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Intriguing inquiry, are floor-stand speakers always better than active speakers?
Yes for 99% of the time a quality separate amplifier is of much higher quality then a low cost class d amp in a active speaker.  
Are there speakers that disappear regardless of the recording?
Yes from the smaller MBL 126 omni directional Loudspeakers all the way up to their Top 111 , they are great Loudspeakers !!   
An electrical engineer on how power cables can impact sound quality
I know first hand power cords can indeed make a very noticeable difference in detail ,soundstage and tonal balance. Having owned a Audio store for 10 years until 09 , and had cables of all prices . First make sure your power is clear ,dedicated li... 
Please Recommend Highly Efficient Floor Standing Non-Horn Speaker Suggestions
A high quality speaker using the excellent Beyma AMT Tweeter-Midrange with a wave guide, midBass and powered Low  Bass below 90 Hz  Spatial Audio technologies X3, X5 Loudspeakers  and very fair priced between $7 and $9k.  
Verastarr
If you are referring about Mike P, he has forgotton many tasks you need to follow this up and get them back   
The problem with streaming
In many respects if you have a high quality digital setup with quality digital cables  and high quality musical dac like a good R2R dac in many ways digital is superior to analog turntables the key is doing it right .many turntable guys spend $5-... 
Why don't upgrade the wires and components inside our units?
I have been upgrading what most companies ignore,out of site,out of mind  most companies use at best average Xover parts the Xover is the. ♥️ or the 🧠  of the speaker it most cases even with great drivers a weak link  I look fir gems or speaker... 
Is there a solid fuse-like item that I can use in place of a fuse, to bypass it?
Sure use a piece of copper contact made,  But if a failure happens you have -0 NO protection !!  
Another Subwoofer Cable Topic
Rel work more direct line level ,direct from the amplifiers audio output signal.  
Will a new Dac improve the sound?
Having over 40 years in audio and owning a Audio store for 10 years in Europe I have a ton of experience in every dept  thedac is probably the most important part ,why because every aspect of the music starts there , it’s quality makes or breaks ... 
Gryphon Diablo 300 vs 120. Any Difference? Gryphon vs Luxman L-590AXII?
Gryphon is on a another level altogether much better sounding as well as precision  and build quality .m6 brother has a Diablo 300, the 590 Luxman is pretty decent  but dynamics,detail,soundstage just not on this level  the Diablo especially th... 
New or used speakers
Used speakers like used cars give the best value. myself look for very good speakers with quality drivers ,then I totally upgrade the wiring and Xover parts the biggest  weak point in all speakers including ones at even $30k+ are not much bettert... 
Audio nonsense
For the doubters boutique fuses like the Synergidtic new Purple fuses arenight and day better then stock fuses after 100+ hours run in very apparent  and I am no synergistic research fan !! also cable elevators of any kind you can make your self... 
Speaker static/hiss?
Do you have a tube ,amp, or preamp ? That’s most likely the culprit.  
Thinking of taking the plunge.
I for sure recommend Roon as a organizer, and QObuz as a music library  buy quality Ethernet cables, as well as usb cables ,  hardwire noticeably better the wifi,  get a good Ethernet hub like uptone audio Ether regen.