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Help me decide between these three DACS - Bryston, Luxman, Benchmark
it is allabouthowtheysoundplaying music 
Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC Series 2 MQA vs. PS Audio DirectStream DAC (Windom)
it is all about synergy, matching of pieces within the chain to find the desired tonality that the owner feels desireable 
Tubes, to damp or not to damp?
generally no 
Harbeth 30.1 or 40.1
@gt357smon 30 are midrange oriented monitor more for semi nearfield listening - will need bass reinforcement if run full range deliver dbs into 18x16 roommon 40.1 are very full range, perhaps overly so... i had mon 40.1 before, they boomed, need t... 
Should a stereo soundstage be 3D or 2D?
3d - depth of stage 
Harbeth 30.1 or 40.1
wrong on bothshl5 super or compact 7 
Can you recommend an integrated amp 2K or less for Golden Ear Triton 2's?
many choicescheck stereophile or absolute sound recommended components as a place to start 
Harbeth vs Vandersteen vs Sonner
vandy and harbeth longtime respected speakers, for accurate, musical, coherent soundsonnet?  never heard of them... but new stuff can be good too, sometimes... 
Very bright SC and IC with coherence in imaging, soundstaging and timing
try mid level nordosts or mapleshade clearviews 
MM or HO MC Cartridge Choice-Input Please
find an old grace f9e or f9l - get a retip from peter at soundsmiththank me later  :) 
...do great speakers increase in value over time in the vintage market?
nopeu pay to play in this hobbysmarter folks pay a lot less 
Need some cartridge advise please.
what is the output level of your glider?  if it is a low or a medium you shd look into getting it retipped... it is a wonderful cartridgeotoh if there are specific things you don't like about how it sounds in yor=ur system, tell me what they are, ... 
Upgrading Hegel H160
@twoleftearsyou miss the point, too cynicalthe last gen models are 5+ years old... dac technology changes, streaming has become so much more popular, so dac updates are reasonable progress and progression in a product that bundles dac with amp...n... 
Upgrading Hegel H160
you should read reviews, and press info, for the hegel h120/190major improvement to the dac sections, amp sections largely carried over 
Starting from scratch and seeking advice as to how to proceed...
you've got 2 tremendous speakers there in the buch s300 and maggie - you are committed to those?first thought -- they both deserve a better amp than the peachtree