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"Audiophile" Power Cables: The Greatest Audio Conspiracy Theory of All Time?
TLDR. size matters in power cables.   Small is better when posting. Jerry  
This might be the best year for music in a while
Glad you like these bands.  This seems to be an especially bad year for band members from my favorite time to pass on.  
Bi-Wiring
@navyachts IDK. I never worry about warranty. I just worry about sound.   You probably have the big heavy cardas binding posts which are a huge mass that the charge has to fill as it passes through.  I think I'm in the minority thinking this is ... 
Is It OK to Use a 20amp Tripp Lite Isobar Surge Protector Suppressor Instead of a 15amp?
Use a 50 amp if you can find one.  It is not providing overcurrent protection.  the higher the current rating, the less likely it will negatively affect the performace of your amp.  
Bi-Wiring
Biwiring helps if your speaker cables or connections are too small or poor.   Use 10 awg cables and no need to biwire. I don't like the double binding posts and jumper bars.  they are a huge mass that interrupts your signal.  I take both pair ou... 
I just discovered Van Der Graff Generator...
Schrodinger's cat.    
Opinion: Modern country is the worst musical genre of all time
Every genre goes through bad stages.  Rock and Roll has some crap I can't stand, but I'm not going to bash what other people like.  
WBT Banana Connectors
This thread is bringing out the technical challenges  of banana connectors.  Traditional bananas are often gold plated steel (yes steel) as springs are needed to make them expand in the "banana" section. Solid silver and copper (such as ofc) are ... 
New speaker cables - now audio seems panned right and left
Good call Roxy54.    
Streaming Services
I agree.  the computer isn't a streamer and worse at DACing.    
Putting a new end on a XLR cable
Yep.  I use Cardas or Mundorf.  Parts conexion has them both.  
Do I need to upgrade from my PS Audio dectec?
For real power "coinditioning" step of to a PP10.  and a dedicated like doesn't allefiate the need for power "conditioning".   
WBT Banana Connectors
Those z plugs are what I call BFA.  I'm just going by what I've seen them called.  
Sensitivity 86 v 90
Another thread with a lof of misinformation in it. I especially like the misinormation with exclamation points.  
Putting a new end on a XLR cable
@curiousjim There is a plastic sleeve that bushes it to 8.5mm.  without the sleeve it is 12.5mm.  Jerry