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Preventive maintenance or wait till it breaks?
Bryston service is excellent. I've had an amp repaired- the turn around time was amazing. I also had a preamp refurbished- at no charge.  
All the old issues of Stereo Review are online!!
wow oh wow! excellent 
Preventive maintenance or wait till it breaks?
I am fortunate- I do have access to top notch niche technicians. For instance- I live relatively close to Audio Classics and they are my go to for Mac service I will only use top people specialized in the gear that I want work on  
Audio racks
A great rack is a thing of beautyI have been pleased with Sound Organisation and Solid Steel equipment standsThese of course are two unrelated matters  
YOUR AUDIO JOURNEY COMPLETION!
My system has been stable since 2015- and I’m quite happy, with zero desire to change out anything.  
What are important features in a listening chair
Very happy with my Ekornes Stressless 
Can one ever be "done" in this hobby?
My system has been unchanged since late 2015. I am quite content and quite done. At this point the only changes I anticipate are a new phono cartridge one day (I’ve had my cartridge well over a decade) and repairs, when and if necessary.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Wonderful World of Jazz by John Lewis 
What equipment have you bought this year so far ?
Nothing, nothing at all and quite pleased about that  
Analysis plus ova 9‘S vs. Kimber cable 8tc’s.
I have the newer version of the oval 9’s. I think they are great. I owned Nordost speaker cables previously and in every way the oval 9’s do a better job for me. I’ve had the Kimber in a bedroom system years back and thought they were good too, bu... 
Magnepan 20.7 and Subs
The obvious answer is start with one and if that does the trick you’re done. If it doesn’t, then get a second. Many years ago I had a pair of MG2.6’s and one subwoofer worked wonderfully  
Ugrade-itis - is there a cure?
I am very fortunate in that I am entirely satisfied with my system which incidentally has seen no changes since 2015 aside from a repair and software update. I have no plans to change components and figure that one day I’ll have to replace my deca... 
A DAC that can make digital sound analog?
Bricasti M1. It doesn’t merely sound great ‘for digital’. It sounds great with no qualifiers at all.  
Component isolation
I’m curious, and I should have mentioned, all gear is solid state 
What is the BLUE JEANS equivalent for Power Cables?
Also a fan of Cullen