ohlala

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Need Guidance for Next/Last Pair of Speakers
Audiokinesis azel    
Qobuz hell
Thank you. This thread is the reason I signed up for tidal instead.  
Room Setup/Tuning/Compensation War Stories
My "stereo" room has only three walls that open to a kitchen as well as the hall to the rest of the house. My house has a lot of hard surfaces, so the echo is like a racquet ball court. It is too severe for just using a rug and furnishings. My nai... 
***Seasons Greetings A'goners***Are You Getting Any New Gear For Christmas***
I did not expect to buy anything audio at this expensive time of year, but bought a used lamm Lp2.1. They do not come up for sale often, anymore. My turntable has been sitting unused for a long time. I will need to get a cartridge now, probably a ... 
Speaker placement Quandary
The front wall to speakers distance along with the speaker distance to listener impact the bass and lower midrange balance substantially, like from ~40-150Hz. I had to solve for both of them at the same time, not set one then the other. The sounds... 
ATC buying advice
Not as an owner but my experience is the SCM50 is a more special representation of ATC then the SCM40. There is big difference.  
Bricasti M3 vrs Meitner MA3
Congratulations. Bricasti DACs have a good build quality. I used an iMac with Audirvana connect via ethernet when I first bought an M3. The sonic transporter sounds way better, either with upnp or roon. YMMV, but so long as we are spending your mo... 
Room Acoustics
The short answer is that this is not a consideration. If you are questioning GIKs strategy, ask them for clarification or find someone else. I would not ask for free acoustic advice; its an area where you get what you pay for. Good luck.   
SabrinaX Sub-Crossover
In room measurements are the best way to integrate subs. The in room response of the Sabrina speakers is more complicated than the specified bass roll-off and subs can help correct it. I do not know if ARC/PBK is powerful enough for good measureme... 
What Horn loaded speaker/ speaker system for $10k'ish and under
I agree with mrdecibel. One should be aware of the large design differences between horn models and the comprises they entail. Some of those horn loaded woofer designs sound very different from hybrids and have different setup requirements. I have... 
dac and streamer or seperates
An option is a used Bricasti M3 with built-in renderer. The brand’s products are more obsolete resistant than others. It will require a separate server to run Roon in order to stream. That means there is the cost of Roon plus an inexpensive server... 
Sonore OpticalRendu
I bought the i9 Optical  in order to bypass the router/switch and input to the renderer on my Bricasti dac via a FMC.   Has anyone compared the Optical Module Deluxe to other 'non-deluxe' FMCs?  
Pee Wee Herman has passed away
I grew up with Saturday morning 'cartoons'.  Playhouse was the best.   
Subwoofer Advice & Therapy :)
I agree that phase and frequency and LF filters can help but are not a complete substitute for sub placement. Your advantage is the latitude to place a bit away from the walls. Get the largest sub you can. I have owned undersized subs; it is not g... 
Can you have too much speaker presence?
I have been down this road and think jtgofish makes an interesting point. What I would do, though, is perform acoustic measurements. The issue may be band limited. Problems are easier to solve if you can isolate them.