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how much of a difference should equipment make?
dude, are you trippin? 
Best and Worst names in Audio
You can actually pronounce it as Shiite which brings different 'flavor' to the equipment. 
Best and Worst names in Audio
Ah! Schiit 
VTL Binding Post - Sources?
I'd pick WBT 5-way posts http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?partnumber=093-561 
Affordable SS amp that has tube characteristics
Most of McIntosh amps. 
What is the best....?
limit that approaches an infinity. 
Does Cambridge Audio Azur 840e have volume issues?
Must be very nice unit then... 
VTL Binding Post - Sources?
PlentyPlenty of options besides OEM. VTL originals are nothing special and replacing them with any aftermarket will not drop your unit value down at all. One thing I've never seen is cracked binding posts neither on speaker or amp. Why would they? 
Regional Climate Effect On Speakers
I guess fans can also take care of this issue. 
Static electricity: Unique to Vinyl Systems?
Definitely it's not RFI, but static charges that haven't been filtered or choked. Poor caps or weak caps, poor circuit engineering is the cause.I get them once in a while becouse I need to recap my full function preamp. 
Mc Intosh vs other brands
Taters, If somebody told somebody who knows somebody who told that McIntosh sounds too slow compared to the other brands, such conclusion that probably based on visual specification comparison where direct-coupled amp would have much faster rise t... 
Regional Climate Effect On Speakers
So when you take a trip out of FL for a month, you shold leave your AC running so your speakers don't get soaked in moisture. 
B&W 801 Series 2 - vs - KEF Reference 203/B&W N805
IMHO 801's have is 'bottom flagship' of all speakers for price vs. performance(burp). 
Optimal length for digital cables: 1m or 1.5m?
the length that 'supplies' sufficient rated impedance. 
best internet radio ?
they're all bad for sound quality and some of them spin sometimes good music.