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How to get a mono signal for whole house audio
If he's that bad, I'd want to watch how he runs the wire. Is he pulling it right along with romex/power cables. You may have the worlds worst hum too.Other note: Does the electrician have a clue on right and left speakers as well as +/-??? 
Rat speakers for Deck - $200 budget - Need Suggest
EV 40 monitors. They live for abuse and sound fairly good. 
Sunfire mk II
I sent mine to sunfire. They were well aware of their faults and very nice about it. 
Upgrade to a vintage TT?
Get an old Sota Sapphire and have it refurbed at the factory. 
subwoofer suspended from ceiling?
Sounds awful to me. You will lose most bass. Not even worth a try. 
New amp or cd player?
Does the NAD have toslink out? If so, Music Hall Mambo or Maven as suggested above both have digital inputs and would be a great yet simple upgrade. 
Will Old MAC outperform Cambridge 640 Azur V2?
The cambridge would be a great pre for a mac amp.Personally, I like mac solid state better than mac tubes. The mac tube gear can be too "colored". 
Bedroom system for my 10 year old son
Kids like bass. I'd add a sub so he doesn't blow the speakers. Also, don't skimp on wattage: 1 watt of distortion can do more damage than 100 clean watts. 
Best Phono Preamp for Music Hall MMF-5
Cambridge 640, not the 540. Big difference between the two. The 640 is way better than the zphono and NAD, in my opinion. It will bring a little more life out of your 1012. I've used it with the 1012 and it was a great match. 
Retubing power amp
Does it sound good? If yes, then leave the tubes alone. You may want to invest in a tube tester or find a local shop that will test them for you.If the sound is muddy or the bass is breaking up, then you may be due for new tubes? Also, do the tube... 
Speaker wiring question
A true subwoofer for your application will have a dual voice coil (right and left). Go to partsexpress.com or mcmelectronics.com and buy one for $10 and you will do much better.The other option is to get a simple sub crossover which will filter th... 
What Color is your system
I balanced my system: Laid back amp with very revealing speakers. Nice neutral balance. 
What type of receiver do I need
I REALLY HOPE THAT I'M WRONG HERE...Don't tell me you bought this off of the back of a white van? Or off of Craigslist? Sorry to break it to you but from what I know, this is a knock off of the Panamax name. 150 watt speakers don't mean much. 1000... 
Choosing the best speakers for my system.
Go with the Technics.Stay far away from Maggies, power hungry, hard to set up and not really a "metal" type of speaker.You need a pre and phono pre. Consider an Adcom, parasound or B&K with built in phono.PSB's are a great choice. The older on... 
I really need some help
Sherbourne 7010/A pre and several Sherbourne Amps. The pre is the same as a Sunfire IV.They have a 12 channel amp that is bridgeable. You could bridge 6 channels for your front bass and then use 1 channel for each tweeter in the system (11 total, ...