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My New System
PS Furman 20 PFI- one of top bang for the buck buys in audio. I plug all of my equipment into one.  
My New System
Smart choices. Wise ones too- the ones you took to make your wife happy. Enjoy!      
The Cable Company advice?
I have bought several cables (IC, power) from The Cable Company. Never disappointed. I worked with Jason Ritter, now their President and then salesman. He pointed me to modestly priced products that punched way above their price point. His encyclo... 
Tune of the Day
Big Money- Jon Baptiste Song of the Rainbow People- Kurt Elling and Christian Sands Agnes Dreams of Being an Artist- Rwanda Sings with Strings    
Stereo Times 2024 MOST WANTED COMPONENTS List
@teajay  Hey. Enjoy your posts. Respect.  
Would you rent a $14,000 DAC for $75 per day?
I'd rent. Great way to try out gear.  
All in One Solution for Streaming
Consider the TEAC UD-701-N. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/teac-ud-701-vs-nt-505-vs    
AudioQuest Pegasus vs Thunderbird Interconnects
Just want to share my Pegasus burn-in experience. Estimate that 80-90% of final performance is present at approx 100 hours. At 150-175 hours, further refinement takes place with result that sound is just delicious. @kennymacc : Curious to hear ... 
AudioQuest Pegasus vs Thunderbird Interconnects
See also post on Pegasus below by @tomic601 that is consistent with above. https://forum.audiogon.com/posts/2630730  
Audioquest Pegasus XLR Interconnects
@bwguy +1 @kennymacc +1 See my post reporting same benefit of Pegasus on 181824-129048 thread, which is titled Audioquest Pegasus vs Thunderbird Interconnects.  
AudioQuest Pegasus vs Thunderbird Interconnects
@bwguy +1 @kennymacc +1 I did same- replaced Earth with Pegasus both between DAC and pre-amp and pre-amp to amp. (See my profile for description of my system.) Relative to Earth, sound with Pegasus was saturated- akin to production of deep, vivi... 
Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it?
@mikelavigne  :"the high end is not gear, it’s a state of mind" Word. "Easily the best sentence.. explaining post to go with it I ever read in audiogon..." I agree completely with @mahgister on Mike Lavigne's post.  
Experiences With Costly Balanced XLR Interconnects Above $3,000
+1 @tomic601 on Audioquest Pegasus ICs. I had an experience at HiFi Buys in Atlanta recently that made me curse out aloud. Brought in my Berkeley Reference 2 DAC to audition just for kicks. (HiFi Buys does not carry the BAD DAC Ref 2.) Connecte... 
Does a DAC like this even exist?
PS Control of Bluesound NODE is via WIFI, which in my house extends beyond its walls.  
Does a DAC like this even exist?
I think that a Bluesound Node, which is a streamer/DAC with BlueOS, which is easy and fun to use, will do what you need.