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Large speaker recommendation
SoundLab Ultimate   
Rank the top reference DACs you've heard
EMM Labs DA2 V2 gets my vote. 
Why audiophiles are different (explained with color)
Agree with millercarbon with a twist  that explains human behavior and characteristics -  You can  take a horse to water but you cannot make it drink the water. You can take a horse to water but it may decide instead to take a whiz in the water tr... 
Disappointment with Pass Labs - I'm looking for something else
Agree with mglik- AtmaSphere and Ralph rock😎 
Can anything be down about this? There must be an agenda!
My bad. What I meant to say was the audio frequencies of vinyl recordings are best captured at 16 bit/48 kHz. 
Musings from old school on High Fidelity
Ditto Knotscot. 
Can anything be down about this? There must be an agenda!
In the analog age, original master tape recordings were 16bit/48 kHz. Vinyl LPs were pressed from these sources. I record all my computer audio files as DSD or AIFF at 16bit/48 kHz and they all sound fabulous via a good DAC. So, if you want hear t... 
Recommend speakers for a large living room
Sound Lab Ultimate series is  what I would recommend. 
What is the best premp for Atma-Sphere MA-1 3.3 amp?
20 X 16 feet.MA-1 has tremendous power to run the speakers.MP-1 version 3.2 see this review also: https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2013/02/03/las-vegas-2013-sound-lab/ 
What is the best premp for Atma-Sphere MA-1 3.3 amp?
I listen to music via MP-1 and a pair of MA-1 amps. Sounds divine with a pair of of Sound Lab Ultimates U1-PX (Ultimate 745). 
Atma-sphere Updates
Ditto. Ralph is the Best. 
Your favorite Electrostatic, Panel spkr
I have had several different models of Sound Lab speakers over the last 20 years with various analog and digital components. These are the best electrostatic speakers and better than any other types of speakers available.Transport: EMM Labs TX2 SA... 
High End SS Preamplifier Ayre, EMM Labs, ML, or Pass
EMM Labs Pre 2 and the latest iteration PRE, in my experience, are the best of the best. The best cost benefit ratio would belong to a used PRE 2 (available on the Internet). 
What are the top 3 dream speakers you wanna buy next regardless of price?
Sound Labs U1-PX 
Tube amplifier suggestion for 101 dB speakers
Meant Atma-Sphere