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Recommended Server?
Lumin on Agone  
Recommended Server?
Aurender N200  Lumin U1  
Recommended Server?
Budget? Rest of system? PS Audio DS DAC MKII will let you plug in all kinds of ways. I prefer solid sate and at least two copies.  
What to do with my legacy CD collection?
Try and see if your local library wants them.      
Is soundstage DEPTH a myth?
@dinov Spot on. After a bit of upgrading (more than a bit) I could have sworn all of a sudden music was playing behind as well as in front of my listing chair. That's the very definition of holographic soundstage.   
Jazz like this? Suggestions
"Piano Jazz" Stockholm Jazz Quartet  "Sunday At The Village Vanguard" Bill Evans Trio "The Trip" Art Pepper "Chet (Keepnews Collection)" Chet Baker https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/8893054    
To ROON or not to ROON ?
+1 @tomcy6  What’s your core? Also tons on Roon forum.   
Describe the "new HiFi sound"?
Stephen King — 'Sooner or later, everything old is new again.'     
un-becoming an audiophile
Sure it’s our brains. Because once you have heard “it” you want more. As Nietzsche wrote, "Without music, life would be a mistake."  
How do you find time to enjoy your $$$ speakers and system?
While listening I’ll often read this forum as in right now. I’ll bet I’m not alone.   
To ROON or not to ROON ?
@tee_dee  What’s your set up that’s troublesome? Maybe I misunderstand you but Roon integration done right is smooth. If you are a coder or builder, then lucky you  I use off the shelf stuff. By done right I mean a Roon nucleus as a core and cl... 
Choosing new cables
@steakster  From the 27 review done in Aug 2017    Use the power cord with the truest timbre at your source. It’s impossible to correct timbre after this point. Amen     
Paul McGowan gets asked about rotary subs.
Trw-17  
Choosing new cables
@bobheinatz  Recently I went from the top Morrow Audio cable for the interconnection between Amp/Streamer to using Cardas Beyond Clear. Here’s another transparent vote for that line. Everyone touts their stuff so there’s that too. Power cord(s) ... 
What is your experience with amp power?
Excellent discussion. Here’s a musical take.