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Speaker cables with good timbre
Kimber *TC have worked well with various speakers for me.  
Seeking to Upgrade Subwoofer from SVS SB2000
I use 2 Rel 510s with my Martin Logan 11A Impressions. You might get some used nearer your budget? I have also had great success with diy subs.  
Streamer recommendations
MU2 is a lower price than the Bartok  
Streamer recommendations
The MU1 excellent. I compared it to the Innuos statement at the time of purchase.  The MU2 has a DAC as well.  
DarTzeel’s new direction
I owned one of the original Dartzeel NHB pre amps which I bought 2nd hand, it was about 4yrs old with the built in phono. I was going to get it upgraded to V2 or trade it in for a new one but there was a very long wait time, due to part shortages ... 
Subwoofer Advice
Hi I have a pair of Martin Logan ESL 11A speakers and use them with 2x Rel 510 subs sited along side the ESLs. This arrangement works really well in my medium sized room.  
Are all streamers the same?
I have built several PC servers - the most recent being a 2box one with a paul hynes PSU. It sounds considerably better than the earlier builds easily challenging my vinyl for sound quality. Recently obtained a Grimm MU1 which is better again, the... 
Electrostatics and tubes
With my ML ESL 11a speakers, I use an audionet V2 amp 250 amps into 8ohm 450 into 2ohms. Works well for me. Tried a premluna tube power amp, preferred the solid state. I think you need to try a few differnt amps to find the sound you enjoy.  
Dedicated mains supply unexpected result
👍thanks  
Dedicated mains supply unexpected result
Thank you for the responses, I have not replied untill now  so I had a chance to carry out some of the suggestions from posts to the thread (some of which seem to have disappeared?) and get the electrican back. Anyway cleaned all the connections ... 
Best DAC’S $5k to $15k
I had a Lampizator Golden Gate, the sound could be tailored by tube rolling. I now have the Mola Mola coupled with a Grimm MU1 streamer which soubd tremendous. The streamer is as important as the DAC.  
15k for streamer and dac....how much on each?
You could get a Grimm MU2 streamer/DAC. I have the streamer only and it is excellent.  
Sweet Sounding DAC
If you are looking for something warmish, sweet even then Lampizator can produce excellent results. I had a play back designs MPS 5  sacd/dac which  was replaced with a Lampizator golden gate, much better. The GG was tunable with different valve c... 
How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is?
The DAC is important, however improving the streamer/source I think is just as important. I have owned a few DACs and they all sounded different but all were improved when supplied with a better digital supply.  
Do I buy an upscale TT?
I had a  Kuzma XL Dc, 2 arms, 4pt and ref 313 , various carts including an atlas. It was my ultimate TT , carefully isolated, it sounded great. Along the way I built a sophisticated streamer coupled with a lampizator dac and it sounded as good, so...