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Speakers under $750.00...Preposterous Notion?
Buy the Dahlquest 32i's that are for sale now on Agon for $750 obo or make an offer on the Alon Vs that are also for sale on Agon now. These will provide you with an open, dynamic sound that you would have to spend a ton more money on to get with ... 
Black Gate Cap upgrade on Museatex Bitstream DAC
I owned both the stock Bitstream and upgraded Bitstream. At first I was a little disappointed that the upgrade did not retain the original sound as much as I had liked. It did loose a little of the analog sound. That being said, the modified unit ... 
What are your thoughts on hybrid amplifiers?
Depends on the design. I own the Counterpoint SA-220 modified and have heard the Butler hybrid amp. Both amps are warmer sounding then SS amps that I have heard but were not as warm and 3D as some tube amps I have heard - kind of right between SS ... 
Need help with preamp choice...
MapleTree Audio (MAD) preamps are very musical for the price.Happy Listening 
What is the best used sub-$500 DAC?
Museatex Bitstream. 
Significance of different components of audio ...
In my recent experience with digital transports, I was one who never felt that they made that big of a difference. A buddy of mine lent me his modified Sony DVD players used as a transport and it really opened my eyes to component modifications. T... 
The best CD Player for the money
The new dac is not in product yet. I was told this yesterday. 
NOLA Speakers
I own the Alon V MKIIS with upgraded woofers but not the tweeters. First off, the speakers are slightly to the warm side of neutral. Not like the Sonus Faber speakers but overall slightly warm. They are open sounding so you do not hear a "box" sou... 
waveterminal u24 setup
yes that is it 
What is better than Bose but costs less?
No Bose-Os here! 
will this really be an upgrade?
Look at the MapleTree tube preamp for around $650 brand new. It is the best preamp thta I have heard under $2K. You get a 10 day in home trail period so you cannot go wrong. 
Power Amp for BAT VK-31SE
I used to own the BAT VK-30SE. It worked well with all of the power amps I tired with it. Pass Labs X-250, old Kinergetics KBA-75, Counterpoint SA-220, Graaf 5050 tube amp, etc. Not sure how the 31SE compares to the 30SE but overall I perferred ot... 
Preamp to pair with my Adcom?
MapleTree Audio preamp new about $650 and then you are done. 
Most Effective Tweaks
Put a few AC caps on your lines then uses Capt369 suggestions. 
Buggtussel Tegmentum Subwoofer
I heard the larger mono sub that sounded excellent but it was very large, not sure if this is the same model you mention here.