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Advice on best upgrade path for a Mac Mini setup
rbstehno is correct, ideally you want your NAS drive or music server elsewhere, my NAS drive is in my office and I listen in my listening room. And that's interesting info on the Lumin app I may have to check that out. One thing about the Lightnin... 
Advice on best upgrade path for a Mac Mini setup
@ghosthouse yes it decodes all those files from a NAS. 
Advice on best upgrade path for a Mac Mini setup
@ghosthouse yes it plays ALAC this is cut and pasted from the Auralic website: The Tesla platform has a calculation ability of 25,000 MIPS, more than enough to decode a vast spectrum of audio formats, including AAC, AIFF, ALAC, APE, DIFF, DSF, FLA... 
Advice on best upgrade path for a Mac Mini setup
@ghosthouse  I am using an Auralic Aries Mini streaming files from a Synology NAS no computer needed except an ipad or iphone for remote control. The Aries Mini is around $500 and I think I paid between $5-600 for my NAS that price including two 4... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Charlie Hunter- Everyone Has A Plan Until They Get Punched In The Mouth 
Why the lack of Virtual System postings?
@sbank you are absolutely right and that is my main complaint also I wish Audiogon would listen to us. 
Why the lack of Virtual System postings?
The new format for systems is simply bad. You get no notification when someone comments on your system, every time I got there I seem to see the same systems over and over. It can take time for systems to load. Titles are harder to see and categor... 
sunfire classic vacuum tube preamp
Well I heard this preamp once and it was years ago in a retail store and at the time I thought it sounded nice, good holographic imaging seemed transparent but with totally unfamiliar equipment. However I thought and checked online and this preamp... 
Shopping for an integrated, advice s'il vous plait.
unknoadble what speakers do you have? 
New Transformer on the Pole
Darn I saw on the pole and thought this thread was about strippers. :p 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
@jmcgrogan2 5amp doesn’t seem that high, my own preamp, an older Deja Vu Audio pre took a 6.3 amp fuse! I would hopefully assume our preamp’s both have robust power supplies! :-) Not that I know anything about such stuff really. 
Any options for low power class A amps?
Not sure your budget and I have not heard this amp but it sure sounds interesting:https://www.audiogon.com/listings/solid-state-bakoon-amp-11r-tremendous-integrated-headphone-amp-201...SS and 13 wpc with a single input $1999, a good review from 6m... 
Bluesound Node 2
I would agree the search function for Tidal leaves something to be desired but not really an issue for me as I don't really listen to classical. Much easier searching non-classical music on Tidal.  
Shopping for an integrated, advice s'il vous plait.
@unkoahble what about this Accuphase listing for $1250?https://www.audiogon.com/listings/solid-state-accuphase-e-302b-integrated-amplifier-2016-09-14-integ...I would say if you really want it act fast before it's gone too! 
Shopping for an integrated, advice s'il vous plait.
@willland understood and apologies if I sounded defensive :)