ronboco

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GoldenEar Triton Reference for a large room...
Focal Sopras would work well and if your budget allows Rockport Avior ii or Atria ii would be a must audition. Good luck!   
Recommendations for HiFi Listening Room
Rockport speakers would do well in your room. Would be worth adding to your audition list. Good luck and have fun!  
Recommendations for HiFi Listening Room
What’s up with women and B&W speakers ! My daughter thinks the 800 series look like trash cans!😂😂😂  
I have seen a lot of ideas concerning Cable lifters
So according to the link @invalid posted you want to have as much air around the cable as possible so any lifters shouldn’t surround the cable at all. I’m going to give them a try!    happy listening !    Ron   
Accuphase dac 60
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Accuphase dac 60
Great help from everyone here but your dealer should know about any issues that may arise. Hope it works out well!   
12'x16'x8' room OK for good stand mounts?
A floorstander speaker will definitely work in your room if you can get the room dialed in. I use a corner set up as suggested above. I highly recommend a consultation with Jeff at hdacoustics. He is very good with smaller rooms.  good luck !    ... 
Upgrade Internal DAC of Node or go with Atoll ST120.
@temmple  In addition to adding an external DAC consider adding a Teddy Pardo external LPS to your Node. The Node with the external LPS performs fantastic and then you can continue using the excellent BluOS platform. Good luck!    Ron  
Looking for Speaker Recommendations
The Rockport Avior ii would do very well in the size room you have. Amazing speakers!   
Looking for Speaker Recommendations
+1 Rockport Atria ii. It will be well worth your time to audition them. Good luck!  
Magico Ultimate III - $700,000 Speakers
But you know you would still love to hear them huh.   
Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West?
@attila7  Most people think a stand alone DAC is better but I think it depends on the level of the component the DAC is in. The DAC in my Boulder 866 is fantastic. The one thing the stand alone does is let you try different ones until you find on... 
My Major System Upgrades in 2022 and Impact of Each
@nyev  I highly recommend a consultation from Jeff at HDacoustics. He is very good and would point you in the right direction. Duke Lejune (I hope I spelled it right ) of Audiokinesis recommended him to design my rooom and it turned out fantastic... 
My Major System Upgrades in 2022 and Impact of Each
Nice posts urbie. I don’t see your system listed. Perhaps you are jealous of the excellent systems Nyev and gjohns have?   
Boulder 866 vs Gryphon Diablo 300
@wheelndeal1099  The Boulder 866 is a neutral amp so if you heard it with magico speakers I can see how it may be fatiguing. It sounds superb with my Rockport Avior ii speakers though. The internal DAC is fantastic as well. Happy listening!    R...