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An encounter and lesson in speaker prices ...
Maybe they wired them wrongly intentionally to make the $50k pair sound far better. 
Hey That's Not So Bad if It's Class D
I had the Red Dragon 500 mono amps and they were excellent. The bass hit harder with those amps than my Krell. 
Why the facination with integrated amps?
I've done both separates and integrated and there wasn't much difference between the two in sound quality. I prefer simplicity at this point and an integrated gives me that.  
What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why?
My two favorites.Dahlquist DQ-10Soundwave Grand SoliloquySold both and wish I hadn't! 
Higher Efficiency Speakers
JBL-4429 
Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other???
The Red Dragon 500 are excellent amps. 
High quality amplifier and network player >200W
I just bought the RN803 and will be returning it. It doesn't have enough power to drive my Polk 705 spkrs..Previously I had a Parasound 2250 driving them and they sounded great..With the RN803 they sound lifeless. I imagine that receiver might be ... 
Is there a better DAC than the Schiit Bifrost for $300?
There is a guy on youtube who did a test regarding the schiit dacs.He had someone switch between the lesser expensive one vs the higher priced one to see if he could tell the difference. If I remember correctly he was only right 4 out of 10 times.... 
Help for a Greenhorn: Devialet Phantom Reactor vs. KEF LS50 powered vs. Audio Pro Drumfire
I owned the powered LS50 for a short time. They sound like what they are...a small speaker...If you want something that fills a larger size room with good bass I would look at other options.  
Recommend Affordable Integrated Amps (Solid State or Tube)
Musical Fidelity M3si, 5 or 6 depending on what level of power you want 
Do people really just not get it that their items are not selling...
Most stuff I see today is over-priced..I was looking at picking up a Parasound P5 preamp and the lowest price I saw used was $800.00 plus shipping. They were only $1k brand new. 
The 70’s are back
I grew up listening to speakers like that.Maybe that's why I don't like the sound of todays small driver speakers. 
The Truth about Modern Class D
My Red Dragon mono-blocks sounded every bit as good as my Krell..I'm kind of glad they get a bad rap because otherwise they wouldn't be so cheap... 
Suggestions for an amp
Musical Fidelity M3si will give you more than enough power and a great sounding DAC. If you can swing it go for M5si although you don't need it. 
Is there actually a difference?
I’ve tested several and I couldn’t tell any difference and I was tryingto hear a difference.. I did testing between Krell and Red Dragon mono amps and couldn’t tell the difference between them either other than the Dragons had better bass slam. Sa...