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Does Equipment Break In, or Does Our Hearing Adjust?
@mward so if you move them around do you have to wait for them to break in again?  
Why would a moderator remove a cable review?
@nonoise censoreship is not the favorite weapon of the left.  I don't think this is a political thing but i see the confusion.  
What is Your End Game System?
It's not a detination, it's a journey.    
Does Equipment Break In, or Does Our Hearing Adjust?
Some equipment clearly "burns in".  Tubes are the best example.  They are metal glowing red hot so it makes sense they need time to reach equilibrium.  Electronics are very small circuit paths in semiconductors and so I can see them rearranging so... 
Aurender
@audiotroy You need almost no CPU to be a roon endpoint.  the core is usually on a stand alone machine anyway.  Aurender doesn't do roon endpoint because they compete with roon.  
Speaker wire selection for inefficient speaker?
A little perspective.  90+% of the problems are associated with too small a gauge wire. This is especially important for inefficient speakers.  So I always use 10awg wire for speaker wires.  From there you can spend thousands of dollars on the las... 
Basic Roon Question
No, you don't need roon to stream qobuz.  I stramed it for a while without roon.  It was clunky.  I found roon to be a good upgrade.  
Aurender
Aurender is not roon ready because they see roon as a competitor to their Conductor ap.  
Basic Roon Question
Roon has to have a core to work.   Once you commit to roon, you will want a stand alone core, whether it be a ROCK, a Nucleus, or Roon Core running on Windows.  I've gone with the former. Roon has a free trial.  You can install the core on your ... 
Considering Towers in the $3000 range
@danager accept no compromise.😎  
What is the Best Sounding Stand Mount Speaker in the world?
Never a fan of stand mounted speakers.  But I did hear some Raidho 1.2's backed up with REL subwoofers that were very good.  
Considering Towers in the $3000 range
@danager   I would stretch a bit for the Moabs.   Don't apologize for size.  
speaker impedance
Buy good speakers designed well and the designer will decide which impedance works best.  
Bluesound node + INNUOS PHOENIX USB? 
Seems like putting a $3K+ reclocker on a $300 streamer is a mismatch. I would spend my money this way (I did):  Spend $3k+ on a quality streamer (I have the Innuou zenith Mk3) and use an audiophile switch to control clocking (I have the EtherRege... 
Shipping 80lb amps.
@crustycoot    That will get it there safe.  just realize you are paying about 300% of what it would cost you to package it carefully yourself and print out a shipping label online. You can tell which sellers use your method of shipping by looki...