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What are the most used terms that say the least in the "High-End"?
Break-in. 
A warm DAC?
And +1 dougeyjones 
A warm DAC?
Border Patrolhttps://youtu.be/luzW78dp9DY http://www.borderpatrol.net/DAC.htm  
How Long Did It Take You To Build Your Dream Setup?
It's a lifetime pursuit. 
Newbie considering 3 streaming DAC/Servers
I own a Brooklyn Bridge, but have no experience with either of the other units you mentioned.  The Mytek sounds superb. It's extremely quiet, and it's easy to use.  I use it as a phono pre-amp, a DAC for the CD transport, a wireless TIDAL streamer... 
Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles?
Yes...we are in a transition phase.  Phonograph will soon (50-100 years) be no longer. 
Sexy singer(s) and/or song(s)
Wendy O. Williams...RIPhttps://youtu.be/Q2eynNh5xHM 
Affordable US Made Tube Pre/Power or Integrated Options
Look at Bob Carver Crimson 275s.  75 wpc stereo tube amp made in USA with point to point wiring and some Carver tweeks that run tubes cool.  They are A/B push/pull with feedback.  They come with a 10 year tube warranty.A lot of high-enders poo poo... 
WHat did Audiophiles hear during Tape deck era?
Used an outboard DBX noise reduction device with my 3 head Onkyo TA-2060.  It was pretty good but still way inferior to records. 
What was your most disappointing album purchase?
I really LOVED Abraxas by Santana, so as a teenager, on the strength of hearing Abraxas, I purchased Santana's "The Swing of Delight."  Not sure what he was thinking there.  Puke city. 
How many NICE looking high end floor standing speaker are there at present
https://www.acapella.de/products/?lang=en  
How many people here generally buy used?
1984 Khorns purchased used in 2002 for 3KVolti audio Khorn upgrades new in 20192 pairs of  Klipsch THX subs/amps usedCaver 350 monoblocks usedMytek BB DAC newSBooster DC power supply for DAC newVPI turntable demo (+/- used)New cartridgeCambridge C... 
Silver is the appropriate color for everything but speakers.
Black faces make components look like toys.  No serious piece of electronics should obscure the surface markings with a black face.  Think of all the lab equipment you've ever seen...consider the components in this MIT electrical engineering lab w... 
What 4 subwoofers to buy?
You could consider 2 Klipsch KA-1000-THX amps each running dual  KW-120-THX woofers.  They can be daisy-chained, and the amps have continuously variable phase control and crossover frequency and a boundary gain compensation control.  Could probab... 
OMG, just removed my speaker grills and the sound just opened up to a new level!
+1  Miller Carbon