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Is Break-In essential and potentially dangerous for the Audiophile?
" . If a proper method of break-in isn't utilized, some components can be IRREPARABLY damaged… "What are some actual examples of  "improper methods and the resulting specific "irreparable damage"  that you have encountered? 
Cable droop
You might try to fit a piece of wood or cork between  the plug where it connects to the component and the shelf  it is resting on to keep it snug.  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Joe Louis Walker - Between a Rock and the BluesJoe Louis Walker - Hellfire 
Lo-tech auidophile Boomer seeks help using new iBasso DX220 mobile digital player
Don't know if you tried these youtube videos to see if they have your answer, I didn't watch them but thought I'd pass them alonghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f82p_QJRxIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SCwsHQZOhEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=... 
Synergistic Research Orange Fuse
Why not just contact SR and ask so you get the direct response and have a record of it in the event your amp does get damaged ; or if you do run into fuses that blow. 
Shipping. Hard Lesson.
n80 Here's an example of the threads I was referring to https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/shipping-large-speakers?highlight=shipping%2BspeakersIf you type in shipping speakers in the discussions search a number of them individual threads will... 
Shipping. Hard Lesson.
I recently had the opposite with shipping at my local UPS store. I was shipping an Aqua Acoustic DAC that I sold to someone in CA. I keep all of the original boxes and interior packaging for my gear and despite the DAC being in the original double... 
Amp recommendations for Joseph Audio Perspectives2
Unless you wanted an integrated the Line Magnetics are not what you are after as a power amp , the preamp section of the LM integrateds are not taken out of the circuit when you use a separate preamp. I have a LM 518IA so I know firsthand 
Manufacturers with Excellent customer service
Another nod for ModwrightWill add Daedalus Audio & Mojo Audio 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Dion - Blues with FriendsJoe Louis Walker - Blues Comin' On 
What have you been working on in 2020?
Forgot to add above - sold off my headphone system due to lack of use: Ray Samuels Raptor HP amp, Beyerdynamic & AKG phones, Mood Audio HP cables, Sieveking HP stands 
What have you been working on in 2020?
Changes to my main system thus far :Sold my Aqua Acoustic LaVoceS3 and replaced it with a Mojo Audio EVO DAC. Sold the Cambridge Audio CXC cd transport that was in my second system, moved the one from my main system to the 2nd, and have a SimAudio... 
Best Speakers for a small Nearfield room, budget at most $10000 (used is also ok)
Maybe take a look at JM Reynaud current stand mounts. I have discontinued Offrande Supreme V2s in my 2nd system, a very enjoyable listen to my ears 
What isolation feet under your amp with great result?
@mitch4t Mitch, who signed your puck?  
marble or granite slab under floorstanders?
Don't know which or if either are best under floorstanders. To your second question, I'd suggest checking granite/marble/quartz countertop companies near you, they usually have smaller remnant pieces that they can cut to size