appearances by Sonny Landreth, Keb' Mo, Warren Haynes, Robert Randolph and ZZ Ward. The sound quality is quite good too.  
Tube for MHDT Labs Paradisea+ DAC
Still have my Paradisea+ as backup for my Lampy. I have tried most of the contenders in mine including the WE396 and the absolutely best tube is the Bendix 6385. Be warned the Bendix is rare, quite expensive and might not be worth the effort. 
Help needed for isolation under the power amps
Symposium platforms use constrained layer damping and with a bit research you can clone the effect with materials more amenable to each component in your system for minimal expense. Even the ideas behind rollerblocks had a long diy thread on Hoffm...