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The indisputable benefit of fiber for music
There are those passive inline ethernet isolators used in hospitals against EMP. Not sure if or how well they work for Lightning strikes.  
Why is there so much separation between the professional audio and audiophile worlds?
Pro has moved on , audiophiles are stuck trying to find the best sounding fuses and wires while professionals are using active speakers with class D amps and DSP. There are a few crossovers like Kii and Dutch and Dutch trying to appeal to both.  
Low power- transparency, dimension, dynamics and bass, or...
Amps are different low watt tube amps are anything but transparent if you value transparency look at a Benchmark AHB2.  
Low power- transparency, dimension, dynamics and bass, or...
You claim you’re objective in a monitor is I value dimension, image, dynamic ease, transparency, warm side of neutral. Trying to keep this speaker adventure under $6-8kThe Adam s3v covers all of these. The " warmer" side of neutral I’m not sure wh... 
Low power- transparency, dimension, dynamics and bass, or...
You say you want transparency then go on to discuss amps and speakers that are anything but transparent.  
Low power- transparency, dimension, dynamics and bass, or...
Only monitors I can think of that come close to full range and not fall apart, at least below 30hz to 20khz or above are active. https://www.adam-audio.com/en/s-series/s3v/ 
Please Educate Me
Room correction or different speakers with narrow directivity but I wouldn't worry about it.  
Does room temperature affect your sound?
Temperature affects speakers, you can get different FR due to temp.  
older speaker designs
Revel are excellent speakers if you are worried about age I've seen the 226be under $5K.  
Please Educate Me
Unless this listening was done with proper blind testing then confirmation bias, cognitive bias, placebo etc...Or differences in reconstruction filters and analog output of the units.Let me repeat something from my first post: I’ve heard the diffe... 
YOU MUST audition Kerr Acoustic Speakers
MUST I? 
Are your current amps and other gear the best you've ever had?
Yes 
Why is there so much separation between the professional audio and audiophile worlds?
Must be me I prefer Genelec to Buchardt  
Need speaker advice
http://www.swissonor.ch/ 
DAC's with volume control question
They're talking about using the 851N in preamp mode. If you don't connect it to a preamp you are keeping the signal digital until the 851N converts it to analog then on to the amp. Instead of having 851N>Preamp>Amp you have 851N>Amp. They...