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Install A Dedicated AC Line at home
These were done a Madter Electrician Audiophile,we changed the original ground rod for they had used brass and it rotted the 2 Solid copper pipe I had Heavy silver plated to not rot , same ground as original but much better  my system sounds nigh... 
Install A Dedicated AC Line at home
I use a awg10  lowest resistance , my Electrician,Audiophile installed a 4 wire  2 grounds ,one common ground ,the other a insulated isolated ground on a separate Copper buzz Bar, amd a 2 inch  4 ft long ground  contacts bought commercial 30 amp... 
Bookshelf speakers that renders 3D soundstage
That is easy ,my next speaker the MBL 126 with matching stands. i will use my Svs 4000-sb subs and it’s a world class Loudspeaker system.  
To ROON or not to ROON ?
For just over $100 a year what’s not to like there isNothing even close it even learns your type of music and will play mixes on its own , for information about groups and songs loaded with information it is interesting and is built to use HQ play... 
Preamps can color sound considerably. Surprising?
Every component colors the sound to some extent , depending how you are trying to voice your  system , from tubes, to cables, even front  end phono cartridges, to dacs , every designer of a amplifiers, preamps hav3 their own design philosophy of w... 
Best 12AU7 Type Tubes for a Preamp
Psvane, fake gold Lion - out not even close Siemens ,Telefinken, Amperex, Mazda, depending what your looking for in character, All pre 1970 for sure  50s Sylvania, earlyRCA  , Phillips owned Amperex,and Mullard warmer nature  Blackburn Mullard ... 
MBL 126 or 120
I too have heard the MBL 120, as well as 126 . since I wil be using dual SVS 4000  -SB subs , the 126 has the exact same Tweeter band Midrange as their top 101 speaker ,the126 have apposing  sing 5.5 inch long throw opposing midBass drivers which... 
Why does rock concert sound suck?
A lot has to do with who is running the mixing boards I have heard 3 bands at one concert and the speaker setup used and most important the mixer board  to set the  tine ,i have  seen some have a person on the floor and relaying , and others just... 
Dedicated NUC/Nucleaus vs shared PC (w Fiber Media Converter connected to Endpoint)
Fiber media is cheap ,nothing special inside much bette4 off with a Uptone audio ether regen , which can use fiber optic,as well as Aethernet, and there is a bunch of low noise regulation worth every penny and not that expensive at $630 i learne... 
This is purely subjective opinion. Aqua LaScala/ Atma-Sphere Class D
What speakers,and cables   
Best DACs under $7,000.00
There are 2 that stick out best under $10 k and I have heard at length over the last year from our tri state audio get together in New England . #1That is as good in some ways better then the chord Dave which I feel has the most detail  at under ... 
Bragging rights.....
The Coda CSIB integrated is a not as well known as say Ayre,or Pass labs  Nelson Pass actually started out with this same design team  at Threshold -Stasis ,great classics audio , then Nelson went out solo in the 1990s  and these engineers form... 
Magnepan .7 Alternatives
Check out Spatial Audio open baffle speakers several sizes ,even builtin powered subs.  
Crackling in right channel, what do I do? Help, please.
It could be a driver undue and switch speaker cables.  
Power Cable will not fully insert. Help.
It all depends what power cord and connector some are very big , that’s why I use a WBT,or Furutech and your Denafrips has a Furutech connector I believe  what type,or brand power cord are you using ? Some brand connectors are not standard shape