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Upgrade from Martin Logan Sequel II's to ????????
What improvements and sound characteristics are you looking for?  
Need Ideas on speaker cables
The Acoustic Zen Satori is an excellent all around cable.  Very good tonality, great upper octave detail/air, and an open 3D soundstage. I’ve used these for years as my reference cable and nothing has been able to unseat them.  You can often find ... 
Have some fun with bookshelf monitors!!
I would echo the recommendation for ProAc. They are outstanding speakers and have several monitors in your price range.  https://www.audioconnect.com/collections/proac  
Have some fun with bookshelf monitors!!
If you can stretch the budget get these… https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650224974-joseph-audio-pulsar-ii-graphene-gorgeous-and-mint/   If not the Fritz Carbon or Revival Atalante 3 or 5.   
Something to put a smile on your face
Lyle Lovett’s “Church” or Keb Mo’s “God Trying to get your Attention”.   
Nola Speakers closed down?
Seriously, what is wrong with you?  
Advice on a good Digital Coax Cable to run between my Transport and DAC?
Acoustic Zen MC2.   
Best Receiver for “Mid-Fi” System?
Yamaha absolutely.    https://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/yamrxa3060bl/yamaha-rx-a3060-9.2-ch-x-150-watts-a/v-receiver/1.html  
Best RCA Digicable
Acoustic Zen MC2. Read the reviews.  I own it.   
Marantz SACD 30N
I am resisting any true streaming/streamer. (I guess using an iPad to do Spotify is not really streaming.)  That’s a black/rabbit hole I’d rather not go down.  It seems like an endless trail of more boxes, more cables, and more upgrades—as if aud... 
Favorite Newly Discovered Female Vocalist
Chriso, I guess it is not surprising that the Shea "brothers" have the same taste in music.   @immatthewj Very funny and very insightful man.  Goodonya!  A couple more… https://youtu.be/tj9XwDLue5A?si=YT428gzfB6QamNR4 https://youtu.be/6rYKz1J... 
Favorite Newly Discovered Female Vocalist
https://youtu.be/pVGGQ_WwR00?si=FtpDYcModme6UjV0  
Backert Labs Rhumba Extreme 1.4
Congrats!  And yes, you need to upgrade your DAC.   
What is a good all around high quality speaker to purchase?
Here, get these.  They beat the crap out of anything B&W makes and are musical as all get out.  https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisbe6ig-joseph-audio-pearl-graphene-beautiful-white-finish-full-range  
Buyer Beware
Sorry for your unfortunate experience, but it is interesting to know certain USB cables don’t work with certain products, and I hadn’t heard that before except with i2S connections.  BTW, the word “manufacture” is a verb, not a noun.  “Manufacture...