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How to properly put audio equipment on top of an antique buffet cabinet?
I suggest a maple platform with cork/rubber pads under the platform. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=cork+%26+rubber+pads&_sacat=0 I  
How to "mount" acoustic foam ?
A good place to start is a clap test to see if you have an echo. You can tame the echo by using what you suggested above with the foam & 1/8" boards. Try to locate them near the 1st dispersion bounce points which would be the surfaces closes... 
TRANSPORTER???
The idea of having a separate transport is to optimize and isolate each component, theoretically for better sound. The transport will take care of the mechanics, display, remote features, and retrieving the digital data from the the disc, however ... 
TRANSPORTER???
A transport is a disc reader only and must be used with a separate DAC to produce sound, kind of like a turntable for cd's & SACD's. 
TRANSPORTER???
Beams a person or item from ship to ship or from ship to planet and back.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transporter_%28Star_Trek%29  
AC Cables - Flexible and Small Gauge ?
Kimber Kable PK14 
TV gives me a headache when its on; any suggestions?
Don't turn the TV on .... 
Integrateds: Why do they all SUCK?
Funny read, I think he confuses "facts" with his opinion. 
Shipping out of country.
I never ship out of the USA and wait for a US buyer. It might take a bit longer to sell sometimes, but I don't mind. 
What Class A is better? SUGDEN FPA-4 or PASS LABS XA-25
I had an all Pass Labs system for 10 years and loved it. I have never heard a product by Sugden, however, by just observing the interior construction of both units, the Pass by mile. I am not a guru.https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gXjwOj25oME/WdaEY45K0... 
What Class A is better? SUGDEN FPA-4 or PASS LABS XA-25
Pass by a mile. 
Who makes budget speaker cables which are truly “good” or “exceptional” in quality?
You got that right bondman ... 
What to do with inherited vintage Revox gear.
" What to do with inherited vintage Revox gear."Pack it up and send it to me ...  ;-) 
Who makes budget speaker cables which are truly “good” or “exceptional” in quality?
"willemj said: My time is too expensive to waste."Why don't you charge yourself less?Look at all the money you saved on better cables ...  
Who makes budget speaker cables which are truly “good” or “exceptional” in quality?
willemj said:" Ordinary basic cable is good enough. The rest is a rip off."It is not "good enough" for everybody.How many cables have you listened to?