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Something to put a smile on your face
Lyle Lovett’s “Church” or Keb Mo’s “God Trying to get your Attention”.   
Nola Speakers closed down?
Seriously, what is wrong with you?  
Advice on a good Digital Coax Cable to run between my Transport and DAC?
As usual, @lanx0003 overthinks things and is talking about something he knows absolutely nothing about. Read the reviews of the Acoustic Zen MC2.   
Advice on a good Digital Coax Cable to run between my Transport and DAC?
Acoustic Zen MC2.   
Best Receiver for “Mid-Fi” System?
Yamaha absolutely.    https://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/yamrxa3060bl/yamaha-rx-a3060-9.2-ch-x-150-watts-a/v-receiver/1.html  
Best RCA Digicable
Acoustic Zen MC2. Read the reviews.  I own it.   
Marantz SACD 30N
I am resisting any true streaming/streamer. (I guess using an iPad to do Spotify is not really streaming.)  That’s a black/rabbit hole I’d rather not go down.  It seems like an endless trail of more boxes, more cables, and more upgrades—as if aud... 
Favorite Newly Discovered Female Vocalist
Chriso, I guess it is not surprising that the Shea "brothers" have the same taste in music.   @immatthewj Very funny and very insightful man.  Goodonya!  A couple more… https://youtu.be/tj9XwDLue5A?si=YT428gzfB6QamNR4 https://youtu.be/6rYKz1J... 
Favorite Newly Discovered Female Vocalist
https://youtu.be/pVGGQ_WwR00?si=FtpDYcModme6UjV0  
Backert Labs Rhumba Extreme 1.4
Congrats!  And yes, you need to upgrade your DAC.   
What is a good all around high quality speaker to purchase?
Here, get these.  They beat the crap out of anything B&W makes and are musical as all get out.  https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisbe6ig-joseph-audio-pearl-graphene-beautiful-white-finish-full-range  
Buyer Beware
Sorry for your unfortunate experience, but it is interesting to know certain USB cables don’t work with certain products, and I hadn’t heard that before except with i2S connections.  BTW, the word “manufacture” is a verb, not a noun.  “Manufacture... 
Band/artist documentaries.
Steely Dan the making of the iconic album Aja.  Geniuses at work.  https://www.amazon.com/Steely-Dan-Aja-Classic-Albums/dp/B07JQWS5F4  
Tin Pan Alley and Thanks to You- which speakers play the tap on the snares the best?
ATC.   
What do you do when the music’s not speaking to you?
I played trumpet in a Jazz band for years in my early days and it didn’t do anything to help me appreciate music any better. @stereo5  Well that’s just sad and we’ll just differ on that.  I find playing in bands for years greatly deepened my ap...