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NEW Cerious Technologies Upgrade - Graphene Matrix Cables
no guilt about leaving my amps on 24/7 past few weeks... 
amp (or receiver) recommendation for Polk Audio RTi A7 floorstanding speakers
you can also find a factory refurbished 801 for $699 and 701 for $549  - just to make it more complicated... 
NEW Cerious Technologies Upgrade - Graphene Matrix Cables
this has been a great past few weeks to not be in Michigan... 
amp (or receiver) recommendation for Polk Audio RTi A7 floorstanding speakers
agree with the Yamaha recommendations...if you don't need the DAC the previous Yamaha A-s500 is quite good, and under your budget... 
good integrated amps that don't include a phono section or a DAC
if you don't mind a phono stage Plinius and Anthem have models at your price  if you can stretch budget Belles Soloist 1 
good integrated amps that don't include a phono section or a DAC
Simaudio 
why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable
thanks... 
Transparent Audio
though I eventually found the Cerious Graphene to sound better than both, and it's less expensive... 
Transparent Audio
I replaced Ultra XL with Super MM2, and found both the speaker cable and the XLR interconnects to be a significant improvement.  For all their upgrades Transparent has said it moves up 1.5 levels, so Super MM (also known as MM1) should even be bet... 
Is there any danger in leaving a class D amp on unattended for ten days?
We have a much longer memory of what we enjoyed and what we didn’t. Interesting article but tangential to selecting audio components  
Is there any danger in leaving a class D amp on unattended for ten days?
thank you willemj 
Is there any danger in leaving a class D amp on unattended for ten days?
no way to know for sure, no way to prove...just an impression from using the same gear for a bunch of years...I do a combination of on, standby, unplugged depending...though I am more inclined to leave the amp on during this Arctic blast, less so ... 
Is there any danger in leaving a class D amp on unattended for ten days?
I unplug my system when leaving for weeks...and I do believe it sounds better when left on... 
Are you getting ridiculous offers from new members
I think the newbies being referred to here are new to Audiogon, but know exactly what they are doing... 
Newbie Looking for Advice on Streaming Music
The Node 2 includes a decent DAC. The one on sale for $299 is not the Node 2.