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USB Switch Upgrade or Not
Muon filter and Ethernet cables as well as Ethernet hub very good and they give a decent package deal price ,I have heard them several times,they and Ansuz Denmark are the best I have heard over $6k with cables but once you hear them  night and d... 
USB Switch Upgrade or Not
Ansuz make a great switch even better then innuos my brother sold his innuos for the D2 I think or newer model  there is a great company in the U.K I will share if you want a truly analog sounding streaming systems you need the 2 high quality Ethe... 
**Smoking integrated tube amp, advice needed:
Ayon , machined chassis not sheet metal , Critical for any good tube amps  Lundahl chokes,and transformers, Mundorf coupling capacitors  gold copper tube sockets which are much better then most cheap gold brass  and most important also micropro... 
I need a recommendation on Class D amp
You didnot say your budget  Audio group Denmark A forte series at retail $5500 dac,streamer and high current 100 wpc  with their Tesla coil technologies Aavic is their higher cost their 180 $7500 300,600 wpc and sound is very good vs any type ... 
REAL MUSIC VS. SHOW MUSIC PERFORMANCE AT AUDIO SHOWS. PRESENTATION V. PERFORMANCE? WHY?
I have heard some of the poorest choice of music at shows ,as well as improper setup. a great example lately, Audio Group Denmark all great products and sound very good but I have watched many show videos and dull boring music, one-of the worst ... 
Insurance for system
Go to a different company I have progressive ,you just have to upgrade your coverages .  
Best DAC’S $5k to $15k
I have heard many within the last 2 years the T+A 200 dac retail $6200 can meet or beat Any dac up to $15k Or more ,read reviews then get a demo ,many dealers will send you  One to buy before you buy.  
Finally after 7 years of search... Full Range: Voxativ.
There are German  field coil drivers much less then Voxativ  with Bass options  open baffle can be good but you need to give them a bit of air to breath.  look at German Physics a wonderful Omni directional speaker , similar in some ways to MBL wh... 
SPEAKER CABLE OR INTERCONNECT
Cable interaction is for sure real , Thats why cables off floor electricity,magnetic fields, No Ac cable Ever on any interconnect,or speaker cable  And  if AC cable are near each other alway run at a X  Across and i keep separate with speaker ... 
SPEAKER CABLE OR INTERCONNECT
Speaker cable for sure ,it’s the last part of the chain before going to theLoudspeakers ,and make sure they are elevated off the floor or carpeting , and they Donot touch any power cords or interconnects . I use industrial Velcro on back of rack ... 
Ethernet Cables - what are you using and why?
Your best Ethernet cable should be at your end point . from router I have a AQ Diamond which is very detailed and a Jcat Reference at the end point which has 6% gold ,it is very detailed yet with the slightGold overlay  a very natural detailed b... 
How does speaker placement affect the width of the soundstage?
If you go to the Cardas cable website they have a speaker setup guide . myself i wider speakers then just toe the in a little and they have a big soundstage . what type of tweeter you have ,and if it’s in a wave guide better still.  
Seeking Bookshelf Recommendations
The Borresen x1 monitors with matching stands ,a fantastic loudspeaker and compete with anything at 2x it’s price.retail $6600 but shop around you can  get a pair for less .  
Eversolo DMP -A8 Server,Dac, Streamer,Preamp - best bang for the Buck
My wife has a A8 ,after I went through some headaches loading all the flac files I installed . The SS drive was easy to install .the headache was horrible  setup guide for the music files.. works well know . someone mentioned mods , I Donot see... 
Music first or sound first?
Myself having 40 years in Audio and having owned a Audio store. I find it distracting and find myself picking apart my system at times and looking to rebuild my system to my standards,  being  semi retired it is not as easy now to buy as frequent...