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Ethernet Switch Recommendations Please
Try the Melco N100 with the Plixir 12v 4amp Linear Power supply. A noticible improvement by adding this power supply. There is also a Signature DC cable - which your dealer should lend you, once you hear the Plixir with the Signature cable you wil... 
Antique Sound Labs
ASL was a very active brand from about 1995 to 2015. Divergent Technologies in Canada was the importer. I do not think you'll find schematics online - these are usually not shared. Try to contact Tosh at Divertech - he is the Copland importer for ... 
Service After the Sale
Questions should be directed to where you purchased the product. If this is a dealer, first start with them. If the dealer is unable to assist, then the dealer should contact the distributor (or wherever he sources the equipment). If you buy a car... 
Affordable SS that sound like Tubes
Here is a modern company who understands great tube products and has a number of interesting solutions:   https://www.canor-audio.com/reviews  
Need a new Class AB SS integrated...$2-3k due to hurricane
Audia Flight FL3S Integrated. Sounds much better than any NAD under $6000. Made by a great Italian company.  
Thoughts On Turntable Clamps And Weights
A record weight or clamp should damp spurious vibrations, not try to flatten a warped disc. Have a look at the Origin Live Record Weight - The Gravity One.  
Class A integrated amp recommendations
Luxman AX550ii is sold out and discontinued. Have a look at the Canor Audio AI 1.20 Class A integrated. A European made brand from Slovakia .    
Power cable from wall socket to power strip
The Puritan Audio Labs Power Conditioner PSM156 comes with a good Puritan Classic power cord supplied in the box, BUT, almost every PSM156 we sell leaves with the Puritan Ultimate Power cable. It makes a very solid upgrade even better.  
Picking Speakers 20k-30k
Fink Team Borg or the new Borg Episode 2. Fyne Vintage 12 Verity Audio Florestan    
Ethernet Switch- what's the point?
Melco makes two Ethernet very effective network switches - S100v2 and the top line S10-X. The S100v2 can be upgraded by adding a linear power supply like a Plixir Elite BDC linear power supply. The Melco S10X comes with it's own linear power suppl... 
If you had to narrow your choices to 4 - 5 speakers
Verity has a new speaker being released at Munich in 4 weeks. So here's my list: Fink Team KIM Fyne Audio Vintage 12 or 15 ATC SCM 100 Active Raidho X2t Fyne F1-10S or F1-12S