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Mark Levinson has odd choice for cap upgrades in one of their service bulletins. Why?
There are identical PP caps sprinkled on the current gain board yet ML did not make those cap changes mandatory. The current gain board is the heat generating furnace yet they don’t seem concerned that those PP caps are steadily being warmed. ... 
Mark Levinson has odd choice for cap upgrades in one of their service bulletins. Why?
I tried to see if the caps I need could be found with a C0G designation but caps of such small capacitance were not available with that designation. I found some radial C0Ghttp://www.mouser.com/Passive-Components/Capacitors/Ceramic-Capacitors... 
Most aesthetic classic turntable
I don't think of a table from the 80's as old enough to be a "classic"How about thishttps://previews.123rf.com/images/espada533/espada5331406/espada533140600073/29292460-Isolation-Old-... 
Most aesthetic classic turntable
Thorens reference https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/43/39/81/433981e30c5280a56f8cefcf4a1b5b26.jpg 
Mark Levinson has odd choice for cap upgrades in one of their service bulletins. Why?
Some pp cap has >50% voltage derating when operating temperature over 85 ºC , that could be the possible reason Mark Levinson recommend replacing them with Ceramic X7R .01uF @ 200v  
Get to & replace tweeter ohm frs-15
Check this out:http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/ohm-frs-15-project.396098/http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/ever-wondered-what-the-inside-of-an-ohm-frs-11-looks-...Maybe they can help,good luck! 
Where to find steel dome cones for speakers
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3Pcs-Solid-Steel-HiFi-Equipment-Speaker-AMP-CD-Isolation-Spike-Feet-Stand-Ba... 
Can anyone suggest a speaker stand that looks as good as the Grand Prix amp stands?
Two handsome stands :https://www.crutchfield.com/p_893GLDSTND/Monitor-Audio-Gold-Stands.htmlhttp://www.soundadvice.com/Monitor-Audio-Platinum-II-PL100-II-Speaker-Stands-Priced-Pair-P1210.aspx 
RMS Power?
I think Roy Lewallen explained it very well:http://eznec.com/Amateur/RMS_Power.pdfIn his summary:The equivalent heating power of a waveform is the average power. The RMS power is different than the average power, and therefore isn’t the equivalent... 
RMS Power?
Faulty term watts rms or rms power came most likely from around 1975 FTC standard for power rating. FTC realized, that they goofed up and 25 years later in 2000 they corrected it . http://www.n4lcd.com/RMS.pdf 
Most Beautiful Receiver / Integrated - Ever was... ?
mbl N51 Integrated Amplifier $17khttp://www.mbl.de/n51-integrated-amplifier/?lang=enStill current, but too beautiful not to included 
Most Beautiful Receiver / Integrated - Ever was... ?
Meridian F80 http://www.adventuresinhifiaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/imagegen.ashx_.jpg 
Where to find steel dome cones for speakers
Looks like those are not the ones I recall want. I’ve seen ones specifically for audio equipment that were half spheres and about 1.5 to 2 inches in diameter. http://magico.net/product/qpod.phporhttp://shop.mapleshadestore.com/Radiused-Footers/pro... 
Where to find steel dome cones for speakers
https://www.ebay.com/i/321944896919?chn=ps&dispItem=1 
Where to find steel dome cones for speakers
Acorn Cap Nuts ?https://www.zoro.com/value-brand-cap-nut-m20-250mm-gr-a2-ss-plain-6ce11/i/G2144186/