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What was the first power cable that you noticed a difference in the sound?
For me it was a Cerious Technology cord one of the early ones I forget the exact model.  
Sonus Faber Damped Apex Dome Coming Loose
Are you speaking of this piece of what I assume is metal in front of the tweeter? I would assume that would be a pretty easy fix maybe reach out to SF or a local dealer for instructions?    
Amp first approach to build a system. Anyone did it ?
inna I did  the same thing pretty much back when I started I was obsessed about tube amps so focused on amps first and speakers later. I now would do that totally backwards and was fortunate to end up with a well balanced system.  
Red Rose R3 Speakers
jacytoy no comment on your findings but wanted to say you have quite the collection of speakers and gear in general!  
How long does it take your tube amp to warm up?
My amps are SETs and a very simple low parts circuit and sound good right out of the box. It's possible they start to sound better after 30 mins or so but wouldn't want to bet my life on it.  
Sometimes, things go right with impulse purchases.
Congrats on the PL table jockey and getting a great deal as well!  
I Cried Today
@bigkidz Thank you for sharing this sitting here tearing up having just read it. Very touching and another example of music keeping us connected here and after.  
Tube amplifier - tube bias and time to warm up
Graham does the amp work? Have you tried playing music through it?  
Ken Fritz stereo system auction is live...
So sorry for your loss and best of luck with the auction.  
Denafrips Pontus 2 Price increases
@sawbuck Congrats on your new Dac and anyone could make a mistake like that don't worry. And totally agreed @soix   
Integrated tube amplifier: 4 ohm or 8 ohm connection?
Cool speakers! And as said above always try both.  
W4S DAC
The idea that Dac tech moves that fast is meaningless a good Dac is still a good Dac if you evaluate it based on SQ. My Dac is around 13 years old and sounds fantastic.  
Anyone else suffering with Qobuz tonight
It's working just fine here in DC but I hope I'm not jinxing myself! 🤣  
Speaker cables recomendation for Luxman L509X / Dynaudio Contour 30i
Auditorium23 is usually a good rec around $1000 on the warm/neutral end of the spectrum.  
New computer for Streaming????
robshaw I've found a tablet makes an excellent remote control for running your control app. I picked up a refurbished Ipad mini for a little over $100 6 years ago for this purpose and it's still running strong.