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Not streaming yet and considering Bluesound Node 2i? What you need to know.
Not streaming yet and considering Bluesound Node 2i? What you need to know...you need to know that as soon as you buy a Node 2, a Node 3 will be released a month later.  Happens to me all the time 
Pass XP-22 or ARC Ref5se?
Contact Reno Hi-Fi who are Pass Labs' largest dealer.  They have a 10-day, in-home free trial period to take the guess work out of a Pass Labs purchase.  Great period to work with.   
Problem with Ref 5SE
Can you take the 5SE to a friends or a dealer (call first) and see if you can duplicate the problem. 
Problem with Ref 5SE
I assume that you bough the 5SE used.  Did you contact the previous owner and ask him if he had the same issues?  There will always be a bit of tube rush noise coming from speakers, but nothing should be heard from the listening position.   
Any tweaks I'm missing?
In the pursuit of the perfect sound, some people will chase that "special"  record pressing, change electronics and or speakers, and some people tweak their systems with accessories or modifications.  Do what every makes you happy, it's part of th... 
Amp tripping circuit breaker.
Trouble shooting 101...replace the least expensive item first.  Replace the breaker and see what happens.   
Pass Labs and Fuses
@davidpritchard, the folks at Reno HiFi suggest turning off the Pass class A amplifiers when not in use due to the fact that are always conducting full power.  The Pass class A/B amps can be left on 24/7 
Any experience using a PS Audio Ultimate Outlet
The balun used within the U/O is quite effective at filtering out high frequency and prevents digital hash generated by DAC form contaminating other equipment that is connected to the same AC circuit, therefore, IME, the greatest benefit of the U/... 
Help!! Bought Rega TT in the UK and now cant use it in the U.S.
Return the table back to Amazon UK. 
Extravagant shipping charge
Did you ask the seller for an explanation? 
Pass Labs and Fuses
As always, you are welcome to try Synergistic Research Fuses in your system for 30-days risk-free and return them to your SR dealer for a full refund if you are not completely satisfied. Sold with a no-risk 30-day money back guarantee Doesn't... 
Pass Labs and Fuses
On the rest of his amps Mr Pass was kind enough to use no fuses.Pass uses fuses on their lower powered amps and breakers on their higher power 
300B SET or EL34 SET
The Chinese looked at what westerners were willing to pay for vacuum tubes, therefore, they put lipstick on a pig, used names of historic brands like Western Electric and call them replicas, put them in fancy presentation boxes and coated the inte... 
What to do with old set of audio equipment?
Get it restored. A lot of things that we keep for nostalgic or sentimental purposes gets put in a drawer and forgotten. Getting your father’s old stereo restored will provide music throughout your home, become a conversation piece, and a nice remi... 
30 Amplifiers Totaling $428,740.00 In Search of Audio Nirvana
@blumartini, when you wrote you have "owned and auditioned 30 of..." did you actually purchase all these amplifiers, or did you just audition some of them?  BTW, that is quit a list!