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You know when you are dealing with a BS company....
What company selling anything doesn't make bombastic claims.  
You know when you are dealing with a BS company....
@mastering92  the apogee scintilla has a 1ohm nominal impedance mostly resistive.   
You know when you are dealing with a BS company....
I don't see too many people on this site say to use garden hose speaker cables. It depends on the speaker you are using, if you have apogee scintilla I would definitely use a very short garden hose cable.  
Amps
I leave my tube preamp and tube dac on 24/7 along with my solid state amp  
Conditioning cds and dvds, before playing
@designsfx  I guess you know more than the engineers at Sony then.  
Amps
Maybe a waste of energy, but if not full class A biased it could actually give a longer lifespan.  
New Pink Floyd release
@kota1 you are not being forced to buy it. You would have to have 1 million streams per year just to make a living as a musician from streaming alone.  
I need some help with power in my home!
Most power companies use aluminum wire from the transformer to the main service feeder wire. The problem with aluminum wiring throughout the house is it can loose a good connection over time with temperature changes it's called creep.  
Conditioning cds and dvds, before playing
The green marker was actually studied by two Sony engineers, and then Sony came out with the green tinted CD. The color has everything to do with correcting scattered laser light.  
Network optimization for serious streamers
@xaxxon  the voltage for the 1's and 0's (high voltage low voltage) are analog, the interpretation is digital so noise can cause problems.  
What resistors has Kondo used?
Shnikoh tantalum resistors (2W version in particular)  
Thomas Mayer preamps - the 6AH4 vs the more expensive 10Y
Thomas mayer also owns a tube manufacturing facility called Elrog.  
You know when you are dealing with a BS company....
At the very least, I want 100% improvement with every higher level.  
Thomas Mayer preamps - the 6AH4 vs the more expensive 10Y
I've never heard anything but praise for his audio components, and the build quality looks amazing.  
Don Sachs Owners Thread
@jackd what Linlai tubes did you have? I find the Linlai elite tubes to sound better than the nos ken rad vt231, now will they last as long is another question.