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Less Is Really More - Schiit's New Yggdrasil DAC - Less Is More
R2R dacs come in all qualities also ,I have been in a great position to not only have owned a Audio store but have multi state audio clubs  in New England and have heard digital up to almost $50 k . The Denafrips Terminator2 the best dac under $45... 
Anyone Know Where To Get The 4 Big Can Caps?
Try Hifi collective in-the UK  The int  FedEx is only $28 you-get  it in 3-4 days .  
Chord DAVE DAC
The Dave is a very good dac but it’s almost $10 k  the Denafrips terminator+ is a better sounding dac in my experiences when heard side to side the Dave is very detailed sometimes too much so and not as forgiving  to poorer recordings.  But f yo... 
Etheregen - doesn't seem right that it gets so hot, dangerous? Unpredictable?
I take a $5 heat sink from Mundorf on it whic cools it ,, the heat is from the regulators , the heat sink will add to its longevity you but a tube of artic silver  paste they use to put on computer processors to fans  for under $20 cheap insuranc... 
Subwoofers and Crossovers.
I have owned the Rythmic12 before the JL audio ,  the Svs gives you free shipping to try it for 45 days ,will even give you 45 days to check it out ,if not happy ,they give you a refund as well as free return shipping , very good tech support ,a... 
Subwoofers and Crossovers.
The JL dominions I had the Svs 3000sb is much better , and has a very good tunable app, and you can download the free  REW sub app ,but it’s cool to donate to it. Just buy a $100 usb Mike and learn the program to setup your own room , even bette... 
Trying to get UltraRendu to UltraDigital to Pontus II via I2S to work
Another possibility is the I2S is not synched properly ,sadly there is no standard for I2S, why as like many things in Audio in digital no Standards where there should have been for years for example all recordings should have exactly the same spl... 
The Best Speakers in the World!
In my opinion and many others the MBL 101 Ultimates are a True Reference Omni directional speaker, having Dual seperate Bass cabinets requires a lot of room and power ,but a Very Special Loudspeaker system.  
Softest, smoothest sounding capacitors you've tried?
I have been Duelunds for a while especially their newTinned Copper Foil  he best capacitors,  but they are Big, just Jupiter Copper  foil are possibly a bit smoother but not as much detail .  
This sounds suspicious...
It’s already sold according to ad.  Until you see a complaint how do you know ? it may have had a cosmetic issue  ?   I have bought some great products where a owner just wanted to unload gear I bought agreat pass labs amp at 40% of retail and on... 
Is it me or new audio gear is too perfect and give ear fatigue?
Brightness s common as win audio cables the metals have to settle n the same is especially true for power supplies transformers  capacitors, resistors. and especially in Loudspeaker Xovers.  
Need an integrated amp that sounds engaging at lower volume
Your question usually has more to do with the Loudspeaker then the integrated amplifier. you didnot mention your budget  Coda makes a Great U.S.A made integrated with 3 power choices when ordering up to almost 20 first watts  at lowest power se... 
Piega loudspeakers
To me if you don’t mind adding a quality sub or 2,myself SVS 4000SB subs which are very good. with the superb MBL 126 standmounts with matching stands ,yes a bit power hungry but sit Anywhere in  the room and sound is pretty much =  exceptionally... 
Just got a new Bluesound Node. Very disappointed!
What do you expect rule of thumb 25% of the cost on average goes into the build including packaging $125  you truly need to spend at least around $1k at bare minim7m to get any respectable fidelity , the Denafrips Pontus 2 by far the best under $2... 
Supra Cat 8 Ethernet cable
Just leave your digital on repeat or load up music on Roon or whatever to play  24-7 Keith Amp,preamp off only digital has to be on I do this with new cables for 10 days huge difference after say 150 hours then gets better still 100 hours further.