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Best DAC
MHDT 
New speaker consideration - De Capo MM
I love my de capos but run them with 4 watt tube ampdetailed rich sound 
Adding "Internet radio" to home system
As much as I love tuners ( shortwave as a kid and Macs as an adult) I jumped into internet radio and love it.I bought a NIB Google Chromecast Audio for around $40, not made anymore but lots on ebay. can use a cable into a 1/8 inch jack or I used a... 
Recommendations Please: Bookshelf Speakers no Larger than 7"x12"x8"
Triangle?  front ported  the ones smaller than the Comete 
How many vinyl albums do you own you listen to?
1600 mostly blues and rock with about 300 classical, started with 150 from HS and college 40 years ago then in 2007 bought a tube amp and HW-19 mkiv and starting buyingtry to rotate 1/3 is in listening room the others mostly classical are up stair... 
Phono Stage That's not Schiit
I have a Hagerman Cornet 2  the 3 model is out, nice tube phono stage 
CD player suggestions under $700
Emotiva ERC-4 also has a DAC for external devices, built like a tank very solid great sound 
Looking for CD player
CDP or transport and add a DAC  bigger gains this way 
Musical Paradise MP-D2 MK3 DAC
at that price i'd go for a MHDT Dac 
Selling my hubby's estate--B&W 805 D3: Speakers or Loudspeakers??
For pricing gear look at Hifishark.com  they have current listings and sold listings.  It's not a selling cite but a webcrawler. 
Best Bang for your Buck DAC ?
Check out MHDT Dacs, hard to find used but several models under 1K, tube, R2R  very musical 
Best of Germany!
Checkout some flea markets  some funky East German-Amiga label records  
Full Range vs Trad xover design
I love my Ref 3A de Capos 92db run them with 4 watt Decware amp plenty of sound not Ted Nugent loud but goodNo "crossover" but have "just a single capacitor used as a high pass filter for the tweeter" 
Best used TT for under $1k?
VPI HW-19 look hard and you might score a mk IV for under 1K 
MHDT Labs Orchid DAC review
I bought a Stockholm v2 and it changed my listening experience.