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CD transport vs.streaming
With my Experience CD or DSD Physical media usually sounds better than its equivalent of the same song being streamed  
DACs and more. Is there a good analog sounding DAC.
I would highly recommend the Playback Design DAC, Either The Dream Series which cost north of 20K or the New MPD-6 which you can get for much less.   Iv been buying into the Chinese DACs and other low cost dacs on here recommended by other users... 
Best kept secret in AC line filtering conditioning
Iv tried a Ton of diffrent Power conditioner, The best iv heard comes from Ralph @ Atma-Sphere i purchased a unique that was bought up to spec, it was the Elgar 3000b Its massive and was built like a Tank this made a massive diffrence in line noi... 
Emm Labs DV2 versus Tambaqui
The Playback Design DAC should be high on your list. The New MPD-6 Lower priced Model from Playback Desaign soon to be released is another option too.  
Tiny Room (6' x 9') speaker advice
I would suggest the smaller Cube Audio Speakers. Single Drivers are less problematic in this situation.  
Devore or Audio Note or other sensitive speakers: wanting to listen in Denver
What you really want is a high sensitivity speaker with 16 ohms and of course Field Coils if you can raise the budget higher.   I use Atma-Sphere OTL Amplifiers called the Nirvana, these are not posted on Atma-Sphere sites but can be custom buil... 
Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference?
Whats affordable for you may be cheapy stuff for someone who earns allot more. whats affordable for that guy maybe too expensive for you.   Regards, I would still say focus on a Good Room first as this will make allot of the diffrence.      
Devore or Audio Note or other sensitive speakers: wanting to listen in Denver
Line Magnetic comes to mind if your budget is on the lower end of the scale, otherwise the Classic Audio Loudspeakers (Field Coil) Versions are highly recommended.  
Why People Like Tekton
Quested Studio Range Speakers to my ears sound well balanced warm, musical yet they can deliver all the details in a relaxed manner i find them ultra low fatique for a Studio Speaker and can outclass many high end audio speakers for the same money... 
AKM makes the best DACs
R2R, FPGA  then it comes down to te line codes and how the dac works with diffrent Algorithms.   Andreas Koch of Playback Design lead the team at Sony for DSD  
Do hi-end DACs offer true value or diminishing return...
One of the best Dacs for the money is the Playback Design Dream series, but its above 25K Retail which is still allot of money.`   Engineered by a guy that other companies hire privately to write codes or design their dacs for them.      
Puritan Audio Labs GroundMaster CITY & RouteMaster grounding system
i think 1 meter is too short, you should prob be doing atleast 2-3 meters deep but this is a guess.   I am told by another electrical engineer the deeper the better but Puritan claims 1 meter should work fine. Iv never tried 1 meter but if it wo... 
Puritan Audio Labs GroundMaster CITY & RouteMaster grounding system
I had the Silver Tellus and Posidon.   I connected the Ground Master to the a Rod which goes down 20 meters into the ground. I had someone come in to drill very deep.  Here in Indonesia we use Ground Water which is filtered so another part of th... 
What makes the biggest difference in sound quality?
Your Room, Your Speaker (Plus Placements) Balanced System Good Power running to the room, Grounding Properly.    
Underpowered?
  try using another Tap on the amplifier if you using 4 ohms tap try the 2 or 8 ohms