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Hihat Question
I can hear ya...as a crappy bass player, live sound guy and mobile recording idiot without savant...and you have some superb advice above...linking back to a reference you know and trust well will keep you from chasing your tail...hoping Eric Jerd... 
Used Market Savings vs. The Dealer Experience
the answer is bothestablish a relationship, great dealers remember you, your system, musical likes, maybe have heard gear in your room setting up speakers, know the wine you like because you give them a bottle at Thanksgiving....oh well, getting a... 
What about diamond cantilever/stylus combo
 @jcarr So sorry to hear of the loss of a dear friend grace and peace 
Big speakers in small room at moderate volume levels
I would say this popular thread benefits from your extensive writing on the learning / personal journey of discovery while you solve some unique issues with demanding requirements- people are investing in helping you and learning themselves...to t... 
Help with Preamp Selection and Network player
NAIM for all the quirks will be in the digital business long after CARY....ai would stick w them for a fairly solid app that will only get better over time.sort of agnostic on preamp opinions on the 3 you mention...one advantage of the forum is th... 
Big speakers in small room at moderate volume levels
sent you a PM connecting you w great guy running Lyngdorf 3400 and TREO, quite happy....ciao..I have Mile Davis on....lovely  
Big speakers in small room at moderate volume levels
my recollection is there are about ten of active or semi-active here on the forum who have Treo or Treo CT in a wide variety of rooms and systems....I would suggest send a PM and invite some into this conversation, which they may have missed. I kn... 
Thinking about upgrading, but wondering about diminishing returns
great system that I bet brings a lot of joy...by all means use the electrician friend to add a few dedicated circuits on the quiet leg of your panel. IF he is going to use unused breakers buy new ones from a quality company ( Square D ), habve him... 
Vandersteen 3a vs Magnepan 3.7i
But in general most detail freak audiophile setups I see suffer from excessive toe in..... 
Vandersteen 3a vs Magnepan 3.7i
Thanks Johnny Radding some high visibility fly line backing ( free ) to my speaker setup bag !!! 
What is the best way to tame a slightly bright speaker?
Jim Smith Book on better sound, felt, revisit excessive toe in and or tilt, room treatments and then hardware changes 
Looking for new speakers
A used pair of Treo would be lovelyi have a set in a 15’ x 33’ x 9’ room and they are lovelya different path with a lot of upgrade potential would be the VLR Signature which has the carbon tweeter on a Sound Anchor ( or similar robust inert ) stan... 
Vandersteen sub question
I looked at the excellent REL manual, I think the easiest route is to use a high quality Y splitter AFTER the M5-hp filter and run line level to the REL  using mode position 2 on the REL which bypasses internal REL filter. Run the Vandersteen side... 
Mixing balanced and unbalanced inputs/outputs on Ayre preamp - amateur question!
To the OP no harmin running your gear that way until you can upgrade as others have said.i happen to love Ayre gear and think very very highly of me Hansen and the company he built and the legacy he left. As others have said an XLR in and out are ... 
Vandersteen sub question
The amps in the Vandersteen sub have the inverse EQ curve to compensate for the M5-Hp rolloff, not sure how the REL is implementing the filter, but you don’t want to double filter the RELi assume you are now trying to add a 3rd sub to approximate ...