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Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll
No, no, and no.  
Where to put your best power cable?
amp  
Hi-end audio is a big zero
And the part that no one is talking about - the dealer has thousands of dollars of gear in someone's home, and it may not be saleable as new when he gets it back. It's a big risk.  
Custom rack, isolation under platform vs component?
Looks good  
Custom rack, isolation under platform vs component?
Isolation aside, a neat & tidy job. Well done. If your cross pieces were actually fully fastened solid panels, with the maple shelves on those, all your structural issues would go away. Lot more work, obviously, but it looks like you have the ... 
DH Labs
@blisshifi , that's a good point, I might try the original phono cables again, see what I hear. The Dimension cables I bought weren't brand new, they were sold to me at a discount by DH Labs as demos, they'd been used at a show. Still probably did... 
DH Labs
I understand completely. I wanted to see a big improvement, but did not. I'll also mention that I do not have perfect hearing, by any means, too many years of hammering, sawing, and shooting. But nearly all of my other cable upgrades have been eas... 
DH Labs
@audphile1 I have the UltraDeck as well, and went with DH Labs Dimension cable. I didn’t see much of a difference, I was surprised. I think that Cardas TT set is already pretty good cabling.  
Steely Dan "Can't Buy A Thrill" on UHQR vinyl
Fifty years old, it's held up well.  
DH Labs
I appreciate your thoughts on this. I'm very pleased with my integrated amp, it was a big step up in bass control. Still would be interesting to hear the difference, I also am running their Q10 speaker cables, kind of a no-brainer at the price. Fu... 
DH Labs
+1 for DH Labs. The Corona and Red Wave are great power cables, the Revelation IC's are superb.  
Dedicated Electrical
run one big wire and split it up. That would be a standard configuration for a sub-panel.  
Bi-wire implementation of Luxman 590AXii and Luxman M10X
Buy the C900U. Sell me your 590 for a pittance. I enjoy helping others.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Steely Dan - Can't buy A Thrill - UHQR 0009-45  
I keep being reminded of how much power cords mater
If you consider mere "power delivery to the component" sufficient, why worry about better speakers? Don't they all achieve "sound delivery to the ears"?