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Line Magnetic 219ia vs. 518ia
@roxy54 what Audio Note amps are you running? Thinking my next pair of speakers will be from Audio Note. 
Experience with Tannoy Westminster Royal Gold Reference
I second the rec for Vu and Deja Vu audio he's got the best ears of anyone I've ever met and his guy Aldo is making some amazing gear from a mostly vintage parts, truly special. And Vu knows horns inside and out. 
Line Magnetic 219ia vs. 518ia
roxy54 thanks for a very straightforward and informative post that proves as always, you just gotta listen! And "the salesman was tired of lifting" love that!Cheers! 
Honing down the speaker shortlist ~$5K
@krabbypantz trust me Audionote AN/E will crush your Snells and corner placement isn't mandatory. If you have a chance to give them a listen you should my next pair of speakers will be Audio Notes for sure. 
Favorite guitar players not named......
Ernest Ranglin 
Honing down the speaker shortlist ~$5K
What about an Audio Note AN/E? Great sounding speaker not sure what the new price is but they come up used in your price range from time to time. And the direct descendant of your current Snell E's. 
audio note m3 preamp
@kedoades if it's a good deal I say go for it, it doesn't matter how old the design is, its the implementation that matters. I would take Audio Note over almost any other maker of gear in terms of amplification and hoping a pair of Audio Note spea... 
Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables
And to further clarify that is two conductors per channel or four total, one each for positive and negative on both channels. 
Streaming music without a Laptop (or tablet, smartphone etc)
This thread should help you:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/advice-on-best-upgrade-path-for-a-mac-mini-setup 
Aurender N100H---DAC Questions
Of course you can. 
Streaming music without a Laptop (or tablet, smartphone etc)
Seriously this question has been asked about 50 times in the last 30 days do some research here there are pages and pages of recommendations.  
Questioning the need for a DAC
@whitestix It sounds like you are happy with what you have that's a great place to be! So relax, don't worry about Dac's and enjoy the music. Cheers! 
Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables
So here is what I don't understand, where is he getting his prices? Pretty sure the GE speaker cables are like $650 for 8 ft and interconnects are like $2-300 for 1M. Sounds like value priced cables to me not  $5-700 for entry level or $4000. And ... 
Music Server format?
+1 dbPoweramp and it has a file converter feature to convert WAV to FLAC or any other conversion you care to do, works great, super easy and great sounding copies. 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
My system sounds good ergo I am happy. The end. :p