soix

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Pairing Bryston 28b3 with tubes
I’d look at Linear Tube Audio and Backert.   
DAC Suggestions
Take a look at Denafrips, or if you’re open to tubes look at Lampizator or Audio Mirror.  Best of luck.  
Audioholics
Not sure about Gene but he seems to know what he’s doing. Disregard all European reviewers or The Absolute Sound because they don’t have the balls to compare any review component to anything else, which is near useless and because they don’t wanna... 
What songs do you listen to to test a system's midrange performance?
Keb’ Mo’s CD Slow Down for male vocals, and “Clifton’s Gold” from Joe Sample’s Old Places Old Faces for sax.  
Help me pick a Dac
Are you looking for new or used?  
Recommendations for good WiFi speakers
Budget? It depends what’s out there. It’s the secondary set, kinda, so I don’t want to spend too much.  That’s not an answer.  I’m not wasting my time playing your guessing game.  Good luck.  
Replacement for Shindo
Zanden maybe?  
Recommendations for good WiFi speakers
Budget?  
Flexible Power Cords
What is your budget range per cable?  
DAC suggestions for a reasonably modest system
This would be great and save you some $$$… https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650070389-musician-pegasus-r2r-dac-black/ Here’s a good review that I agree with, and yes I own it.  Add a DDC like the Musician Pisces or Denafrips Iris and use the i... 
ROCKPORT TECHNOLOGIES: ATRIA 2 ROOM SIZE ?
I’d get Joseph Audio Perspective 2.  That’s just me.   
Would u give up usher mini dancer 2 for b&w 802's
@speedthrills Good riddance. You’ve added nothing of value here anyway, so go to ASR or Reddit where you’ll probably be much better accepted and received.  
New Streamer, DAC or Let it Be
As music is lesser in my world, I'm not sure whether replacing the Marantz or running another stereo preamp side by side in my system makes sense. Yeah, I totally get that and was just throwing it out there.  Here’s what I’d try if I was you be... 
New Streamer, DAC or Let it Be
If I was in your shoes, and since you’ve already got an LPS for the Node, if you wanna get to WOW I’d strongly consider adding a dedicated stereo preamp (preferably with a HT bypass feature).  You’ve got a good AVP, but it’s likely a mediocre ster... 
Bryston BP-17 cubed or Benchmrk LA4 Preamp
At that price level I’d take a hard look at the Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL preamp that uses tubes but they last forever in this design so very low cost/maintenance.  And you can swap tubes to get exactly what you want and they offer a home trial ...