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Chord 2 Qute vs Metron Amethyst or Border Patrol S
A lot of folks tout the R2R NOS DACs as having a natural or organic sound to them.  If you’re not opposed to tubes the MHDT Orchid and MHDT Tubadour lll would be worth a look.  Best of luck.  
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Get Qobuz.  
Choosing between floorstanding speakers.
You don’t mention a sub.  If you don’t have one I’d get something like the CM5 monitors (or whichever monitors best match your center, which is key) and use the rest of your budget to buy something like an SVS PB2000 sub.  Adding a good sub will b... 
Small Office - Wilson vs B&W vs Kef
You’re basically parking the speakers against the wall, so I’d choose speakers designed to be placed that way.  I’d do something like the Von Schweikert Vortex VR33 that is not too big of a floorstander and will sound great placed near the wall, a... 
Choosing between floorstanding speakers.
What’s your budget, what do you like about your current speakers, and what aspects are you looking to improve upon?  
Best Amp With Some Warmth and Midrange Magic To Pair With The RAAL Requsite SR1a's?
Sounds like a SS Class-A amp might be the ticket.  If you can find a Plinius SA102 it should have ample power and warmth while being well within your budget.  It also has a handy low-bias switch for less-critical listening or if you want to leave ... 
Add an external DAC. Make my Oppo UDP-205 a true top player
What specifically are you looking to improve upon, are what overall sound and performance characteristics are most important to you? 
Upgrades for Thiel CS 3.6?
Great speakers!  I think Thiel made big improvements to their drivers over the years, so yeah I think there are probably some benefits brought by the newer drivers.  Whether YOU think they are an improvement is another matter.  I’ll just say I had... 
New high end processor
Good prepros are obviously pricey, and if HT is super important to you there’s no getting around that. Me? 2-channel is far more important and HT is a fun treat I just want to be good enough for me to enjoy, which doesn’t really require uber-expen... 
Which headphone sound good using the Creek 5350 SE headphone jack
What sound characteristics are most important to you in headphone listening? 
Need help ! Looking for a low cost integrated tube amp for my office
If your NAD has “pre in” jacks, I’d get a Schiit Freya+ preamp and get my tube experience that way and upgrade amp later if you want.  Or a used Freya and Vidar would be a nice pairing for not much $.  For an integrated you’re probably best off wi... 
Speaker Cables for Center Channel in multi channel System
If your center speaker is the same make as your L/R speakers you’d probably want to keep the cable the same.  If not I’d choose a cable that allows the center to mimic the sound of the others as much as possible.  
New high end processor
How would you rate the importance of 2-channel vs. HT? 
Parasound A21+ or PS Audio S700 monos?
What are you looking to improve upon, and what amp and system sound characteristics are most important to you? 
TOTL Headphone Amps
Not a TOTL amp, but I saw the DARKVOICE 336SE OTL HEADPHONE AMP on MassDrop and looks very interesting. Never seen an OTL headphone amp before and I’m intrigued, especially at $200. Any thoughts?