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Have ~$10-12k...what would you do?
phaun16 not sure where you're located but I would recommend giving Vu at Deja Vu Audio a call   http://dejavu-audio.com/index.html   they are in Mclean VA just outside DC. Vu specializes in tubed gear and analog and has the best ears of anyone I'v... 
Percentage of mp3 vs FLAC on Tidal?
There are no mp3's on Tidal to my knowledge everything I stream, and I use it almost constantly are flac. My Aries Mini always shows the file type and sampling rate and its always flac 16/44.1. This is with Tidal premium, I have no experience with... 
Totem Forest Signature Impressions
dave congratulations! Awesome story and glad you are loving your speakers and system so much now! Enjoy! 
Scan Speak Tweeters OK?
Here's a question, did you start noticing issues after you replaced the 7" mid woofer "a short while ago"? Or had it been happening prior to the replacement? 
Whats playing on your system today?
Woven Hand  "Blush Music". 
Best standalone music server?
@uberwaltz that won't be faster write to your computer first then transfer your files to an external drive if you want to. Writing directly will likely slow things down further. 
Best standalone music server?
@uberwaltz I would very seriously recommend getting dbpoweramp or similar ripping software that will allow you to rip flac and not wav files. You will be grateful that you did wav files are very large relative to flac and to me at least sound iden... 
Metaxas Solitaire ll Amp
Also check out this page for more info on your amp:http://www.metaxas.com/pages/products/solitairex.htmlThis passage seems possibly relevant: 3. OUTPUT TRANSISTOR BIASING: The SOLITAIRE has 4 pairs of output transistors and when 'biasing' the ... 
Metaxas Solitaire ll Amp
When did you start having this issue? Have you definitely isolated it to your amp? Seems somewhat more likely perhaps a tube failing in your preamp despite it being relatively new. Try just reversing the connections between you preamp and amp and ... 
Best standalone music server?
I ripped my cd's on my laptop using dbpoweramp it was super quick and easy, 800 cds but I did it in spurts over time. All not on a 4TB Synology NAS. I hear what you are saying uberwaltz but trust me and others, do it right and do it once. You may ... 
Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables
@thankful  I use the Graphene Extreme digital coax between my Aries Mini and Yamamoto Dac and it sounds fantastic. It handily beat the Nirvana digital cable I was using previously. That's the only cable I compared it against but all of Bob's cable... 
Problem with CD Baby cds
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDfsA primer on CDFS, which I'd never heard of until your post. Best option would probably be to rip the files then burn them to a CD-R unless I am reading this wrong. 
I'll Take "Songs About People" for $200
Mr Bojangles was written and best performed by the amazing Jerry Jeff Walker not the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band just so we are correct.  And ummmm I can't believe I just corrected something Al wrote it must be upside down day! 
Thorens TD 150 super rebuild
Raymonda nice I checked out your pics looks fantastic! That carbon fiber really looks sharp. I bet that table sounds amazing, nice work. 
Luxman SQ-N100 noise
Great and I hope that fixes it for you let me know how it goes!