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Jazz like this? Suggestions
Till Bronner - The Good Life  
Jazz like this? Suggestions
Carl Winther Trio - Relaxin   
If there was only ONE album/cd/release you can listen to, over and over.............
Joni Mitchell -  Herjira   
Little Richard, Big Mama Thornton and BB King Can You Suggest Best Albums?
Without a doubt - BB King -  indianola mississippi seeds just buy it and enjoy it!  
Really Inexpensive Systems That Sounded Great?
How about Triangle Borea BR02 speakers for $250 and sometimes under. Surprisingly room fulling, enjoyable sound. Also believe it or not the Aiyima A07 amplifier, under $100. It features the Texas Instruments 3255 amp chip, that sounds as good or ... 
But is it HiFi? (Crown)
rbertalotto -  What amp were you using prior to the Crown?   
But is it HiFi? (Crown)
I have been running a Crown XLS 1502 amp into the Magnepan LRS for a few years now. The combination works very well. Some folks will cringe at the idea of a pro amp being used for Maggies but I’m here to tell you it works especially if you are on ... 
Monitors for 14 x 20 Room
How about Triangle BR02 at a super low price, $199 now on Amazon. I just got these and they are very satisfying bookshelf speaker.  Try them out returns good until 1/31/23.    
Sound improvement with DAC, or Amp update
Cambridge Audio CXA81 Available under a grand used. Should match well with your speakers, Check out TMR search integrated amps.  
Bands/artists you never got to see live in their heyday, but would've liked to.
The Allman Brothers with Duane!  
help please? connecting power amp to streamer/dac without preamp?
SABAJ A10hListed as a headphone amp but also has a preamp output.Relay controlled volume with a remote control.Excellent volume control, nice quality.I recently bought one and absolutely love it.For under $150 buck it’s a great buy. 
Whats playing on your system today?
"Dr. Lonnie Smith (R.I.P)"Big +1 
Dynaudio Emit 10 vs. Evoke 10
Understood, but nobody has your ears and knows exactly what you like. Having owned Emit 20 once myself I recall it’s a fine speaker.the Evokes cost almost 2 x the Emits, is it worth it?,Depends 😂   
Dynaudio Emit 10 vs. Evoke 10
Why not try out a pair from Crutchfield they give you a generous 60 day return policy. 
New Preamplifier Testing (Poor sound)
Could be that the two Cambridge units just mate better together.