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Uptone EtherRegen
I've got maybe ~70hrs on my Regen and overall I'm happy with it and call the purchase a success.   For me it has been incremental changes which all add up to make a nice improvement.   The flexibility it allows in setting things up is a big bonus ... 
Music streamers
Hi  @fsmithjack, just curious if you have tried running fiber into the EtherREGEN instead of adding another box after the EtherREGEN to do a copper-fiber-copper conversion?   That way the EtherREGEN fiber-copper conversion is the last thing being ... 
DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000
With my Pi (running Roon) based SPDIF streamer, I definitely preferred the Mystique over the M3 in my system.    Adding the M5 to the Mystique using the same SPDIF cable (Shunyata Anaconda ZTRON) brought it to a whole another level; I'm now kickin... 
Uptone EtherRegen
I just purchased one today so it will be interesting to try it out; hopefully I'll get it in a couple of days.   My switch supports both fiber and copper so I'll start out with the copper cable and then jump to the fiber to see if I hear any diffe... 
DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000
@mitch2, congrats on the Mystique V3 balanced!   That is exactly what I purchased a few months ago; it will be interesting to hear your thoughts on it.   I'm using a Bricasti M5 with Roon to feed it's SPDIF input.  I found its sound quality jumped... 
Music streamers
After using a Raspberry Pi with a  HIFIBERRY DIGI+ PRO SPDIF board and iFi power supply (running Roon) for years to feed decently expensive DACs (e.g. Berkeley, SimAudio, Bricasti, Mojo Audio) I finally tried a streamer upgrade after spending les... 
DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000
I found the M3 to sound very nice in my system (Sim740P+Pass250.8+SpendorD9) but if the preferred sound is ' like the more natural sound (to my ears) of NOS R2R DACs' I personally didn't find the M3 to offer that compared to the Mystique v3; assu... 
DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000
@grannyring I may have purchased his v3, as the seller was from MN :)We've discussed the DAC recently and he was telling me how it has been tough for him to find a replacement for it...   I'm certainly very happy with it! 
DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000
I'm also a big fan of the Mojo Mystique!   I recently sold my Bricasti M3 and have replaced it with a Mojo Mystique v3 Balanced.grannyring's statement of "natural and right sounding" is right on the mark from my perspective; I find it extremely mu... 
Class A or AB Solid State Integrated Amp for Spendor D9's - Coming from Tubes
I have D9s with a Pass 250.8 and I think the pair sounds excellent together.   I find the Pass offers a bit of warmth that goes nice with the neutral-ish sound of the D9 and the soundstage depth the D9 throws with the Pass amp is very nice!The 250... 
Pass Labs XA30.8
I don't have the exact match but it is pretty close.   For 5 years or so I ran a 740P + 380DSD into a X250.8.   I think it sounded great; very musical with lots of front to back soundstage depth.   I went from a 600i integrated and it was like mov... 
Anyone with experience with Spendor D9's?
I've owned D9s for a few years and am very happy with them.My previous speakers were Magico S1s, and I decided to try a bunch of UK speakers and tried the typical list:  Harbeth SHL5+, 40.2, B&W 804D3, KEF Reference.One of the dealers mentione... 
Choosing an Amplifier to go with Spendor D7
I'm running the 250.8 with my D9s in a (~13x17) room with great results :)The 250.8 is way more power than I need and I'm tempted to try swapping it out for the X30.8.    I don't think you would need the 250.8 with D7s.Another interesting option i... 
spend on the streamer or on the DAC ?
I'm also using the S/PDIF input on my Mystique 3, just like I did on my previous DACs (Bricasti M3, RME ADI 2 FS) and I prefer the sound of the Mystique to either of these other two very fine DACs... 
Thinking about getting a R2R DAC
@thaluza, I just picked up an R2R Mojo Audio Mystique V3 Balanced and after going through a list of DACs over the last 6 months in my system have liked it the best as well.   I've owned the SimAudio 380DSD (kept for 5 years), Bricasti M3, RME ADI ...