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Business Ethics in the Audio Industry
Well, that's Schitty!  In all seriousness, no I don't think it's fraud or bait and switch, but they could have been more transparent and didn't handle this particular situation well.  They gave you information and you had choices at each turn.  Th... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Bob Dylan - Self TitledBilly Joel - Glass Houses 
phono preamp for Primaluna
Good at $400 new would be the Parks Puffin.  Lots of gain settings, handles MM & MM carts, does no harm.Better for around $500 used would be a Musical Surroundings Nova Phonomena.  In addition to lots of gain settings, also a wide range of car... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Heart - Bebe Le Strange  
Whats playing on your system today?
Ornette Coleman  - The Shape of Jazz to Come - SACDAlice in Chains - Facelift - CD 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Ramones - S/T Hey ho, let's go! 
Best earphone for the value
Thomas, headphones can be a rabbit hole!  Headphones of course give you an entirely different listening experience than speakers, eliminating all the room and placement issues of speakers, but you lose the visceral impact that speakers and subwoof... 
Any steel 14” to 16” speaker stands out there?
VTI also makes 13" stands. They are rated for 100 lbs. Cast iron, not steel, but might be worth taking a look at.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Guns `n` Roses - Appetite for Destruction  
Whats playing on your system today?
A little Pink Floyd to start the morning - Wish You Were Here - Qobuz. 
Orchid vs TUBADOUR III - Help me choose
I don't know anything about the Tubadour, but I have the Orchid and have the following to compare it to - Wyred 4 Sound DAC 1, Auralic Vega, Mytek Liberty, the DAC in my Sony TA-ZH1ES headphone amp, and the DAC in the Oppo HA-1 headphone amp (whic... 
Any steel 14” to 16” speaker stands out there?
VTI makes 19" cast iron stands.  https://www.standsandmounts.com/vtirfseries19inchspeakerstandsrf19b.aspx They also come in silver.  They can be filled with sand.I have some of the taller ones and have my Klipsch Heresy speakers on the 19" ones... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
AC/DC - If you want blood... 
Fan on Amp Unbeatable
I did something like sleepwalker described with my home theater processor and my Peachtree Nova 300, except I used a usb fan. You should be able to connect the usb fan to a phone charger with a usb outlet.  
Black Ash.....
All I could do is laugh as I looked over my sea of black ash speakers, subwoofers, and about 3 dozen flat black record crates.  But hey, at least I've got wood paneling in my house, that must count for something on the classy scale.