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I Sold my CD Player!!! Streaming sounds so incredible!!!
Suppose you want to compare his phrasing at a particular point such as 9 min 48 seconds on one vs 9 min 30 seconds on another.  Nothing but your physical media will let you do this   Actually you can do this with streaming quicker than you load... 
I Sold my CD Player!!! Streaming sounds so incredible!!!
Last week I tried to find Sviatislav Richter RCA recording of Bach Well Tempered Clavier Books I and II on my streamer. Roon finds 2 versions on both Tidal and Qobuz in about a second. Obviously this doesn’t work for some obscure recordings tha... 
New Router, New Streamer, New Questions
Sounds like your router doesn’t have Ethernet ports. USB max throughout is rarely seen in real world applications.A Gigabit NAS is probably more appropriate for your application.   
Michell Gyrodec, main bearing lube
I use Mobil 1 for my Gyrodec. And I replaced the original steel bearing with a ceramic one.  7/32 IN-C SI3N4 BALL GRADE 3 from bocabearings.com, they sell a 3 pack for around $5.     
ARC M300 MKII call for help
Check w/ https://www.georgemeyer-av.com/ They are an authorized ARC repair center and keep their own inventory of ARC parts. They may have the part you need. Good liuck!  
Building Resonance Free Subwoofers
Beautiful! Anything worth doing is worth overdoing :-)  
Rel thump
Is the thumping occurring with no music playing? Or with volume muted?  
Humour
It depends on how you define "change": 1. One to change the lightbulb. 2. A dozen to debate whether the new bulb affects the room's acoustics. 3. A few more to compare the warmth and brightness of the old bulb versus the new one. 4. Another group... 
Aftermarket fuse to tame a bright system?
@gavin1977 Adequate break in is a good idea. It enforces a measure of discipline against rapid changes. Have you considered adding an Equalizer? Either analog (Loki) or digital (miniDSP)? An EQ will yield more predictable results than using cable... 
Solo streamer
@rvpiano Thank you for your post! I appreciate the opportunity to follow your journey, yours always have an excellent outcome whether you keep the gear or send it back. I’m not sure why some are so emotionally invested in how you spend your hard e... 
Used tube preamp $2-3K
@kckrs re: ‘And the need to have tube replacement done at the factory seems extreme’,  I’ve owned ARC amps and preamps for over 35 years. I’ve had no issues replacing my own tubes.   
Recommend an MC cartridge
@dwcda, any concerns with getting a MI Soundsmith cartridge? If I could only use one cartridge, it would be a Soundsmith.                        
speakers and cables
Yes, I think that “ left to left on one sub and right to right on the other sub?” will work better. I’m doing that with an extra pair of RCA outputs on my preamp to my left and right sub.  
Repair of Butler Audio Amp
@sneu what’s your location? I’m sure there must be a local tech that can fix this issue.