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Power Cord Recommendation
+1 dynaquest4Do your research, here is a great explanation of how little influence a power cord has on how your system sounds:http://www.audioholics.com/audio-video-cables/power-cables 
Speaker Cable Suggestions
+1 for dynaquest4If you really need new speaker cables go to Blue Jeans Cable and avoid all the snake oil with the 10 AWG Belden 5000 series Cable, add their Ultrasonically-Welded banana plugs and you will have a great cables and lots of $ still i... 
Most Important, Unloved Cable...
+1 dynaquest4, well said!  milpai, have you considered all the $2 cat5e/6 or fiber cables in the path between your system and Tidal or where ever you are streaming from?  Trust me, I have worked in HUGE data centers that move exabytes of data (1s ... 
Best tube dac available?
+1 more for the Modwright ElyseI swapped the stock tubes out for Telefunken e88cc's and the Phillips 5r4gys rectifier for a very sweet sound.Great review on the Elyes here:http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews2/modwright/1.html 
Most Important, Unloved Cable...
First let me say that all of you are welcome to spend money on what ever makes you feel good, however, the science does not add up.  What does an ethernet cable do? It caries TCP & UDP packets (which are 1s & 0s) from source to destination... 
Most Important, Unloved Cable...
I work in data centers on IP storage (VERY large NAS systems), we do use CAT 6 cable for 1g and fiber optics for 10g, but we never worry about the cable brand.  If you are using 1g and a CAT 5 cable (which is rated for 100mb) you should replace th... 
Magnepan 3.7 - 3.7i owners need help please
tdenmark, you might want to read the "What is the best amplifier for Magneplanars?" section on the Magnepan website and read the white papers on Rogers site, you will find that the Magtech can be used with any speaker, its regulated powersupply is... 
Magnepan 3.7 - 3.7i owners need help please
I  spent many years with MGIIIs then upgraded to the 3.7s (not i) and they took several hundred hours to catch up to the IIIs.  Your amp is excellent, I use the Magtech with my 20.7s and would NEVER switch. Read the Magtech reviews on Rogers websi... 
Agoners: Need Advice! Have 3K to spend on an Amp, what do I do with no way to audition?
Have you heard of the Sanders Magtech, its as good if not better than most of the amps mentioned here AND you can demo one in your house for free, call up Roger at Sanders Sound and try one for 30 days then send it back, if  you like how it sounds... 
Amplifier for the magnepan 3.7i
I have used Bryston, Mcintosh (452 & 600s) and none could touch the Sanders Magtech for my 3.7s and now 20.7s.  A great pairing with Maggies is solid state power like the Magtech and tube source, here I started with a C2300 and upgraded that t... 
Best Cheap Amps for Magneplanar Speakers
Maggies draw tremendous current from an amplifier which can cause the internal power supply voltages to fluctuate dramatically in response to the music. This reduces the power from the amp and causes the distortion and bias to be modulated by the ... 
Best Cheap Amps for Magneplanar Speakers
Buy a used Sanders stereo Mactech, it would be the best amp you could get, period. 
upgrade advice
Looking at the update process of the sim audio mind its crude compared to the bluesound node 2.  I would agree that the internal DAC of the node 2 is not great however, it will play MQA which many external DACs will not.  Connecting the node 2 to ... 
upgrade advice
BTW, the Remedy is the same tech thats in the modified Sonos Connect. 
upgrade advice
Give your Node 2 a boost, insert a Wyred Remedy reclocker between it and your Hegel, it will make more of a difference than any of the cables mentioned here.