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Various power cables, which would you put where?
Great info, thanks again! 
Various power cables, which would you put where?
I like your last suggestion. It is still not within my budget currently, but I think I will pursue that direction. Seems like the best value for money.@auxinput why did you suggest to get the FI-15 Plus and not the discontinued FI-15? A pair of IE... 
Various power cables, which would you put where?
Thanks for the suggestions, I will keep those in mind. I know there are lots of options, but what do you have any experience with the Furutech etp-60? I see them being listed from time to time 
Various power cables, which would you put where?
@ebm care to elaborate? :) 
Various power cables, which would you put where?
@auxinput Thanks for all the info. I'm interested in a bit more details on the power strip. Currently my amp is connected directly to the wall (the second outlet is unused), and the DAC, PC and ifi iUSBPower are plugged into a Tripp Lite power str... 
Various power cables, which would you put where?
@auxinput thanks alot for the detailed response!The pairings were very different until now, and I realised I was probably not matching optimally.Your answer pretty much validated that and the pairing I figured would make more sense. I now have it ... 
On mid-fi do you hear much difference between Tidal and Spotify
Anyone here compare to Deezer Premium? I've been using it the past month. It's cheaper than Tidal HiFi and the SQ is pretty good but haven't compared to the others. 
CDP recommendation for Creek Classic 5350se
While this thread isn't that old (~5months) my system has went through alot of changes since.I ended up buying a Creek Destiny CDP which upon arrival had busted caps. I recapped it and while it was good, it wasn't as good as I'd expected for a top... 
Best budget integrated choices
Depending on budget, I had both Creek 4330SE and Creek 5350SE and liked both. I'm using an Exposure 2010S2D now and I love it 
Speaker companies with a focus on parts quality and measurements
+1 @keithtexas I have currently the PMC DB1i and they are the speakers I enjoy most from everything I owned previously (MA GX50, Neat Motive 3, SA 705, Epos, Quad 11L) 
Finally absolutely satisfied with my system
@keithtexas Thanks for the suggestion. Looking to replace the Creek, my main 2 options were Bryston and Naim (5si, XS) from what I've read about matching to PMC. My funds only permitted a Bryston B60 and that wasn't my top choice. I took the plung... 
Are USB-SPDIF's relevant with today's DAC USB technology?
Thanks @psag but the M2Tech I had was a Hiface that is either BNC or RCA, and the NuWave DAC I got does not have AES inputs so not relevant in my case 
Are USB-SPDIF's relevant with today's DAC USB technology?
Thank you all for the responses. It looks like a mixed field out there (as everything). Based on some of the comments here and other considerations, I went for a NuWave DSD DAC instead of buying an Audiophilleo for my DL3. I also purchased a WireW... 
Mogami wire quality?
@co_jones I bought some at Redco 
Opinions on PMC vs. Neat, Monitor Audio
I didn't think passive preamp == no preamp ?Let's say I keep the Neat Motive 3 (and not switch to the PMC which may be more suitable for nearfield)-One option would be to add the Creek active gain card,Second option I had in mind (which also relat...