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Levinson 326S Volume Knob Loose
agbrace OP: Nice!    
Levinson 326S Volume Knob Loose
agbrace OP: I know what you mean.  I like to fix things properly myself. Maybe the spring-loaded bearing is seized?  Lubricate? There is always epoxy (but permanent) or while plumber's tape.  Better option than electrical tape. Personally, I woul... 
Ever have terminated speaker wires crossed/mislabeled from manufacturer?
kingbr OP 1: Set the voltmeter to continuity. (multimeter) 2: Touch one of the positive ends of the speaker wire to the positive (red) lead of the meter. 3: Touch the opposite end of the speaker wire with the negative (black) lead of your meter... 
Levinson 326S Volume Knob Loose
Have you considered changing the knobs with ones that have a set screw? Is the head of the shaft designed with a slit?  If so, you may be able to spread it out carefully to a larger diameter so that the knobs fit tighter.  
Ever have terminated speaker wires crossed/mislabeled from manufacturer?
erik_squires: Yes! I used that battery method when I started building speakers as a teenager. Works great, although not useful for checking cables without a speaker driver unless you have a battery on one end and a DC voltmeter on the other end.  
Ever have terminated speaker wires crossed/mislabeled from manufacturer?
I never had that problem, but I do check any new cables (particularly XLR) with a continuity meter to make sure it was put together properly to check for shorts or reversed polarity before hooking them up.  Don't want to damage any equipment due t... 
Grado Customer Service (Bad)
If you don't hear from them, you could always just buy a male plug for a couple of dollars and solder a new one on yourself, at least you won't be completely out of your purchase.  
Knockoffs- how can they just advertise so easily?
That’s the way things are now days with an overwhelming number of items. Counterfeits of almost everything are everywhere, even legitimate places such as Amazon. Not that it’s their fault because it would be impossible for them to be aware of eve... 
Power cable Advice...
PERFECTWAVE AudioQuest Thunder AC Power Cable – PS Audio    
Microphonics, Feedback and Bob Carver
I am no expert in the subject but would guess that the damping factor on an amplifier plays a part whenever external or internal vibrations reach a driver and excite it, wanting to send electrical impulses back into the amplifier, same as a microp... 
Help on finding a top quality digital AM-FM mini receiver
AM and FM is all available from your phone with the app of your choice and without any static!  
Dual CD Players Daisy Chain
2 of these will do it: Tascam CD-RW900SX Professional CD recorder/player at Crutchfield  
Streaming Curious
soix:  I may do that although I am pretty content with the sound.  How is the audio quality better?  Granted that some recordings sound better than others, as with any media, but the well recorded songs sound like they're playing live right in fro... 
Streaming Curious
Here’s my short story: I consider myself old school. I have been in this audio hobby since the early 80’s. I am one of those that love knobs and hated anything with digital buttons. My go to sources were mainly CD with an occasional vinyl recor... 
BHK 250
Hmm... Temptation! I own many PS Audio products and love them all!  Once I went with monaural amplifiers, I can't see myself going back though.