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What Power Amplifier Should I Buy?
@kevemaher . I would buy a 2nd 2.5B and use them as a Monoblock for each channel.   
Streamer/Ripper/Storage
What gets me is, OP is stating what he wants and so many of you are telling him what he needs and what he should be concentrating on...smh @bogartg1 I would look into the Eversolo A8  
Electrostatics and tubes
@bdp24 I've owned Maggie's from MGIIIa's up to my current 20 1's. A friend of mine once owned a set of Acoustat Spectra 11's.  I was amazed how well they imaged compared to my then MGIIIa's.  The bass sucked, but the imaging was great. A few year... 
Electrostatics and tubes
@bdp24  Steve also has a review stating how he doesn't like Electrostats..  
Electrostatics and tubes
@hotrod6871 If all I ever drive is a Honda Accord, it would be fine to get me from place A to B. I would never know the excitement of stepping on that pedal, hearing the engine rev and deep sound of the exhaust note coming from the rear. I would ... 
Electrostatics and tubes
Seems like there is a lot of dialog with watts and playing loud. I own Electrostats and Maggie's.  All of my amps are Monoblocks pushing out over 700 watts per block. Sometimes I play them loud,  but most of that power is for the dynamics, power i... 
Looking for a component for ripping and playing CD's.
@emuagogo  Eversolo Streamers   You just add storage and a cheap CD player.  
Qobuz Connect working Beta demonstration....yay!
@dogearedaudio  , thank you for tje clarification. My current streamer is the Cambridge Audio CXN V2,  which has a native Qobuz App. What I have noticed is when I use Chromecast to stream to the Cambridge,  anything over 24/96, it switches over to... 
Qobuz Connect working Beta demonstration....yay!
From Qobuz's current app, I can use Chromecast to connect directly,  is that not the same?  
The Horror
Over the years I've gone ro a few shows, never got home and felt my system lagged too far behind anything I've listened to at those shows. My main system.  Magnepan 20.1  Classe CAM350's  Bottlehead Foreplay  Rega CD Player     
Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System?
For the past 20+ years, I've been listening to Magnepan or Electrostatic speakers, which are EXTREMLEY revealing, which could be a drawback. I've learned to find music that has been recorded well, which doesn't mean that I don't listen to poorly r... 
Streamer/DAC combinations
Good reviews on the Eversolo A8 DAC/Streamer/ Preamp/CD Ripper/Music Server.....  
Maggies and subwoofer integration
@arnold_h the LRS would fall under the small panel category as needing a sub, no disagreement there.   
Amp — Leave on or turn off
My amps run at 100 watts each at idle which comes in at almost $12 a month. I definitely hear the sonic difference running them 24/7. I listen to music mostly over the weekends, so I power up my amps Thursday night.  
Maggies and subwoofer integration
Time to open a can of worms :) One of the reasons we purchase Maggies is for the transparency and neutrality of the music we listen to, getting rid of the inherent sound signature of the box. I’ve not owned smaller panel Maggies, 2.5r and up to 2...