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Roon and Pi fans - new Pi 4 Silent Cooler
Yes they are part of the top, extensions that fit on the CPU and ram, slather a bit of paste on em. It's never hot to the touch all I do is run Ropiee as a roon bridge on it.  
Same watts at 8 and 4 ohms?
I imagine you feel 16Hz more than hear it.  
Roon and Pi fans - new Pi 4 Silent Cooler
This is the aluminum case I use. https://vilros.com/products/vilros-raspberry-pi-4-compatible-self-cooling-heavy-duty-aluminum-case?v... 
Ethernet cable question
Which do you have Cat 5 or 5e, you mention both? Cat 5 is susceptible to crosstalk 5e not so much. If it's Cat 5 your wifi might sound better, 5e I would  check connections etc... I have Cat6 (compareable to 5e) never noticed a difference except f... 
something is not right here and it's on purpose!!!
open to album suggestions something that you are familier with.Apostrophe ; Frank Zappa I'm sure he would appreciate your efforts for mankind. 
Same watts at 8 and 4 ohms?
If you haven't found anything yet TMR has a NAD M10 under $2K smaller sleaker design in their Master series.  
something is not right here and it's on purpose!!!
Science isn't concerned with supernatural elements of nature they leave that for charlatans and quacks.  
Focal 1028BE2's or Tekton Moab Towers
Stick with the Focals if you have that itch to look for something else look at Revels.  
Ethernet cable question
You could probably get Cat 6 or 6a patch cable for the same price as 5e, try monoprice. What are you using now? Does it work?  
Interconnect cable recommendations for Node 2i and DAC
You could get a good DAC for that price. Schiit Modius, Topping E30, SMSL SU 8, Pro-Ject Pre box S2.  
What has been your costliest mistake in this hobby?
Not lost, I can sell it but yeah some money lost.  
What has been your costliest mistake in this hobby?
One I just made buying an Aurender N100H which doesn't sound any better than the raspberry pi4 I using with the same DAC. Don't fall for the Streamer matters just as much as the DAC, BS.  
Final Report, Canare 4S11 Speaker Cable
I've been using 4s11 for years.  Currently using it with audio quest gold spades on Joseph audio Perspectives  
Same watts at 8 and 4 ohms?
The Aerial speakers are not that hard to find an amp for, your criteria limits your choices but you should find something appropriate. If memory serves Crutchfield paid return shipping on a preamp I tried about a year and half ago. I hate doing re... 
Same watts at 8 and 4 ohms?
Baconboy you can take it for what it's  worth, I’ve read reviews of the NAD C388 driving maggies and other hard to drive speakers. I used the C388 with some Ohm Walsh 2000 and it handled them with ease. You should probably check some maggie thread...