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Esoteric n05 streamer and dac
@rohanraman - just sounded kind of flat, a little bright.  Perhaps it was the rest of my system cabling, etc.To my ears and in my system it just didn’t excite me or make me want to listen to it for extended lengths of time. 
Esoteric n05 streamer and dac
I owned the Esoteric N-05 and wasn't impressed.  would agree with the previous poster - Lumin, Aurender, and Auralic would be your best choice for the money. 
What are your top three live concerts of all time?
Pink Floyd | Animals Tour in QuadraphonicLed ZepplinEric Clapton and Joe Walshall in the late 70s 
System i wielkosc dysku USB
Try exFAT which would allow a 6TB partition 
Would a wireless volume knob for home theaters be worth it?
Much better to me to have the volume knob.  SST Audio was started by James Bongiorno who is a very well respected audio designer and engineer.The SST Ambrosia 2000 Second Gen preamp is the best purchase I have made in the last five years.  Stellar... 
Would a wireless volume knob for home theaters be worth it?
My preamp comes with one.  Love it!https://www.sst.audio/new-products/ambrosia-2000-second-edition 
Looking for best streamer without DAC under $3500
Bricasti M5.  It sounds as good to me as my recently sold Aurender N10.  Small, Roon Ready, and great sounding after break in. 
Most musical stand mount loudspeakers
Focal Sopra No.1 - user bias abounds  
DIY power cable questions
Don’t pay bloated prices as many manufacturers’ profit margins are greater than 70% and up.  Cable manufacturers don’t have any secret sauce in their cables that aren’t available to you and me.  Also, many of the the cables being sold and their ‘t... 
PS Audio DirectStream DAC measurements by ASR
@ranjithkp - it feels great to throw money at shiny things that sound great.  No reason you can’t be happy with non-shiny things that measure well and sound poor.  You should buy the Topping D10 DAC.  It measures great and sound like crap...win/wi... 
New setup
Accuphase would be my choice 
Amp for kef reference 1
If you want opinions that have value, pick three amps/preamps/Integrated amps that are in your budget and you are leaning towards. Perhaps then you will get practical answers and opinions.My recommendation is an SST.audio amp/preamp combo.  I own ... 
New Sonos Operating System
LowFi player does HD files.  Not impressed until they update their players 
Lunim T2 vs Cary Audio DMS 600
@benzman - great comparison and overview. Gold ⭐️ 
Cincinnati, OH, any audiophiles?
Suncoast Audio is closer to you and the best high end audio dealer the southeast!