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Buying Used Equipment on the Internet
Thanks for taking the time out to respond.  "You sound like the kind of guy who shouldn’t buy used equipment." I'm curious, what makes you say that?  
Why are speaker stands so expensive?!
Thank you, everyone, for taking the time out to respond! This has been an informative discussion to follow.   
Why are speaker stands so expensive?!
Thanks!  
Thinking of Magnepan ... finally!
I've gone to my local dealer in SoCal a couple times now to listen to the Magnepan 1.7i speakers. I've heard them with both the Hegel integrated amplifier as well as the Rogue Pharoah. While the sound is nice, I'm not sure I see what the hype is a... 
Rogue Pharoah II
@grekon39 thanks! Will look for a local dealer to audition them.   @mapman thanks! I’m wondering if I can negotiate a good deal on the amp with the local seller. Hopefully they’ll be willing to knock some $$ off the MSRP.   
If you could go to one Audio Fest this year, which one would it be?
I enjoyed watching the videos of some of the discussions they posted, particularly the one with Steve Gutenberg and Herb Reichert in 2019. If traveling isn’t still fraught with peril this fall I hope to attend RMAF too. 
If you could go to one Audio Fest this year, which one would it be?
👍🏻 
If you could go to one Audio Fest this year, which one would it be?
We live on hope, and cereal.  
What is the average life expectancy of a DAC?
Thank you, kijanki and jond4! 
Peachtree Nova 65SE versus Cambridge Audio Topaz SR20
Very interesting! I have Apple TV. I could look into just streaming through that. I have not heard of Bluesound Node or Tidal Hi-Fi. Will have to read more about them. But, isn't there a loss of fidelity with the streaming? My understanding was th... 
Peachtree Nova 65SE versus Cambridge Audio Topaz SR20
Thanks, Mark! I was leaning towards the Peachtree and you just made it easier. My primary music source is my iPod (and files purchased on iTunes), which I was going to connect through the USB port. About 10% of my music is on CDs (jazz and classic...