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preamplifier after preamplifier?
Didn't Elizabeth have three preamps daisy-chained together at one point?  
Rouge Audio RP-7
I had a RH-5 in house for a couple of weeks.  I think it represents Rogue's best value.  You get a full preamp, balanced in and balanced out, AND a headphone amp.  It has three levels of gain, adjustable from the front panel.  I think the display ... 
Listening without interpretation...is it impossible?
More on the Gestalt principles of perception, please.  
Classical Music for Aficionados
This is her latest. (re)creations - YouTube   @jim204 BTW, your "too closely recorded" was exactly what I was trying to get at with my "more forward in the soundstage".  I also wish the producer had left slightly longer breaks between tracks.  ... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
Zlata Chochieva, Chopin Etudes: some splendid pianism here.  The one slightly disconcerting thing is the recorded sound, which is very good but rather more forward in the soundstage than I am used to.  
Differences the Project RS2 Transport and the (newest) Jay's Audio CD2 Mk 3
So the Denafrips Avatar is NLA?  
Classical Music for Aficionados
@jim204 I thought you preferred the Kissin version to Khatia. For me it's pretty much a dead heat, though Kissin is really excellent.  Khatia's whole Schubert CD where the Schubert/Liszt appears as a kind of encore is really really good. (BTW, to... 
I need help describing the sound of a SET to a friend in English.
Three words come to mind. "Presence" and "air" = not only the enhanced sense that the performer(s) are there right in front of you, but also a sense of the space around them. "Bloom" = getting the timbre and the harmonics especially right, makin... 
The hunt is over
 
Listening without interpretation...is it impossible?
So what's the basic point that Jameson is making here?  That when you encounter your first Shakespearean sonnet, you come to it with your mind and sensibility preconditioned by years of exposure to lullabies, nursery rhymes, and perhaps a dash of ... 
Nietzsche and Runaway Audio Consumption
And now Thoreau makes an appearance.   How diverse can we go?  
Double posts
Meta. This thread about duplicate threads itself has a duplicate.  
Suggest your most desired MSRP $1,500-$3,000 Stand Mount for a Shootout.
https://www.fritzspeakers.com/DreamWeaverFritzCarbon7Mk2SpecPage.asp $2650  
Fyne F703...anyone owns the ?
Yes, but more importantly, is the better half coming round?  
Transmission line speakers!
Fried made a lot of models back in the day. https://hifihaven.org/index.php?threads/fried-transmission-line-satellite-and-subwoofer-design.3638/page-2