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Power Cord recommendations for a First Watt SIT3
if you can't hear the change in sound from different power cords you need a new hobby. YES !!! If your hobby is listen to power cords. If your hobby is enjoy listening to music then you don't need to.  
Pioneer C-91 help
Both decks can play through tape 1 when hooked up to 1. Neither plays through tape 2. Faulty relay is a common culprit on vintage gears.     
Tone arm plug in RCA cable?
@lewm  I could be wrong but I think @holmz want to rewire the PIB-1 stock wire with better cable and looking for recommendations.    
Tone arm plug in RCA cable?
Are you looking for a DIN to RCA phono cable instead of the PIB-1 interface box? pro-ject-connect-it-tonearm-cable  
JL Fathom F113
it uses the same W7 woofer that would be in a car? Yes, JL F113 using 13W7D1.5 woofer with dual 1.5 ohms voice coil.  
help w philips turntable
Download the SERVICE MANUAL and look for the muting switch (refer to page 14) inside the turntable and check if the contacts stuck.  
Cartridge Loading for a phono pre amp
I have a Benz Micro Glider rated at 1.1MV I think your Glider is the SM ( medium output level) with 24 ohms resistance and recommended loading is 240 ohms or higher. If 100 ohms loading is too low and 470 ohms is too high, you can turn on both... 
Posting Images in Audiogon Forum Posts - A Reluctant Quasi-Tutorial
@twoleftears Simply copy and paste the youtube URL as text, do not use the "link" function.    
Another “How to choose an arm” question
Yes, you are rigth but when you can't mount a second tonearm in the same TT then the arm pod is an alternative... @rauliruegas  I'm quite surprise that why in another thread you strongly disagree of using outboard arm pod on VPI non suspended... 
Squeaking/Paper Crinkling Noise Coming from Lamm LL2.1
Noises are equal in both channels. Could be the power supply, since both channels are sharing it.  
16 OHM Vintage JBL speakers model C40
Your McCormack solid state Amplifier is okay to use with 16 OHM speakers but it only can output approximately half the 8 ohm rated power.    
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McIntosh MA9000 temperature in standby
"standby" and "idle" are two different things! In "standby", all the circuits in the integrated amplifier are shout-off except drawing small current to provide power to lite up the "standby" LED and maybe some control circuit. Therefore the heats... 
Will skinny-leg diode restrict amperage compared to fat-leg bridge rectifier?
there is no fuse that blow at start-up. Since the mains fuse can pass inrush current which is much higher than the rated value, why worry it will restrict current flow? I am just exploring amplifier performance enhancements, at the expense of... 
wiring advice
Each transducer has an impedance of 8 ohm, and a power rating of 5W RMS / 10W peak. The total power requirement of 8 transducer = 8 X 5W = 40W RMS The amp impedance range is either 2-8 ohm (specs) or 3-8 ohm (printed on the amp itself), and c...