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Classical Music for Aficionados
Rachmaninov, music for two pianos: Suite No. 1, Suite No. 2, Symphonic Dances (arranged).Martha Argerich & Alexandre Rabinovitch.Wow!  Alternatingly magical and sensational!The best performance+recording I've heard in a while. 
Quantum Science Audio Thread
If you look at the website there are subtle changes of phrasing.  Black and red get "a proprietary conditioning process followed by a 1,000,000 volt signal we call Quantum Tunneling", Blue gets 1,000,000 volt Quantum Treatment, whereas Orange gets... 
Quantum Science Audio Thread
Do the QSA fuses benefit from quantum tunneling (as their name might suggest) as do Synergistic Research fuses (see website), or is that a phenomenon unique to SR? 
Best kept secret in AC line filtering conditioning
There are now over 80 posts regarding the Puritan 156 on A'gon dating back to the end of 2019, the great majority of them positive.  It would be regrettable if this thread ended up doing a disservice to the unit. 
So damn hard deciding which tube preamp to buy!
And so it (t)rolls on. 
Welcome Back!
Don't forget PMC.https://reverb.com/item/4179387-pmc-ib2s-75mm-midrange-fabric-dome-driver-black  
Casters to replace spikes
The improvements achieved by moving them out from the wall behind them will far outweigh any possible improvement wrought by spiking. 
Best kept secret in AC line filtering conditioning
Search Puritan 156.  There are at least three previous threads extolling the virtues of the unit, one started by me. 
Critical oppositions made using inadequate equipment.
Amazon has a wide range of artificial plants, shrubs and small trees.  What is the best shape of leaf for effective diffusion when situated behind loudspeakers? 
Kinki studio EX-M1, EX-M1+ differences... vs Denafrips Hestia/ Hyperion combo?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw1K76Ki69A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W94mpTZhAA0  
Actual Lead Time on Tekton Speakers
Lapsus or Freudian slip?  Not sure which... 
There us a Worldwide Panic on Availability of Vacuum Tubes
@asvjerry   Is something like this what you had in mind?https://korgnutube.com/en/  
What makes for a “proper” soundstage for Symphonic music?
Violins are normally divided.So on an arc, typically you have first violins, second violins, violas, cellos.  Normally, then, violas would be just center right.  Often they're harder to pick out as a discrete group. 
Actual Lead Time on Tekton Speakers
I just really hope that after auditioning you feel the need to return them.  That would be a nightmare. 
Absolute Polarity Switch
Some Luxman CD players have such a switch built in.