jl35

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Amp — Leave on or turn off
I understand aball, but after all these decades,  I'm going to keep trusting Pass and McCormack...  
Acceptable to ask seller for option to return a component?
certainly agree there is no harm in asking...  
Acceptable to ask seller for option to return a component?
there is an important difference between a return because not working properly/not as described, and you just didn't like it...difficult for both buyers and sellers...  
Handling Heavy Amps
Pair of 100+  pound mono blocks...2 friends set up on arrival...another 2 for placing Mapleshade cones  underneath...but in 4 1/2 years there has been no need to move them...  
Are there other people like me ? Amazed by their low cost system :)
I have a few secondary systems that are quite low cost and sound very very good...but my higher cost system sounds much better, as it should...though I could be quite happy with a quality connected low cost system...no magic here  
Differences in YouTube, Spotify, etc.
Tidal and Qobuz...agree Spotify is poor audio quality, but great for exploring new music...  
Recommended RCA sub-woofer cable? Thank you.
Analysis Plus Super Sub ... yes, it's what I use  
Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations
Thanks   
Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations
you seem to have a great amp collection...who mods your Pass amps ?  
Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations
Used Pass XA160.8 mono blocks come in under your price...  
Moving into an apartment with wood joist floors - worried about neighbors hearing
Magnepan has a great reputation for bass that is less likely to go through floors and walls...there are some older threads explaining this more technically then I can...  
Stepping into streaming, finally
Tidal Connect is only used from the Tidal App as opposed to your streamers app or something like MConnect   
Stepping into streaming, finally
you should check your Tidal settings...even though you paid for highest tier, Tidal settings have 3 tiers to choose from, and you need to select the highest tier there..,it’s not automatic based on your subscription...sometimes people temporarily ... 
Belles Soloist 1 integrated amplifier
I really do not remember...Belles will eventually respond, but I always found it best to go thru a Belles dealer, especially Johnny R at Audio Connection...  
How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you?
generally not important, unless it's extreme...