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Quest for an external Dac has resulted in me way down the rabbit hole
Very easy just look at all the rave reviews the Denafrips Aries-2 under $1k be sure to buy a decent Ethernet cable and USB the Wireworld Starlight 8 is a great Ethernet and usb cable .  
My last Integrated Amp: $5-10,000?
Without question theu.s.a made Coda imo best under $10 k  pit has 120 amps on hand the biggest potted transformer in class ,3,000 Va  super quiet all others open core ,and 3 power choices ,and doubles down into 2 ohms lowest power is 18  first w... 
Looking for wider soundstage
What many people don’t do ,but I am currently is having the speakers at say 2 ft from each wall and have the drivers going like a X pattern this  gives a bigger spread and just slowly turn in towards center a few inches at a time as needed.  In m... 
Integrated Amp Suggestions
Depending on your budget  the best balanced and  built under $20 ktheGryphon Diablo $17 k,    For$6500. Made in USA Coda CSIB integrated  it has by far most current capabilities a huge 3000 vs potted transformer very natural sounding  and a 10 ye... 
Advice from Audiogon family - best speaker $3k-$4k
Sonus Faber makes a great $3 k speaker , monitor audio Also  myself just bought a used $5 6 yr old Dynaudio 3.4 ,,excellent design,build quality, and drivers , I spent $1500 on upper end Xover parts and wiring  now the speaker is better then ma... 
Ohm Acoustic Corp., Brooklyn NY
I hav3 helped others in repairing, rebuilding Xovers inohm Walsh speakers  the quality is pathetic , a Electrolytc capacitor in a Xover does not belong in another but a powersupply  ,and 50 cents resistors , even drivers ,China specials  klipsch... 
Concerning high end audio names in new cars
My wife has a B&W system in her New Volvo and it sounds great , my Brother has a Burmeister in his S6 Audi  ,it is very good , yes these are over $3-4k each but to them well worth it since they drive over 1000 miles a month.  
Is There A Big Difference Between Subwoofers From Different Manufacturers
Hello Ryder I have had many subs , a perfect example was ihad the Svs SB 3000 i bought the SB 4000. It was just more powerful and ease in the Baer more articulate , notnight and day , but enough to sell the sb 3000 i had my brothers Svs ultra 16... 
Denafrips Ares II - Why did you sell?
I sold mine to buy a Pontus, then a Terminator 2  they get progressively better as you move up the line ,the pontus just better in every area , The T-2 in a whole different league .  
Your sub experience: Easy or hard?
In over 90% of Loudspeakers a good sub or 2 is always much more articulate.  and go much lower in Bass. I have the SVS4000SB subs , even one is a substantial upgrade and sound fast tunefull and defined Sealed Bass is faster and more tunefull to be... 
SVS sub owners, Past and Present
Hello I have gone up the ladder from the $499 before the new Great app, to the very respectable 3000sb , then after hearing ,having the 4000-SB in m6 home , my brother owns the Ultra 16s , the 400 SB is a smaller version  the sb16 is just too Bi... 
Cardas Clear Reflection advice needed
Even if I liked them in your system it may not be a match  I preferred the Final touch audio xlr interconnects very natural sounding  and Wire World Eclipse Awg9 gauge Speaker cables  a very natural mstch  which was $2 k for 1 pr of interconnec... 
Cardas Clear Reflection advice needed
The top of the line Clear s very detailed and open ,it will cost you$3-4k  as a system interconnects, and speaker cables . A lot too have to do with what your front end is and amplification .  
Cardas Clear Reflection advice needed
In my new system the Wireworld Eclipse ,and eclipse platinum on digital xlr  was a little more even balanced and better resolution .  
Disappointing short life of NOS preamp tube
7 years is a long time for any tubes , plus you don’t know how your amp company bias the voltage or run the Ma voltage , power tubes 3-4000 hours  small tubes like Tele , Siemens are 10,000 even bendix,  some ge 5 stars are tough military speck, ...