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The Killer Has Died
One of the last original R&R artists , RIP !  
Static attack! Time to get the humidifiers going
I just spray a little anti static spray on the carpet ,that’s good for a month   
DAC’s
My brother owned the Meitner MA3 the Denafrips Terminator2 is better in every aspect and onky $4600 ,their brand new 12th anniversary model even betterstill their 12 anniversary Terminator + is $7200.  And night and day better  the best value th... 
Speaker upgrade
Klipsch have horrible Xover parts all China specials ,how would I know , I have been upgrading speakers for 20 years and owned 3 Of Klipsch top Heritage speakers. you are much better off per $$dollar spent with Spatial audio technologies  they ... 
So I was changing a lightbulb last night…
Your stereo is not on a totally isolated ground ,like myself  I had a dual insulated isolated  dedicated ground.  
Streamer/DAC - Where is the value?
Buy a Denafrips Terminator 2 12 anniversary dac just cameout $4500, Which isa excellent very detailed, natural sounding R2R dac  you can fornowbuy a Roon streamer around$1400  untill you can afford a better one , run QObuz and Roon  plater you... 
Butcherblock Acoustics "feet" effecting sound and isolation
Still points look them up work excellent .evern components vibrate from power supplies and other things from transformers, regulators ,and are cumulative  put in the Duelund  Audio purifiers down  stream at your speakers to clean up theHF distort... 
USB cables conducor - help
Check out final touch audio , they use a special copper with naturally accruing silver and some specs ofGold in the metal and then pounded into thickness  it sounds very analog like and natural , Lampizator audio Carry  them  the Callisto model ... 
Who is Gonna Buy A New Jeep Grand Wagoneer For the MacIntosh Stereo?
The Jeep wagoner has a bunch of recalls ,and not highly recommended.  The meters may look nice ,a nice gimmick ,  and try $80k range   
Upgrading power system
How about a 4 wire 20 amp dedicated circuit I did one common ground ,one a insulated isolated ground on its own busbar, big improvement  every connector in my Audio Chain including power chords and all connections in equipment either WBT, or Furu... 
A Question About Time Alignment
You also have to take the room  size , and  room treatment or lack of  for 1st reflections ,bounce reflections  and hard surfaces ,as well of bass nulls n the room ,setup and damping ever more so effecting the sum ,Everything counts !!  
Active Speakers Better? No, per Michael Borresen
Active speakers not as good ,for the quality of the amplifier is night and day better with separates of good quality , I am not saying digital amps are all bad but n a speaker you are never getting their best efforts. The speaker cables too need t... 
Everything matter in the audio chain. Tests prove it!
As Albert Einstein said , not everything that counts can be counted. Technics showed a graph over 30 years ago on one of their integrated amps  and a pretty clean sign wave, vs a Airtight. Vacuum tube model . And stated Vacuum tube  is now obsol... 
New! Cerious Technologies Lumniscate cables
For a 1 m pr of interconnects , and a 2 m speaker cables think around $$ twenty three   hundred that is pretty close I believe  xlr are $ three hundred more   
Can someone help me pick out my first speakers?
Check out emotiva they have a very good little monitor  speaker with a AMT tweeter, then save $499 for a Svs pro subwoofer that has a great app to control  many functions from your seating area ,just buy a decent stand and fill it with play sand....