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Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
Roger Roger  
Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed!
I've lived in houses where I was able to have a dedicated circuit and ones where I didn't. I now live in my retirement house, a detached patio home, and to install a dedicated circuit would be very costly, entailing a new panel box and more it's w... 
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
How incompetent who wereNASA managers.  
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
We don't  need no stinking task force!!  
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
That world meter doesn't look good for the US today I thought we were going down ⛷ 
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
Now what does this uber$$$$ cable do that the cable that came with the component doesn’t? 
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
Roger’s couldn’t stand him because he showed how incompetent they were. 
Component Advice for Small Room with Lively Surfaces
I had a challenging room though not as bad as you describe yours. I ended up using ARC room correction. I used Dirac as well but I liked Anthems line of products better. Either one should help with reflections and bass integration, I found the lat... 
15 ft XLR thoughts (BJC/Mogami etc)
These will work great. Anyone who thinks you need $2200 balanced cables for a 15 foot run needs a shrink. https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=4754 
Best bookshelf loudspeakers under 10,000 for the pair
Joseph Audio Pulsars, not sure if they under 10K I know they're around that. I have the Perspective I believe they tick off your requirements,  flat response, good detail. You could get the Perspectives as they are a small floor stand speaker and ... 
Balanced Interconnect Recommendations
If they're good to record with they're good to playback with.https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GoldStu02--mogami-gold-studio-microphone-cable-2-foot-xlr-xl... 
Any one else using DIRAC or silimalr for 2 channel set uo?
I agree when the room correction is off the sound blossoms but in my case not in a good way. Bass overwhelms, soundstage closes, sweet spot shrinks but it does sound louder. As I mentioned my room is less than ideal, like everything your experienc... 
Really need help choosing audio streamer !!!
I had a Node2i and the weakest part of that is the DAC but you are using a different one. The best thing about the Node2i is it's ease of use and all the streaming places it supports, Tidal, Quboz. Amazon HD, Spotify, dozens of radio stations. For... 
Really need help choosing audio streamer !!!
You could assemble a raspberry pi4 and run Volumio on it. I built a fanless pi4 for about $120.  
System assembled; only a final decision about speakers remains
I just didn't understand if by power outlets you meant receptacle or something to do with the power strips, conditioners you were discussing. Hospital grade receptacles are very good at gripping the plug. A good one will cost about $40 -$50.