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Do you have any concern for the environment when keeping your equipment 24/7 ?
No concern at all.  
Best speakers in the 50-60k range ?
Add Egelsteen Works Vigenati.  
Do posters intend to hurt the feelings of other members?
Ananimity removes the social pressure of civility. This allows people with dark dispositions to regress to their otherwise mean, mentally ill true personality.   
Best speakers in the 50-60k range ?
+1 for used Joseph Audio Pearl3sVandersteen 7YG Acoustic HaileyMagico S7 
Yg Carmel 1 versus Magico S1 Mk 1
@soix We also have a pair of JA Perspectives in a different system: different DACs andamps. Listeners seem to split equally between which one the like best, but there are many confounding factors. 
Yg Carmel 1 versus Magico S1 Mk 1
We own the YG Carmel.  I have heard many of the Magicos, but not the S1. My wife picked out the Carmels. They are wonderful speakers. Every Magico I have heard I loved.  
Please help me clean up this stupid speaker cable mistake
If you bought them on EBay from a seller located in Hong Kong or elsewhere in the PRC they are counterfeit.  
streaming DACs around $4k
@https://forum.audiogon.com/users/lalitkI also own a Bel Canto Black EX Controller/DAC. I, however, have not A/B them.  
streaming DACs around $4k
I upgraded the earlier Perfect Wave to the Direct Stream by replacing the internal circuit boards. My DAC still reads, “Perfect Wave Digital to Analog Converter.”  Internally it is a Direct Steam. Check out the PS Audio website for details. Call P... 
Please help me clean up this stupid speaker cable mistake
Ask Audioquest or WBT to reterminate them. Typically a $150 charge.  
Herbies Pucks floor spike protectors...
I use Herbie’s titanium Cone/Spike Puckies on three sets of speakers. They add a noticeable improvement to the sound quality. Tighter bass with better micro-dynamics.  
What responsibility does a seller have to tell a customer an item has been serviced?
“he said he would take it back . . . .”  I doubt you would ever be satisfied.  
Best multi-purpose subwoofer
+1 Rythmik.  If feasible, try two F15s. Great subs at a very reasonable price.  
I’m gob smacked. What were you’re aha moments?
Going from tubes to class D. I am never going back.  
streaming DACs around $4k
Nonsense. The PS Audio software upgrades are solid improvements. If you disagree, you have the option of going back to a prior version. I have upgraded the hardware twice. This is much cheaper over the long run. You should listen to the DACs inste...