After the thrill is gone

i am listening to my AirPulse A200 on the factory stands topped with JBL 305s and a JBL 308 subwoofy.. streaming Tidal from my macPro laptop to an exterior SU8 DAC...i have been listening to this setup since about 2018 and it still puts a smile on me kisser especially with electronica... what I really need is a bigger room.

When the thrill is gone, and assuming your components and speakers are well integrated with the room, perhaps you may be listening to your hifi too much? Sometimes we need a break. Yes this is too strong a statement, but as the old saying goes; familiarity breeds contempt.
 

Regarding the Wavetouch; I would question the idea that the speaker is a ‘good deal’ at $9,500. You can pick up a pre-owned pair of Magicos for that. These rather rough-looking monitors would be a good to great deal at $2,500 maybe. Yes they probably sound very good, but other speakers do too.  I have a pair of Evolution Acoustics Micro One that are finished to a very high standard using the best components and they most certainly do not sound veiled in the least. They are powerful, open, highly expressive and throw a staggering (for their size) soundstage with real to life scale timbres / tones and imaging. With all due respect to the gentleman demonstrating the product, to say that every other speaker sounds veiled is simply not true.

Don't have that experience anymore.

Just change the sound output to keep the brain interested...

Option 1. CD Transport - DAC - Pre Amp - Power Amp - Speakers;

Option 2. CD Transport - DAC - Power Amp - Speakers;

Option 3. MacBook Pro Audirvana - USB Converter - DAC - Pre Amp - Power Amp - Speakers.

Rarely do I need to use Option 3. It's slightly more dynamic, but less musical.

If your electronics and noise control are good you should easily hear the difference in the top end. Smoother and more refined and overall a little more relaxed midrange.

Oops hit the enter.  Referring to the Mangepan 1.7i vs 3.7i's.