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What is the best BNC Digital Cable under $4,000?
I’m an electric engineer and please trust me, the best Digital BNC cable what you can get is the Canare BNC cables (Japan). It is the best cable under 4000$, for about 30$-40$. If you buy something else for more money the best what you will get a ... 
Best DAC for around $2,500 or less
I would like to suggest the Matrix X-Sabre Pro, that is under 2000$. High quality each part of it. It sounds better than Chord Qutest and TT, a bit worst (at drum reproduction, drums not as dry as it could be) than the Dave. No headphone amp, bu... 
Speakers that sound great in terrible rooms
That audiophile might had some bad experience with damping materials/panels since lot of them have not full-range damping character so they will affect frequency spectrum like a badly used equaliser or for example DSPs can cause audible ringing, "... 
New to audio. Is there a good DAC that can produce layers of sound?
I would like to suggest to see around here;https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/master-index-of-measurement-comparison-ch...better SINAD means better DAC in most cases.My opinion is the Matrix X-Sabre pro (non MQA) is a great... 
What was your first big eye opener with regard to audio?
Audio Physic speakers open my eyes about high quality music and the professional listening room where I heard soundstage with depth first from those speakers.Digital room correction; it was shocking to hear my friend 30EUR D-Class  Chinese amp wit... 
Trying to get a general idea of SQ hierarchy for combo pre/DAC vs separate boxes
Just let me note from your list the new  Schiit Freya+ has a warm and detailed, surprisingly dynamic and low noise sound signature in tube mode, it gives you lot for it's price what most of the DACs cannot give.My only concerns are the followings... 
Vincent Audio SV-500 Arriving Today
All Vincent integrated have same sound signature, I have the bigger brother SV-237 and had chance to listen the SV-227. Both sound amazing. I wanted to replace SV-237 but didn't find better amplifier in my acceptable price range. I wanted to roll ... 
Vincent SV-236MK
Dear Sirs,I bought the SV-237mk version because of I was impressed by the  warmth, cosiness voices of it, it is my first tube (hybrid) amplifier. After a while I recognised the music from tube pre-amplifier is not enough detailed. (MK version had...