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Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference?
What does 2% sound quality improvement sound like?  Is this based on 100% or 110% sound quality?  
Which Tweeter preferred- dome natural material, Beryllium/Metal or Planar Ribbon? Why?
@arion   
the cart or the horse?
Doesn't meet your remote speck but it would sure leave you with enough money to purchase a preamp like the Schitt Saga + to add the remote. The Musical Paradise MP-301 MK3 Mini Tube Amplifier with Headphone Output 6.5 watts per channel.  allows y... 
Which Tweeter preferred- dome natural material, Beryllium/Metal or Planar Ribbon? Why?
You wouldn’t happen to have a pair in the Northwest would ya. I wouldn’t have to rent a blonde I married one.  
Which Tweeter preferred- dome natural material, Beryllium/Metal or Planar Ribbon? Why?
@asvjerry  Sounds doable but Heil only go down to 800Hrz  the Apollo go down to 125Hrz to cover most of the vocal range.  They custom built them which why I suspect the price.  As soon as my baffles get built (waiting on my cousin but the labor ... 
Midrange heavy speaker cables, any recommendations?
Except for convenience why terminate speaker wire?  Aren't you just adding two additional connections into the stream? If your constantly swapping wire I can see it but for me speaker wire is set it and forget it. Do terminal ends improve sound q... 
Which Tweeter preferred- dome natural material, Beryllium/Metal or Planar Ribbon? Why?
@asvjerry  Apollo Speakers https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisa0ffi-the-apollo-system-high-sensitivity-ob-line-source-amt-based-system-the-apollo-full-range I would love to hear them.      
Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference?
That depends upon you and where you are in your audiophile journey.  $50,000 speakers are an endpoint you build your system around think long term investment. 3k speakers could be an endpoint if you are satisfied with the sound but will be a limi... 
Do hi-end DACs offer true value or diminishing return...
@lanx0003  Maybe I'm off but my experience skews your scale a little bit Entry Level can be as little as $100 but to move to mid tier it's more of a range from about $700 to $2500 for with the a few standouts in there but typically the more expe... 
Your method for discovering great music.
Just saw St Paul and the broken bones this morning on CBS Morn ing Saturday.  Was gonna check them out.  Never heard of them the twice in one day.  Music is strange    
Change it or Defend it, where is your stereo at?
Currently my system sounds so much better than it has any right to and I want it to sound better but have no idea what to change??? My next upgrade will be to update the speaker wire of the 12'awg copper I'm currently using but I'm not sure it's ... 
Your method for discovering great music.
Finding new music is a journey.   I find myself trying the music used in equipment reviews doing internet searches for the best "music type" and I even find music used it movies and TV shows. If you are into female vocals one of the best resourc... 
Which Tweeter preferred- dome natural material, Beryllium/Metal or Planar Ribbon? Why?
The best I've ever heard were plasma at the CES show 40 years ago.  They were that memorable.   The AMT tweeter with a SET amp are pretty magical  
Recommend new EL84 tubes
Long story short(ish) I own the Decware SE84UFO amp that uses 6P15P-EV, SV83 or EL84 tubes.  Ebay sells the Tesla EL83 tube as a SV83 (which it isn't).  Without the adapter the EL83 doesn't work (different pin configuration) but with an inexpensi... 
Efficient speaker: Zu, Tekton, Volti, Klipsch, Fleetwood?
For a large room if you have corners available Corner Horns are fantastic and on the used market a real steal.  The other bonus is they are out of your living space but fill the whole room with sound.  If you want more Volti has a driver / crossov...