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What about Dan Clark?
You don't see anything about Dan Clark so...now you're speculating that there's a problem? FFS, man, try the search bar.  
Why do I prefer R2R over Chip based DAC's?
What would be your next upgrade? It sounds like you are happy with the Octo. So why not stop there and listen to the music?  
Audio Mirror WAVE tube based line-stage is one of StereoTimes 2023 Most wanted Components
Terry, thank you for posting. I always enjoy and benefit from your reviews. How does one hook up subwoofer(s) if there is only a pair of outputs? For $13,000, I expect there are pre-outs or sub outs. Did I miss something?      
Ken Fritz article
@waytoomuchstuff  There's a "rule" somewhere that states "if you want expand some part of your life, it will pushback on others." I suppose we want to chime in and reveal our version of "the greater good", "a balanced life" and where to place ou... 
Ken Fritz article
My kids are 21 and 23 and I am 100% confident that we will never be estranged. I have a wonderful, honest and comfortable relationship with my wife of 25 years. I have a wide circle of friends... Hear hear! These elements are so fundamental to ... 
He spent his life building a $1 million stereo. The real cost was unfathomable.
For anyone who does not have a Washington Post account (and doesn't want one), you can read all about this by going to YouTube and just typing in Ken Fritz.  The entire story had been there for several years. Um, no. The WaPo report has new inf... 
Ken Fritz article
I actually don't think this article tells us much about "audiophiles," per se. Most audiophiles don't live the life he did nor treat their family as he did.  And I agree with @mahgister that there are obsessions which are great things! Just have ... 
Advantages with an outboard power supply
You also might look here if you don't want to drop big bucks:  https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ssn=wolf6911&store_name=hifioriginalaudio&_oac=1&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l161211  
Advantages with an outboard power supply
Located in Poland. Good quality, worked well with my Node 2i.  https://pd-cf.com/about-us/    
Why is selling used stereo equipment involve people from the sales platform?
I have no idea what the OP is talking about. USAM has been problem free for me.  
Please DM me to explain removing my posts
I think all it takes sometimes is for one snowflake to complain  
Good measuring DACs vs.
Do people understand the brain and aesthetic preference so well that they can capture these in various acoustic measurements and then have those measurements standardized for deployment in the audio industry? Of course not, but since numbers are ... 
DAC upgrade
OP, besides the good answers you will get here, you should try the search bar on Audiogon. There are many good conversations around the general topic, "What DAC should I get?" Try, e.g., this: https://forum.audiogon.com/search/index?utf8=%E2%9C%... 
Another post about a streamer upgrade
@2psyop and ​​​​@hilde45 I agree - emphasis on the streamer to improve sound quality without even identifying what sound quality “issue” there is, is an inefficient place to exercise one’s upgrade-itis. Right. That's the point. It's not -- @lal... 
Floor to Bookshelf
Just to add to what @mesch said, I wanted to add this video review I found recently. I know it comes down to taste, but for my taste (and sense of value) Dynaudio cannot really touch Fritz. I've heard the Fortys, the Evokes... it's just no contest...