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When to choice XLR over RCA ICs.
  atmasphere The balanced signal volume is a barely, but recognizable increase in volume, no way is is that much.  
Anyone Here Ever Purchased A Tube Tester?
I just think you leave yourself ’blind’ without a simple inexpensive tester. For most of us, we don’t know detailed measurements. When something is amiss, quickly check tube: short? strength? strength matched to other ’matching’ tubes? Buy new o... 
Power strip recommendations
I researched, chose this Furman https://furmanpower.com/product/15a-prestige-power-conditioner-w-power-factor-technology/ ,     Furman’s exclusive Power Factor provides a 45A peak current reservoir  usually on sale somewhere https://... 
When to choice XLR over RCA ICs.
My attempts with XLR: if you don’t have an interference problem, don’t waste your time or money. I ran 25 ft RCA’s and 25 ft XLR, zero difference, because I didn’t have any interference to start with, and the RCA’s didn’t get noisy either. A stag... 
Table,cartridge,phono...where to put most of my money?
where do u live? near me, 07062? I'll be there tomorrow! I would not spend any more money yet.  What Pioneer model? Removable Headshell? What cartridge?  
Anyone Here Ever Purchased A Tube Tester?
I frequently blab about everyone who has tube equipment getting an inexpensive tube tester. I bought this Accurate Model 257 for a friend. https://www.ebay.com/itm/315000801551   It's results matched the results of my smaller model 157. M... 
***Seasons Greetings A'goners***Are You Getting Any New Gear For Christmas***
I’m down to living Vicariously thru my friends changes, I am witnessing/perhaps helping a friend choose a more powerful tube amp, around 100 wpc,.mono-blocks preferred. to drive JSE Infinite Slope Model II's, efficiency 90db; 8 ohms sold: info ... 
Rediscovery
bob70 15 posts "I think it'd be great if there were a word solely for a bunch o' cd's! That'd be cool; like a murder of crows or a shrewdness of apes. I'm open to suggestions." ...................................... bob, this is worth a separ... 
Was 1971 the high point of popular music?
   
LP storage advice please?
You might consider putting the LPs on shelving racks in the storage unit. That will give you access to them, you can sort, weed, sell, give away and then decide what to keep for yourself. Occasionally grab some to listen to. I bought chrome wire ... 
LP storage advice please?
To go higher, you need to have a strong shelf a few inches above the bottom stack of 3 say some tall saw horses with long thick plank, then you can stack another 3 boxes on that plank above the bottom 3. figure some way to independently support ... 
Rediscovery
I'm re-discovering many favorite CDs, and buying some used CDs (even though I have too many), they sound better than ever because of this combo: 1. I got a Sony xa5400 SACD/CD player, sounds better than any player I had. 2. I bought Sound Pressu... 
Female vocals
I just re-discovered Melissa Etheridge, 1st Album. All the way thru, awesome ability to write about and project pain, envy, longing, pure emotion. Music fits the material, musicians great, engineering terrific. When new artist on David Letterma... 
Tubes, tone, and old age.
Prefer, not Better  
Speaker binding posts with plastic covers
  rfprice OP well, considering that they were 'frozen', it's a good thing you asked/solved it before throwing the Krell in the bin!!!! happy listening.