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A.I. music
The good news is if you ever wonder what might have happened if The Beatles and Pink Floyd merged to form a supergroup in 1970, you may be able to find out very soon. Or what if Bach joined Led Zeppelin?   Wouldn't that be interesting!  
DSP? Does it really do that much???
Tech dive... Under the covers, DSP converts the digital music signal from time to frequency domain. Now in frequency domain there is a data point for as many frequencies as needed (more needed the higher the resolution) and the signal processing ... 
DSP? Does it really do that much???
Agree best approach is let the DSP at hand do its thing first and then "tweak" the sound from there to one’s preference. You can do that in Roon DSP for example by defining mutliple filters that all work together, one to correct the room, others ... 
DSP? Does it really do that much???
What actually happens to make it do what it does if it does much Beyond what tone controls do?? It’s all done in the digital signal processing domain so anything is possible from the equivalent of simple analog tone controls to sophisticated co... 
electronic music
Synergy/Fast +1  
FYI - QOBUZ SERVICES WILL BE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE
Best to do these things in a manner that does not impact customers whenever possible, but if they are beefing up the performance and an outage is required then it should be worth it.   Note:  I am in Maryland USA, a Qobuz subscriber, and I do no... 
A.I. music
Hopefully it just becomes a new genre, but knowing how things work (ie follow the money, cut costs) probably not. Ai has huge potential to be used or abused and who will even know the difference?  
SEEKING ADVICE: Which component would you upgrade first?
I am familiar with that vintage gear having sold many back in the day.   Currently the music room has a modern well reviewed but vintage looking NAD c3050 integrated amp available. That and chose your speakers there for a nice modern upgrade for ... 
DSP? Does it really do that much???
DSP is just a tool. It’s what is done with it case by case that matters. The devil is in the details. Done right it can be a game changer.   
Excellent article on music and the brain
Everybody hold the fort and  keep on listening.   
Fritz Carrera 7 Be and 300B power amp?
With Fritz It’s the true 8ohm nominal impedance spec that makes it possible.  I suspect it will mostly have to do with room size and how loud to be able to go more so than the amp can’t drive the speakers well.    
Dog pissed on speaker
I had cats that used the exposed spines of my record collection as a scratching post. Bad kittys! Poor album covers!  
Fritz Carrera 7 Be and 300B power amp?
I’d say most likely but talk to Fritz.   
I am about to embark on my next upgrade journey
In addition I’d recommend taking a look at Fritz speakers.  Great sounding, cost effective and designed for optimal performance with most any amp.   
Are your record surfaces as silent as CDs?
Part of playing records is dealing with the various forms of noise that are always lurking.  It doesn’t just magically ever go away though some phono rigs are certainly more quite than others.