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Digital Cables: Optical, Coax, BNC, or a simple RCA interconnect?
Thanks so much. I never would have thought longer than 1.0M would actually sound betterIll be checking your links out 
Recapturing my youth
When I was early 30s there was a younger woman that both my BF at the time and I lusted after.  Among her ample physical assets were her liquid blue eyes. Some 10 years later I hooked up with herSome fantasies are better left in the mindOLD SPEAKE... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Jennifer Nettles Playing With Fire, followed with Alison Kraus and Union Station, best they've ever sounded by a country (pun intended) mileWhy, you ask? Well I had been using a Wire World Optical cable, but read comments stating Coax is much bett... 
Marantz CD6006 + DAC vs Arcam CDS50 for best redbook cd sonics?
If going the DAC route, make sure both have the I/Os you need to marry themI haven’t yet heard Audio GD, but many are raving about themUnderwood HiFi is selling themhth 
Melos SHA Gold Preamp service
AFAIK Mark Porzilli’s still repairing his kit. You might try Linkedin or Positive Feedback. Someone there will know his whereabouts  
Best DAC?
While better 411 would help get the right answer, strongly consider a Audio GD R2R dac. Now available from Underwood HiFihttps://www.underwoodhifi.com/products/audio-gdhth 
reviews on DAC AUDIO GD R8
I wish they offered it as a dac/pre 
Looking for preamp which is good at BOTH single-ended AND balanced output
Elac DDP-2 
reviews on DAC AUDIO GD R8
FYI: Underwood HiFi is selling Audio GD kit 
Excellent Speakers for Classical Music - $2,000 USD Budget
ASAP, I saw a pair of Emerald Physics 2.7s MSRP ~ $6,000 for < $2000. These are beyond amazing speakers. I own the 3.4s which is a single 12" concentric driver with 1" polyester tweeter. My room is quite large so I have 2 subs for deeper bass, ... 
Front speaker placement, trying wider placement.
Check out Acoustic Fields. He just posted a new YTV that you should find very helpfulhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7RRIlFPE1Q 
Period integrated for my Nautilus 805s?
If you are patient PS Audio GCC, either 100 or  250, which I bought new and had Chris Johnson modify it. I still have it 
Welcome to the tweakend!
A couple years ago I bought a box of golf balls (~ 8 x 8) to try, but never got around to it. The box will fit pretty well under either my Audio Alchemy DDP-1 or PS 5. Currently, both are resting on Machina Dynamica springs (as is all my kit), whi... 
WHAT IS THE MOST TOUCHY SONG THAT YOU HAVE EVER HEARD?
America The Beautiful (our true national anthem) sung by both Ray Charles and Marvin Gay. Sadly, it was usurped by the MIC to scare the rest of the world not to mess with us 
Speaker size and soundstage
I remember a few decades back at a Chicago show, HSU had a pair of bookshelf speakers and a powered sub (or 2) in a very large room. It was pretty impressive. I came home and bought a pair of Reference 3As and tried 2 different Sunfire subs, but d...