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Pass 150.5 hissing and popping
Does that Pass amp run real hot? Excessive heat will cause capacitors to age. Turn the amp off when not in use.  
Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there?
There is a Hafler DH 110 preamp on EBay for $325 + $32 shipping. Why spend more? I have one in my collection of preamps. Sonically as good as any four-figure preamp - contrary to what the "golden ears"  crowd claims.  
Mogami 2549 (Standard) vs 2534 (Quad) etc
Just buy the least expensive ones. No point in spending more because they all sound the. same - contrary to what the "golden ears" crowd claims..  
New Synergistic Master Fuse
An audiophool and his/her money is soon parted!  
Power cord length
"Time alignment" for a power cord! So tell me how the genius's at Nordost determine this hitherto unknown factor?  
Klemperer Mahler 7 mystery?
Try Boulez's Mahler 7!  
Album Whale: An easy place to share fun lists of albums
@bjhess : thank you!  
What's the best EL84 amp?
The Leak Stereo Twenty - made in the UK - is an excellent EL84 amp. There are several restored ones on EBay for around $1200 - $1400.  
What amps are out there that are Class A, 50 wpc into 8 ohms?
Bedini 45/45!  
Looking For 18awg Audiophile Power Cable Options
What about all the miles of non-audiophile extremely thin copper wire in the power transformers of all your components? So why should several feet of a power cord matter?  
Do I buy an upscale TT?
@pennfootball71 : "I would say it takes about 100K to really make a statement vinyl rig and 200K for a reference vinyl rig" - so spake the moneyphile!  
Do I buy an upscale TT?
Stick with what you have! The 301/Tri-Planar/Grado Epoch is truly excellent - and very costly! Spending more $$$ beyond this is a waste of money! If you want to hear a real change buy a better pair of speakers.  
Nordost Frey-2
Expect to get half of what you paid for it.  
What amps are out there that are Class A, 50 wpc into 8 ohms?
I have a Richard Brown Brown Electronics Lab BEL 1001 (serial no. 0001). 50wpc Class A - rear heatsinks get quite hot! Cost new $3500 in 1982. TAS put it in the top category for sonics! I bought it from the original owner, who was a friend of Mr.B... 
Amp + Record player from Pioneer CT-737 era?
Add an $89 Grado Prestige cartridge and you'll have very good sound from LPs!