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Tachyons?? Really?
And we have some new ones coming get ready!https://www.sciencealert.com/the-large-hadron-collider-just-identified-5-new-subatomic-particles 
I need a new DAC! Advice/Recommendations?
Lots of good Dacs out there in and around that price range as you can see from all the various recommendation. My suggestion, buy used and buy smart so you can audition, resell without a loss, and audition until you find a Dac you love. It’s easy ... 
What are the more subtle sounding tube preamps?
@ebm damn man you must be exhausted after that long post! Nice job! :-p 
sap quartet speakers
Really good speakers Deja Vu Audio used to sell them and really cool looking as I remember. In terms of a market they are little known and would probably be tough to sell. If you like them just keep them. Or try an auction and set the reserve pric... 
$10K-15K short list?
Audio Note AN/E great sounding full range speakers easy to drive and place in-room and within your budget. 
What are the more subtle sounding tube preamps?
CJ Classic is definitely on the warmer and darker end of the spectrum. If you want rich and organic but not dark try Audio Note. 
Cable manufacturers?
How do you define 'manufacture their own cable'? Almost no one draws their own wire, but plenty of manufacturers do a lot more than throw on some jacketing and terminations. There is winding and geometry, dialectrics, shielding, and plenty more. S... 
16 bit is good enough.....
It sounds like many of us are saying the same thing just differently. Mastering quality is a order of magnitude difference. The difference between 16/44 and say 24/192 is correspondingly relatively minor. 
Upgrading path from Merlin VSM black magic
@glennewdick great looking system! Curious what you were driving the AN/E's with when you had them? With stuff like this I find it's often less about watts and more about a stiff power supply. 
Upgrading path from Merlin VSM black magic
Audio Note AN/E it does everything you are looking for sounds great and is perfectly suited to your amps. Also well under your budget though you can upgrade internal parts and spend as much as you want. I have a pair of AN/J's on the way myself, t... 
16 bit is good enough.....
I would agree 16/44.1 is plenty good but I would disagree that newer dacs necessarily do it better than good older dac. Currently listening to an Audio Note Dac-3 Signature circa 1995 playing back redbook and its the best sound I've ever heard in ... 
Tube Amp Pricing
While there are plenty of tube amps that one could call over priced the reality is it's hard to make a truly good tube amp cheaply. Parts cost can be quite high transformers in particular can be quite costly and are critical to an amps overall qua... 
Jerry Garcia, A Legacy?
St StephenUncle John’s BandRippleOn those three songs alone Jerry Garcia (and Robert Hunter) is a musical genius. I can cite countless other examples but those three songs are monumental.  
The Slow Secret Death of the Guitar
Some good posts here and glad I posted that link. I was just amazed to read it I guess I listen to so little "popular" music I didn't realize how little guitar is being played. The part about Taylor Swift just cracks me up I have to say. 
Best Subwoofer To Use With A Two Way Speaker System
Perhaps check with W-B if there are any sub brands they recommend? Surely they realize not everyone who owns a pair of their speakers can afford a $12K sub. They may have some good advice and given the relative rarity of W-B in the marketplace mig...