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Starting my showroom again
I have a good friend of mine that’s had a in house retail business and online as well.  He switched from higher priced gear to lower mid-fi gear and has not seen any pickup from making the change.  He made an attempt to sell unique lower priced tu... 
A list of efficient speakers at ~$5K a pair.
These open ended questions will get you the answers you are receiving. What are you using to drive your speakers? I run 93db MHorn Mummy’s with a 12w Tron 211 amp and 17w Miyajima OTL’s in my room which is about the same size as yours and have ple... 
Test tones through Qobuz, is this possible?
Type in Setup and some tracks will show up with test tones in Qobuz. Good Luck  
Is all the hype warranted
I used the lower powered amps from them and thought they were average at best, not a lot of $$$ so don’t expect world class sound.  I much prefer the traditional SET tubes like 2a3,45 or 300b to theirs.  
Audible Illusions Modulus 3A troubles
Return it…  
Music server recommendations needed.
I had a Roon server and replaced it with the Esoteric N-05 and that’s what started my Streamer merry go round. I will keep my Evo432 Aeon Mk iii until I find something more than marginally better.  
Music server recommendations needed.
I don’t know the Audiotroy person but I do know he has taken a lot of abuse on these forums.  I have a 432Evo Aeon Mkiii and it is an exceptional streamer/Roon Core.  I have owned the Inuous Zentih, Antipodes S30/S60, Sonare Signature Rendu, Esote... 
Need to purchase a separate ground cable - from my TT to my Phono Preamp
If you don’t want to make one Audioquest makes a inexpensive ground cable that you can buy off Amazon…  
Battle of the Older DAC
ASR reviews are useless.  I have a audiophile friend in town that swears by it, as one of the posters above stated they mostly review lower priced gear which there is absolutely nothing wrong other than stating its state of the art due to measurem... 
Thoughts on Cardas RCA Caps
Been there done that and zero benefits other fancy covers for your unused RCA’s  
$8k for speakers - new or used
Revels! Great match with the ML amp you have. I ran the 328be speakers and they were all I needed when I had my Levinson system. Good Luck on your search…  
Power Amplifier - Maximum Resolution & Detail!
With that budget you have a lot of options! I don’t have experience with any class D options listed above, I have owned top models from Luxman, ML, Pass Labs, Krell and Accuphase. All were very good as I lean towards Class A with SS amplifiers. I ... 
300B, 2A3 experiances wanted
I use Sylvania or RCA, have the Emissions Labs tubs as well but prefer NOS.  
300B, 2A3 experiances wanted
Agreed on power needed for what would be a true full range sound(lubachl). I recently parted ways with a pair of Zu Druids V that were rated I believe at 101 db efficiency that I just didn’t get the sound I was looking for with my amps.  I replac... 
300B, 2A3 experiances wanted
I will chime in since you have already bought the piece of gear you are going to assemble.  I have 45’s, 2a3 and 300b amps-Triode Labs, 2a2, Yamamoto 45 and 300b and Coincident Frankenstein 300b and preferred the 2a3 over the 300b amps, better bas...