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Anyone go from a single HomePod to a pair?
Two paired Homepods and an iphone or iPad w|/Tidal makes a great little system.  The imaging is okay but not exactly holographic.  Pretty good sound, a bit bass heavy, especially when the mix is bass heavy.  Room filling sound.  My favorite setup ... 
Hegel USB and ROON suport
Surprised to see no replies to your question. I dont have the equipment you listed and per your request can’t offer a potential remedy. I tried to find your request for help on the Roon Community forum but couldnt quite match your dilemma with any... 
Super Simple theory on speaker cables
Well explained Erik. I will keep that in mind and curb my skepticism.  
Your favorite male soul voices
+1 Solomon BurkeBill WithersBrook Benton 
AirPlay - "Best" solution help...
I love the Airplay ecosystem and completely understand why you would like to use it. My only suggestion would  be to consider hard-wiring the Apple TV to your router and eliminating as much wireless transmission in that music signal path as possib... 
fascinating article on compression and a "bit more"
rpeluso - Thanks for the heads up. Good read, great charts.  
Is there a quality website that lists upcoming releases of music
Allmusic.comA must visit every Friday. Good reviews, release info and discographies.   
What's your definition of analog smell?
It smells of...           ....victory.   
CD ripping for the lower end.
+1 for XLDRip to aiffiTunes is underrated by many.  The iTunes remote works great. Good plan and zero $ risk. 
Work Headphones Under $200, sealed, easy to drive
Based on an Innerfidelity review, I picked up a pair of Sennheiser HD 4.40BT wireless over the ear headphones at Best Buy for $99. Usually $150. They can be used wired or wireless.  Love the sound and isolation for the price but my noggin is a bit... 
BEST DESKTOP SETUP UNDER $500
Just read this review... ...very interesting and I will give them a listen.https://audiophilereview.com/affordable-speakers/vanatoo-transparent-zero-active-loudspeaker-system-... 
Beware the audio guru
@whart “I think people generally have more sense than we give them credit for, at least when it comes to spendy stuff and their own funds. User preference/bias still remains an issue, even if someone has no agenda. In my career, the more I did, th... 
Tidal does not post the cost to buy a song or an album on their site
Tidal allows a user to download albums and songs to their phones and some portable devices.  As long as the Tidal account is current, the songs will play and remain stored on the phone.  The Tidal Store offers songs/albums for sale as a download. ... 
Tidal does not post the cost to buy a song or an album on their site
http://tidal.com/us/store/You can purchase music for download at the Tidal Store.   
Downloading lossless to my iPhone?
I am a Tidal subscriber and pay 19.95 per month for their HiFi tier.  The Tidal app on my iPhone lets me download full resolution 16/44) songs/albums/playlists to the phone for playback.  Recently upgraded my phone to 256G of memory for this purpo...