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How old are your speakers
My Meadowlark Heron's have been singing since 2002 !! 
Looking for a subsonic filter.
Harrison labs sells a 20Hz filter I used as a subsonic filter for a turntable. Price is not bad at $24.50 for each channel.Is this for a subwoofer or turntable use? 
Which one Emotiva or Outlaw for HT
I have had both processors in my family room TV system. I purchased the Outlaw processor first then replaced it with the Emotiva. I give the Emotiva a slight edge in sound quality. Not sure if this is due to the EQ in the Emotiva but I am happy wi... 
Headphone amp connection
Agree that it is best to use the tape outs. Your other option introduces the preamp's volume control into play. 
Buzz/hum through speakers
You should not plug your amp into the Hum X is it is only rated at 6 amps and will restrict your power amp.Have you tried changing the interconnects from your preamp to your amp? Sometimes a connection goes bad causing the hum. I found many years ... 
Sub best at high crossover?
What is your preamp source? If its a home theater processor then have you may have selected a crossover point in the setup menu in the processor. Taking the sub's crossover out makes sense because two crossovers in series can interact which causes... 
Best Power Cable for less than $100
Have you considered making your own?? There are numerous sources of wire and plugs which you can make to a custom length which has a lot of appeal to me.I have a few Pangea cords which work well if you don't want to "roll your own". 
help to find a audio repair shop in chicago il
I've had good luck at Midwest Audio in Des Plaines with two repairs, 
Locking Banana Plugs?
I use BGOLD locking bananas from ramelectronics.net which work well for me using Viablue sleeves. These seem better than some locking bananas that I tried from Parts Express. 
Surge protection for new Panasonic Plasma TV
I use a zerosurge unit (no MOVs) for surge protection followed by an isolation transformer. Cleaned up the picture much better than previous Monster, Furman or APC products. 
Best optical cable from Apple TV to DAC
Have to agree with Tom6897. Its a great glass optical cable for the price. 
Audio out mini-jack of Mac Mini to SPDIF DAC
I don't know of any cable that will do the job but I have used a M-Audio CO2 bi-directional converter box which costs around $50. I am sure that there are a number of other boxes out there that can do the job.Not sure about the sound quality aspec...