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A vote for amber LED lights on components over blue lights.
Condescension - an attitude of patronizing superiority; disdain  
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
Bill aka grannyring was gracious enough to build me a couple of more cables, another set of Double Helix RCA's and a SPDIF digital cable.  I now have Double Helix RCA's in both of my systems between DACs and either preamp or integrated amp, and th... 
DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000
If someone is looking for a Mystique V3 they might consider the option of contacting Ben to see if he has any trade-ins coming in on EVO orders; he tunes them up before re-selling them 
Opinions on Silnote Cables
I have had Silnote RCA and digital cables in my 2 systems for a number of years. I started with Morpheous RCA and digital, and then moved to  Posiedon Signatures digital and RCA between my amp and preamp , and  Orion between my DAC and either prea... 
Horn Speaker Recommendations
Thanks willgolf, looking forward to your listening impressions 
Horn Speaker Recommendations
@willgolf   -  beautiful speakers - may I ask if there was a particular reason that you choose the pro studio version?PS - if you don't treat yourself well what's the point lol 
LSA 20 Signature Loudspeaker / Great Performer & Great $ Bargain until end of the year
How do they match up against some other $4K speakers that you've reviewed , Moab , etc?  
What does ‘balance preamp’ mean?
" So what is a balanced vs unbalance preamp?" Purchase and read Chapter 7 - Preamplifiers - of Robert Harley's Introductory Guide to High Performance Audio Systems  
Take that to good will
Read the Op's other posts he started and I think you'll get the real drift 
DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000
While it doesn’t show as an option in the drop down box selection, it is stated as an option in the product detail narrative " Our Mystique EVO digital-to-analog converter converts PCM format files up to 24-bit 192KHz via Femto clocked USB, coaxia... 
Are all of these NOS tube inventories real? How have we not consumed them already?
@oldschool1948https://upscaleaudio.com/products/tungsram-pcc88-7dj8https://www.tubemonger.com/MP_MINT_NOS_Tungsram_PCC88_Jan_Feb_MAR1971_Hungary_p/756.htm 
As Advised, Starting With Speakers First.
Not from the area, but your pick of Gig Harbor looks like a place you should definitely go to , good mix of quality amps and speakers to audition  
REVEL performa3 f208 or TEKTON Moab
"Is there a shop in the greater Chicago area that demos Tekton?"Audio Archon in Chi town lists Tekton in its product line-up 
Retubing dilemma
Realize that you have an EL34 amp . That said one of my integrated amps is an Ayon Audio KT88 ; to my ears Gold Lion, Psvane , Black Treasure and Sophia Electric tubes all sound better than JJs , and just as reliable.  
Why is there no love for Prima Luna?
Why don’t you simply contact Kevin Deal and ask him if he is paying his Chinese employees well, working conditions etc. Here's some pictures of the Line Magnetic factoryhttps://www.monoandstereo.com/2017/08/line-magnetic-factory-tour.html