svbigwood

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Spades vs. Banana plugs ??
If you can hear the difference, you have better ears than I do! That said, I like neat and tidy. I use banana to the speakers and spades to the amp.  
Spades vs. Banana plugs ??
If you can hear the difference, you have better ears than I do! That said, I like neat and tidy. I use banana to the speakers and spades to the amp.  
McIntosh Sonus Faber love affair, alternatives?
I think that the reason you have been seeing them together recently is the merger and joint advertising. The dealers now sell both brands so it is easy for them to pair together. That said, I organically ended up owning both brands and am very hap... 
Small footprint subwoofer
I have a REL S/510 which I like a lot. I don’t like looking at subs so I wanted the small form factor   
How cheap can you go and still be happy with the sound?
I have a very high end system at home but i did sonos at my cabin. I am very happy with the play 5’s and the sub!!  
Ebay selling my missing amplifier
If you collected a insurance payment from the loss, it isn’t yours anymore, the amp belongs to the ins. Co. if that is the case, just report it to them, they are the experts on recovering   
All around headphone amp recommendations
The McIntosh 200 never gets any love but I really like mine. I think it looks cool as well!  
REL vs JL AUDIO
I wound t consider svs unless it was exclusively for home theater. I had b/w Set that were fine but I wanted bigger so I went with the rel carbon and it is awesome. That said, JL makes great products as well and I don’t think you could pick one th... 
Best sounding FM table radio ever made...
https://www.reddit.com/r/BudgetAudiophile/comments/zlyt51/proton_300_amfm_stereo_radio/    
PREAMPLIFIER UPGRADE QUESTION
I am a beleaver in a tube preamp and ss amps. None of your choices would be on my list because I like everything to match (I am weird like that). Good luck with your decision!