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Value of a preamp?
Depends on your DAC! If you get the new Lampizator Poseidon, it does not need a preamp, because the impedance level matches any amp.  same with playback designs.    
Cable upgrades
I would do an entire loom of Synergistic research SRX   
Upgrade My Turntable - How Much Do I Need to Spend?
He Said  Various upgraded cables and wires lol   
Magico A5 vs SF Amati vs Raidho D3 - Help me decide!
Out of these the Sonos Faber makes the most bass. Borreson is most hifi. the A5 is just not great for bass and needs subs but good for the money with subs. Look for a used Vivid Giya G2 :)! that’s what I bought when I was looking at the same spea... 
My Four Favorite SS Amps
I like the new Mola Mola Kula and Perca amps! Dagastino’s new stuff is better for sure but not a great value. I also like Audionet and Lamm.  
Looking for recommendations for integrated with a more “organic” sound.
I love how people want a better piece of equipment and then they give you the budget and it’s WAY TOO SMALL TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE and you can’t have better for that price! if your budget is $2500 that means the damn thing cost $500 to build there ... 
Luxman leaves me wanting
The Luxman is a midfi sound. Try modwright or quicksilver  
Accuphase E-5000 factory power cord good enough?
my friend used to work for a very well-known HiFi manufacturing amplifier company, and they spend nothing on power cables because they just wanna prove it will turn on. They know no one will actually use them, and they just include them to prove t... 
Accuphase E-5000 factory power cord good enough?
if they gave it to you for free it’s worth nothing! they just include a power cable to prove that the unit will turn on and demonstrate to the dealer that it’s not dead on arrival.   
Speakers to pair with Quicksilver mid mono
Is it 2000 for the speakers themselves or the speaker cables?    
What qualities stand out in really good solid state preamps?
Audionet makes the best preamps in solid state I heard full stop! Mola Mola good too.  
Started with $1k speakers … what now?
at this point you have to go to two or three other HiFi stores and listen. if you ask people online and start talking to Us in the peanut gallery you won’t be successful since many “experts” here are not experts or will recommend things you like.... 
Who out there wants to, or has, validated an amazing cable find?
@roxy54 Oh roxy Much to learn you have about proprietary cable geometry we are not dealing with just twisted pair any more. You can give the same ingredients to 4 different bakers and they will bake 4 different cakes differently. It takes 3 days t... 
Who out there wants to, or has, validated an amazing cable find?
@thecarpathian I am sorry if I hurt your feelings Vigo with my experience crawling up from the button where I made nothing to a successful audiophile over the past 20 years.  
Who out there wants to, or has, validated an amazing cable find?
There is a YouTube channel created for you people it is called the cheap Audio man! and he is starting to admit he’s hearing the difference between cables!