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15k for streamer and dac....how much on each?
@kcpellethead  Thank you.  If I had 15K a used Bartok Apex would be my goal.    
Solar Eclipse Music
You Want It Darker  Leonard Cohen  
Streamer only
You can isolate your DAC from your computer quite easily.  The majority of the the noise generated by the computer is in  the power line that runs side by side with the data lines inside the cable. A simple $5 USB adapter that removes the power f... 
Importance of a DAC's elements
From my perspective streamers are simply purpose built computers that provide a digital signal to your dac.  That can be as simple a single board computer like the Raspberry PI to some of the ultra expensive highly modified computers that go as fa... 
Wool Blankets as Room treatment
I use mine as cover for the flat screen.  Damping the reflective surface changes the presentation.   
Excellent interview with Mark Levinson
He does sell a software player "Master Class" for the Mac that processes digital files???    
Preamp - what's the purpose?
   
You don't lack bass, you have too much treble
@curiousjim  If you bypass the denifrips and use the BS dac does it have the same issue?    
You don't lack bass, you have too much treble
@curiousjim  A 10db to 15db jump in that frequency range is pretty drastic.   What are you using as a source?  
You don't lack bass, you have too much treble
Being of advanced experience...   (I'm old OK)  a flat response being produced doesn't mean I'm experiencing a "balanced"  presentation.  Since I'm adjusting my listening experience to what sounds good to me a flat response as a baseline is where ... 
How does a preamp die from sitting unused for a few months?
Probably died from loneliness.   
How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you?
@ronboco  As far at cost to achieve SET sound with power I have no idea.  If you're are really interested you should reach out to somebody like Pat Hickman at Whammerdyne.  He builds both "flea watt" and hi power hybrid amps and I'm sure he could... 
Adding streaming services to a streamer via usb
Amazon Music is a problem as while you are able to stream from your phone or tablet to a DLNA enabled device there is a loss in quality.  I finally just purchased a small Windows fanless computer to run Amazon Music over USB and then control it fr... 
How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you?
@deep_333  Here is a white paper written by Steve Deckert that explains it much better than I ever could. https://www.decware.com/paper43.htm Flea watt amplifiers are class A with minimal circuitry and no negative feedback as opposed to a high ... 
Streamer software, what do you use?
@erik_squires I realize this is a fairly old post but I've come across a software that turned my low cost PC into a a streaming power house. The interface is really basic... I mean really basic but holy crap does this thing sound good.  AlbumPla...