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What difference do power cables make?
My advice would be to not change multiple items at one time.  
Eric Clapton Unplugged MoFi UD1S thoughts
I'll play mine, I've only ever owned it in CD.  
Another person going digital and full of questions
You might look at the Lumin T2.  Streamer and DAC in one box. An IPad is recommended to run the Lumin app.  
which is a better speaker
I own the HPM’s, bought a pair new in about 1977, drove them with a Pioneer SX-750. They’re easy to drive and have a classic sound. That being said, it’s hard to say which speaker will be better, after nearly 50 years, either will probably need so... 
Best Phono Stage
1) I need phono amp reccomendations 2) sorry, you need to justify your system with us 3) we'll have a pissing match while we wait for you to comply 4) welcome to Audiogon !  
How Electricity Actually Works
carlsbad, it's that way on every forum I've been a member of. We have a generation or more that has been taught that any thought that enters their head is valid. I was a member of a gun forum for years. There were people that owned blued pistols w... 
Higher amperage fuse for sound quality
Fuses don't 'throttle' anything. Current passes through them unhindered, unless it exceeds too high of a level, and which point the the fuse fails. It is first and foremost a safety device.  
What is your favorite cover?
Another of my favorites, originally sung by Fred Astaire, I believe.    
Avoiding US dealer markups
I wish every person that ever thought a retailer of any kind made too much money could magically own their own business for awhile. Pay a few employees, plus the rent, the insurance, the taxes at every damn level, etc, etc.  
Mystery Paradigm Speaker Cover - Help Identifying?
Glad to help.  
Mystery Paradigm Speaker Cover - Help Identifying?
I’d guess a Signature center channel. https://www.paradigm.com/en/center/signature-c5    
I wrote/mailed tax checks today...
"Fix every problem"?? I must have missed that on the evening news.  
recommended speaker cables and interconnects
Another vote for DH Labs.  
Installing dedicated 10 gauge lines
nyev, do I understand that your audio room is on a 2nd floor? If so, is the wall you want the new outlets in an interior wall?  
Installing dedicated 10 gauge lines
Electricians are good at fishing wires into walls, either from in the crawl space, if you have one, or your attic. Or surface mounted conduit on an exterior wall, there are a lot of possibilities. Removing drywall from the panel to your new dedica...