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Contacting Focal Naim America
Contacted Sean as suggested.  They were able to help, but were understandably concerned about the lack of response at Focal Naim America.    All good.  Thanks to all that responded.  
Okto DAC 8 Stereo (Shout-out)
poketacez,  I tried 0dB at the start, but the signal is definitely overdriven for the pre input. I feel like Unity Gain is in neighborhood of 13dB.  
Okto DAC 8 Stereo (Shout-out)
I was lucky enough to get my hands on the dac8 Stereo late last year.  Awesome sounding and everything everyone says about it are true.  One thing I have yet to get worked out…when connecting to your preamp, where should the dac8’s volume be set?... 
Hum in Speakers with New Dedicated 20 amp Circuit
  Just returned from a long trip.  Want to thank everyone for the useful info.  I'm sorry I was not able to post more detailed pictures sooner. Here are detailed pictures of both panels.  The conduit between the panels is indeed PVC. Let me kno... 
Hum in Speakers with New Dedicated 20 amp Circuit
NB: I didn’t install the sub panel; I just added an additional breaker.  The sub panel has been in for almost a decade.  I have an electrician look it all over and correct as necessary.  Thanks all.  
Hum in Speakers with New Dedicated 20 amp Circuit
Should the ground wire go to the block with the green screws instead of the neutral strip?  
Hum in Speakers with New Dedicated 20 amp Circuit
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!  Ground loop…duh!  I had the stereo rack plugged into the new, dedicated circuit, but I had the subwoofer plugged into a separate outlet that was not on the same circuit. Moved the subwoofer over to the dedicated circ... 
Hum in Speakers with New Dedicated 20 amp Circuit
No coax in the house. I turned off any fluorescent lights. I checked the buzz with my piano tuner. 60hz. Have tried two different amps, same result. Here is a pic of the electrical panel. I color coded it. Yellow is the coming wire. Black hot. Wh...