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Best DACs under $7,000.00
Ok I heard the Holo May it’s the most over rated Chinese box I ever encountered. It’s should be half the price for the way it rolls off treble and bass is not as strong as other higher level DAC’s I heard. Try a Lampizator Baltic 3 in this price r... 
Aurender N200
N200 is better sounding than older N10 and N100. The N20 is really not much better the W20SE is fantastic though. The best streamer is a Taico Extreme. Full stop.   
NEED TO REPLACE OLD FAITHFUL- WHICH AMP. SHOUD I CHOOSE
All of those amps you listed are middle of the road. Look into a 30 grand Pilium integrated since I don’t trust whatever preamp you are hooking it up to either since audio research is entry level hifi and the later preamps I heard sounded like kin... 
Best budget USB
Get a silver dragon cable spend 300 bucks form moon audio. Spend a few bucks don’t be cheap.  
Ideal power cord lengths?
So no for Audioquest…They use the least amount of copper I mean we are talking. 13 gauge stuff. It’s very expensive for the little amount of material they give you. My favorite affordable power cable is $550 Shunyata Venom V10. audioquest is like... 
Ideal power cord lengths?
Power cables need capacitance…Long ones have more. you can even measure that! shunyata ideal length is 1.75M. voodoo 2meters wireworld 3 M you see they all vary   
Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life?
YG Acoustics   
Weak Link in chain as I upgrade from mid-fi?
At your level you need to sell it all…not upgrade this or that. You will need a real DAC like a Lampizator or Esoteric or MSB. Then save up 20-50k for speakers. I would hear a pair of YG acoustics Carmel 2 or go up to a Magico A5. Your amp will... 
Opinions before purchasing
Or get something used…Or better yet try a DIY speaker from GR research and you will get something that is hi fi and cut out the dealer and distributor.  
Opinions before purchasing
1000-1500 dollars?  For speakers?  at that price point please save your money until you have a few thousand.   
Is it me? Will I ever be satisfied?
Ok the Bluesound is a decent digital transport as long as you use an external DAC. I recommend an “analog” sounding Lampizator Baltic 3 for that. You should also look into the Auralic Ares G1 or G2.1 streamer. Those old transparent cables are suc... 
Protecting Equipment from Children
Speaker grill, hide remote..teach them to stay away and tell them why. When you explain to them reasons they might appreciate that more. Let them know the materials are delicate and made of slik and are very easily destroyed. Tell them it has to b... 
50 hours on Monitor Gold 200's enough?
I had the Monitor Gold 200 before i went to a YG. They liked Naim Gear the best and I really liked mine. Theyneeded about 500 hours to really break in.   
VU JÀDÉ AUDIO Lampizator Upgrades
It was the VCap odam the oil damped one.   
VU JÀDÉ AUDIO Lampizator Upgrades
It was $180 for the Sophia Electric Tube $1200ish for the upgrade give or take it varies.