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THE IMPORTANCE OF TIME DOMAIN RESPONSE MUST READ
Why do you guts continue to get caught up with engaging with the Op? His idea of putting holes in the side of your house , remember that thread of his , should have told you all you need to know.  
Cost effective power cables recommendations, low and high power
Suggest checking out Audio Art Cables , even the entry level cord at $200 will make a noticeable positive SQ improvement. Never found any difference between stock cords and those like Panega or Signal Cable  
Streamer/DAC - Where is the value?
I don’t stream, but I suspect from reading other Forum threads on Audiogon and on WhatsBestForum with respect to your general question, that if going with separate units that the source (streamer) is no less important than the DAC. It is essential... 
questions about buying/selling
I didn’t say that you don’t have to file the 1099k with your return, I said in the example above that there is no taxable income from the transaction provided you can document your original cost. Watch the video incorporated in the below link, the... 
questions about buying/selling
@minorl "Hmmm, if you purchased an item new for $10,000 and sold it for $5,000 did you actually make money? or is it a loss?" What's hard about it you didn't make money. All you need to do is have documentation for the purchase price vs the sales... 
聖HIJIRI Users thread
@jafant I don't have Hjiri cables but maybe these individual links will help you with the product line names based upon cable type   https://combak.net/cables/HIJIRI-Nagomi-Power-cords.html https://combak.net/cables/HIJIRI-Interconnect-Cables.h... 
Premium SuperTweeter Cables?
@mulveling - For better cables, maybe check out a company like ZenWave Audio. I am not afflilated with them nor a customer, but Dave’s interconnects and speaker cables get good reviews and feedback on WhatsBestForum. And, I believe ZenWave has a s... 
Time/Process of Hooking up New Equipment
@vinylzone +1. @ghdprentice +1 Unless the unit is delivered in the evening, it’s out of the box , in the rack and hooked up once delivered. Speakers the same thing, up and running , tweaking of position along the way. Whatever the new equipment ... 
Blu Ray player versus CD/SACD player.
A number of SCAD/CD player options aside from the Marantz SA10    
Sternklang Cables
@gestalt Thanks Colin  
Sternklang Cables
@willgolf  I also don't want to derail this thread, but have a quick question , which Neodio cable are your comments referring to, the I13 or I50? I purchased their Origine S2 CD player from Colin back in August, best front end digital I've had.  
Rebadging of Streaming Platforms
+1 ghdprentice  - Better quality streamers or CD transports make a significant improvement on SQ , and none sound the same  
This place is getting sloooooooweeeerrr......
maybe it i something with the security settings depending upon websites on your work Lan; running just fine at my cousin's casa where I am this week , and no issues before I left home  
Best DACs under $7,000.00
@gregjacob -  If you read some of the Lampi threads over on WhatsBestForum I'm not sure you can single out a particular sound of Lampi DACs as folks seem to do a lot of tube rolling in them. Not a bad thing , I have tube equipment and do likewise,... 
This place is getting sloooooooweeeerrr......
zero speed  issues with regular access