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SME 30/2 Drive Belt
Friction from the pully slipping at startup wears the belt unevenly and the belt becomes lumpy for lack of a better term. Has anyone ever measured this uneven wear or is it just a theory?  Anyway, a little platter nudge before turning on the TT... 
List of most high end analog active crossovers ever made.
Marchand makes a bunch: https://www.marchandelec.com/electronic-crossovers.html  
What'd You Get For Xmas?
EAT E-Glo Petit Audio Note tonearm wire and cartridge clips.  This is the thinnest wire that I have ever seen in my life.  I'm sure it'll be a nightmare to solder. OP, what phono pre do you have?    
Suggestions for rca connector - diy interconnects
KLE Harmony series.  They go from cheap to around a hundred bucks for the best. 
Changing Magneplanar LRS jumpers for Neotech 12 AWG
Contact Danny from GR Research.  He just came out with an upgrade kit for the XO, so he should have the schematic. 
Will Bluetooth ever sound great?
Bluetooth is lossy, so no, it will never sound great. 
Do you care about car audio?
I rented a base model Ford Ranger the other day and the stereo had an option to optimize the sound for the driver or both the driver and passenger.  When set to driver, it actually threw a soundstage with width and depth.  It sounded pretty good. ... 
Will Bluetooth ever sound great?
Is your post specifically about wireless streaming or just bluetooth?  You can stream wirelessly over your home network losslessly and it does sound great. 
Oh my Wilco!
Spin A Ghost is Born next.  It's an amazing album.   
Klipsch Cornwall Equivalent?
Look into vintage Electro Voice. Some models had horn tweeters and midrange drivers and cone woofers. 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
Is mil spec wire really that big of a deal?  Everything I read about it is related to it's durability and temperature resistance, and stereo cables don't need to be durable or resistant to extreme temps at all.  Is there more to it than that? 
Transferring large folders of flac files
I was just going to recommend Terracopy!  The checksum feature is key. 
Audiosilente idler wheel versus Artisan Fidelity idler wheel for a Garraed 401
Lew, idler wheel size does not impact speed. The ratio of pulley to platter is all that matters. The speed of the idler changes but the other two stay the same.That is correct.  You need to also think about the relationship between the motor pulle... 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
I have just been made aware of this vendor for the Mil-spec wire (NOT Cryo’d) for the power cables - their prices seem pretty good 12 AWG, Mil-Spec Wire - Eastern Voltage Research I wonder how this stuff would work for some star-quad speaker ca... 
New Hobby Ultrasonic Record Cleaning
DO NOT USE THE HEAT!! It takes very little heat to warp a record. As the vinyl expands it has no where to go but up and down permanently stretching the PVC into a roller coaster. Otherwise have fun!What?  Heat is fine.  I regularly use 90F and ...