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Best options for active speakers $4k or below?
https://darko.audio/2020/09/a-long-film-about-the-buchardt-audio-a500/See the above review from Darko who has a lot of experience with active speakers in you price range. 
JBL 4367 shoutiness remedies?
+1 cleaner power / either conditioner or generator.clean the connections of your speaker cable and interconnects.upgrade the power cords and plug straight into the wall.try morrow speaker cable SP5 or similar. 
Why would I need Roon?
i have been using Roon for three years.The longer you use it and learn how to manipulate and discover your own and the wider music catalogues, the more pleasure it gives.there are lots of layers and a month might not be enough to really understand... 
Really need some help finding a full range speaker
A s/h Wilson Watt Puppy 7 offers a great price performance ratio. The tweeter can be sensitive to any issues with upstream components. maybe also look at wilson sasha - not sure of the specs.WWP7 Description: Three-way, floorstanding, dynamic loud... 
Need speaker cable
+1 Morrow. there’s usually a 40% discount from retail price.  
Can we talk streamers based on UI rather then SQ?
+1 Roon. Advanced musical exploration!  
streaming source
After several years with Tidal i tried Qobuz on a free trial and switched to Qobuz for SQ. I used them both with Roon and consider it an essential part of the UI experince. 
Roon's update sounds really good
this looks like a good solution to remove any potential noise in an ethernet connected device. it essentially converts the ethernet signal to optical (which is noise free) and then back again to ethernet at the source.https://www.audiostream.com/c... 
Roon's update sounds really good
this is this is a quote from the owner of Auralic:“The network router, the NAS and other network device are directly attached to the router using Ethernet cable which can be quite noisy. If the streamer is attached to the router using Ethernet cab... 
Sandbox Design Advice
With regard to the filling, my understanding was that vibrations passing through the filler would cause the particles to rub together and the kinetic energy would be reduced through friction turning it into heat.If this is correct then the best fi... 
Sandbox Design Advice
I have read that Silica can release fine airborn particles, which can be harmful to lungs.the glass micro beads look interesting - Geoff are you TTP or is there a grain (!) of truth in your post? 
Sandbox Design Advice
😂 - The craziest thing about the WTWP is that you are now making me wonder if glass micro beads would be better than sand! 
Sandbox Design Advice
thanks dga. appreciate the input. 
Sandbox Design Advice
thanks rcp - will do. 
Sandbox Design Advice
Hey Geoff, I have always enjoyed your posts and this one is no different.