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Voyager GaN Amp ... anyone have one?
The text on the Underwood site just got changed from shipping by end of May to shipping by end of June. 
How much reality do you really need?
Epistemology 101: the coffee table may be a figment of my imagination, or it may be a bunch of subatomic particles or even electromagnetic waves, but it sure hurts when I knock my shin against it. 
Mat for Rega P10
https://recordclean.com.au/spec-ap-ud1-analog-disc-sheet-platter-mat.html Problem solved, 
How much reality do you really need?
@mijostyn  Your post presupposes that reality exists autonomously, independent of everyone's apprehension of it.  I'll leave that one to @hilde45 to resolve.But in the case of recorded music, we're talking about three discrete realities: the music... 
XLR (Balanced) interconnect cable question
I'm surprised that Audio Envy didn't make your shortlist.  It often comes up in the "value" category. 
Harbeth 30.1, 30.2, XD
The Graham LS5/5 is a fascinating speaker.https://www.grahamaudio.co.uk/products/ls55/ @redwoodaudio  You are the first person I've encountered to have heard them and actually own them!In the impossibility of me auditioning them, I ended up with H... 
Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed?
I always thought efficiency and sensitivity were different.  And they are!http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-efficiency.htm  
Harbeth 30.1, 30.2, XD
In minor increments Harbeth has been inching its way towards a more "modern" sound, though it's still far from aluminum enclosures and beryllium tweeters.  If you favor warm, stick with the ones you've got. 
How much reality do you really need?
I have one requirement: If it’s on the recording, I want to hear it. Without exaggeration or distortion. Simple. If a recording needs a playback system in order for you to hear it, and every system is different, how do you *really* ever known what... 
SS Budget "Tone" Integrated Amplifiers
Belles Aria integrated used. 
Has anyone heard that ARC discontinued the Ref CD-9SE?
And transports are too.https://www.suos-hifi.com/#  
Vandersteen Treo CT or Proac D48R
Long story short: you need to hear these yourself.  They're both good speakers, kind of level on the playing field, but you'll almost certainly prefer one over the other.  Unfortunately, we can't tell you which. 
Tubes for Magnepan’s.
Eminently reasonable opinions like these ^ will just never catch on. 
Why audiophiles are different (explained with color)
Many things exist on a continuous spectrum.Language often attempts to chop that spectrum up into discrete units.  Take watery precipitation: drizzle, rain, downpour, etc.For the same spectrum, different languages may chop at different points along... 
Boy, Oh Boy! Towshend!
Or you could try some Soundocity outriggers combined with Isoacoustics Gaias.