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travelinjack

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How do you listen?
I play the music as loud as the situation allows.  6am and the family still sleeping?  low and turn off the subwoofer.Middle of the afternoon and no one is home?  all the way to eleven. 
What do you think is the best integrated amplifier under 1000
Not a lot of love for Yamaha here but I am a fan.  Consider the Yamaha A-S801.  Also, the Cambridge CXA61.  Another good choice. 
Top 3 songs to evaluate a system
Tin Pan Alley by Stevie Ray VaughnPulling The Pin - Run The Jewelsthen something live like Spanish Moon from the Waiting For Columbus live Little Feat album or something from Widespread Panic's Live In The Classic City or maybe the opening tracks ... 
Anyone dislike Ohm Walsh speakers?
$500 shipping is not an insignificant amount of money.  Add that to the inability to audition the speakers and it seems like a bad idea to me.  I am in SE Asia and there are lots of hifi shops in my city with a fairly wide selection of gear to aud... 
Supply chain affecting anyone?
I am in manufacturing but not hifi. I have been watching things get worse since the beginning of the pandemic. Our normal supplier leads times have gone from 30 days 9 months on some materials. The costs for shipping containers have increased 500%... 
Interesting experience with two very different speaker designs
I heard some Spatial at a show a few years back.  They sounded very nice.   
How Do You Learn?
Not this forum.Possibly Steve Guttenberg but Stereophile and Absolute Sound are not bad also.  The German magazine Stereo is good also but a bit Eurocentric in the gear it covers. 
Best Desktop Speakers under $500
OP, I assume you mean powered speakers but please clarify if that assumption is incorrect.I would say the SVS Prime Wireless, Vanatoo Transparent One Encore, Edifier S2000MkIII, Kanto YU6, and Audioengine A5+ (Plus) are the better choices at that ... 
3way replacement for my 2way
I like the idea of the Lintons but I have not heard them. I am a recent fan of Focal.  I would look at the Focal Chora 826. 
Best way to spend $1000 on used bookshelf speakers?
Focal Aria and Kanta, Revel Performa, maybe some Monitor Audio Gold. 
Integrated amp recommendation for Focal 1038
I enjoy my Focal/Yamaha combo. The current line of top end Yamaha integrated amplifiers appear to be very nice. I have a fondness of Yamaha integrated amps going back more than 30 years. 
The Most Philosophical Song You Ever Heard
XTC  - Dear God 
Jazz for aficionados
With his recent passing, I had to pull out some Lonnie Smith albums. Good stuff.  So smooth. 
cassettes CAN sound better than vinyl.
Most anything sounds better than vinyl 
The Most Digital Recording You Ever Heard
Brother's In Arms is the first one that comes to mind as having that distinct digital feel.  Donald Fagen's Nightfly is another.  I think they both came out about the same time.  I would not describe it as bad since it is still better than vinyl b...