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Room Acoustics
@sidog1460  You may want to watch this video.  It's primarily out building the room itself, but has some excellent information on room treatment as well.  I found it very entertaining and informative.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtUcfiaN6CY... 
What was your first record?
When I was 13, ('68) the local corner store had a spinning record rack that held 20 LPs.  I bought the original cast release of HAIR.  It was the album cover that attracted me.  Showed it my mother when I got home and she made me take it back.  I ... 
System advice
+1 for the Hegel.  Used H390 or H590. Have owned them both.  Lovely amps.    
Garage into listening room?
Plug in the numbers and have a look.  Just one tool. https://amcoustics.com/tools/amroc?l=20&w=25&h=18&ft=true&r60=0.6      
Corner base trap- to the ceiling?
@ditusa Thanks for posting that Acoustic Fields video.  Makes you wonder what else we spend money on that has no real purpose.  Cheers.  
Balanced Power Technology BPT3.5 running very hot
@gte357s  I own a balanced transformer from a different manufacturer (Equitech).  In is powered up 24/7 and is cool to the touch always.  I can tell you they specifically say not to put a power conditioner downline of the unit.  My understanding i... 
Which to keep! Pick one of these two soeakers
I have two glasses of Red Wine in front of me.  Can someone tell me which one I prefer the taste of?  Sorry, but if you have two sets of speakers in your room, and you can't tell which one you prefer, I don't understand how the opinions of others ... 
Seller Unresponsive after payment.
I would start by contacting PayPal and ask for your money back as the product was not delivered.    
Question about suitable fuse metals
This question / statement was put forward on another site.  The idea that replacing a fuse with solid metal, allowing unrestricted current which improves the sound, is based on a false premise because most transformer primary windings exhibit much... 
I saw the back of an integrated and it depressed me.
You know what else I miss from those old integrated units?  Those fine speaker connectors.  You know the ones.  You just pushed down on the plastic clip and fed the lamp cord into the hole. 😭   Time waits for no man.......   
One key to building great systems over time.
@ghdprentice  You're never a prophet in your home town.  🤣  
Share the songs that move you (from musicals).
@1111art   Your post is bringing back some good memories for me.  Back in the 1950's my father (an electrical engineer) built a system that was the envy of all the neighbours.  A Dynaco Mark ll DYI kit, three Warfdale speakers, a TT with stobe and... 
Question about suitable fuse metals
These are not my words, but they ring true to me: "An AC line fuse on the primary side of the power transformer is not going to make any audible difference, since the AC will be stepped down, rectified and smoothed into DC, then regulated before ... 
Really Long XLR
@zlone  The back side of my amps are 7 inches off the wall and the Statement cables make a natural loop to the side without any stress on the cable.  I would say that is close to the minimum distance you want to work with.  Cheers.  
Question about suitable fuse metals
Listening late at night always sounds better.   But the fuse was the cause?  Color me skeptical.