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New to digital audio
I don't know anything about your audioengine, you might want to try an Istreamer DAC - link below - it is specifically made for connecting an Ipod to. I have one that I use in my headphone system and it is worth the money in sound quality to my ea... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Four80East - Straight Round 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Chuck Berry - The Definitive Collection 
LessLoss Firewall for Loudspeakers
I placed an order over the weekend with Atelier 13 in Nashville. Constantin told me that they reach 'maturity" in 100-150 hours.  
Power Conditioners
+ 1 re -" A whole house surge protector mounted in the service box is a great first step. "  However,  you also still need one at your equipment. I live in a suburb of Memphis, we get bad storms with lots of lightning and have had lightning take ... 
Primaluna Prologue Classic
Don't know the dollar amount you are assigning to "affordable" but Prima Luna's Kevin Deal speaks highly of the AudioQuest Niagra 1200 ($999) here's the link with his video assessment of ithttps://upscaleaudio.com/collections/audioquest/products/a... 
iPad directly into Amp - okay idea? or bad idea?
Unfortunately the Wadia masi61 mentioned isn't made anymore, I use one between my IPOD Classic and my Aqua LaVoce S3 Dac. You might want to check out one of the DACs from High Resolution Technologies , link below, to see if it will meet your needs... 
My list of seller red flags
Maybe you can figure out a way to conduct an audit of every seller's equipment and provide the "obvious" results for all prospective buyers  
POSTPONA 2020
Axpona has been rescheduled to August 7-9. What you are referring to is the following extracted from the Axpona website AXPONA invites you to the premiere AXPONA Livestream event, via the AXPONA Facebook page, on Friday, April 17th, 2020, The li... 
My list of seller red flags
Oh, and I guess you would consider this to be fishy too, I have 3 amps in my main system that I rotate between - Modwright pre/power, an Line Magnetic and Finale Audio integrated amps. My oh my how would I ever write an add if I wanted to sell one.  
My list of seller red flags
" " And what's up with all these "second systems"? Sounds a little fishy to me." Main system in my living roomSecond system in my upstairs family roomThird system - headphone amp based 
Leben CS600 or Atmasphere or ARC
+1 on Line Magnetic 518 or 845 
Has anyone compared a Denafrips Terminator to an Audio Mirror Tubadour III SE
Terry, just out of curiosity, did either of your visitors bring their Terminator to your house and make their decision via a "side by side" comparison in your system? If so, can you offer some specific comments they made between the two? 
What is the average dealer mark up?
https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/BBY/financials/annual/income-statement 
What is the average dealer mark up?
clearthink  - per the Wall Street Journal BestBuy's  gross margin for 2020 was 22.86% , and a net margin of 3.53% (net imcome).  What are you referencing to contradict headaudio123 and the Journal?