Mike, if I have to come to your place to confirm what everything you've already said and discovered, then I'll invest my time and money just for the...
Terry had already discovered the main "culprit", in another thread, and back then, as you already know. :b
* But just to fill the gap of this thread...
Listening to music, obviously. Remastering mostly live recordings, officially released and not.
Downhill skiing, trail running and hiking, soccer, volleyball
Reading, SF, mysteries, audio and music
The Place To List Your Gear:
Stereo (music only) room:
Oppo BDP-95 Modwright SS stereo mod
Acer laptop, M2Tech HiFace2 USB > BNC (S/PDIF)
NuForce DAC-9
Pass Labs INT-150 (MIT ZCord II)
VMPS RM-40 full-range
VMPS Larger Sub
Cardas Neutral Reference XLR; Wireworld Eclipse 5; Kimber 8 TC bi-wire
A variety of ASC Tube and Tower Traps, GIK 242's
PS Audio PS300 Power Plant
Headroom More Little Power headphone amp
Sennheiser HD-600
Sony R500 DAT
Adona Rack
Living Room (home theater)
Oppo BDP-95 analog to
Denon 4310 (AVR) and HDMI to Panasonic ST50 55" plasma
NHT 3.3 (L/R front)
NHT CCS-3
NHT dipole surrounds
Velodyne HGS-15
Monster speaker cables (some big fat used ones for biwiring)
A variety of Audioquest and Pangea power cords in both systems