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Power Cords - Just Say Yes
Yes they generate an incredible income! 
Best Phono Cable for Ortofon MC Anna
nothing beats incognito. acts like no cable at all in any a/b you can ever imagine. 
Possibly controversial: Totem arro overrated?
arro is underrated.the best speaker for the budget in all cases including imaging. ya kiddin' me? SL3 isn't even close 
Are all fuses created equal?
Liz, They forgot to mention Fuzz indeed in Wiki 
Amp repair...What to expect.
Yea maybe 2...3 years indeed or what?Rule of thumb is if it sounds bad out of the box, the burn-in won't fix that. 
tube gear vs solid state...cable effectiveness
equipment that reveals cable differences isn't a good quality and more-likely primitively designed weather it's solid-state or tube. 
Are all fuses created equal?
as long as it meets rating it's good. the longetivity or built quality may differ. 
Amp repair...What to expect.
should not take long. maybe a week full of listening or running some music at low volume levels. 
Replace volume pot
Well, whoever 'wouldn't touch it with a stick' wouldn't be able to restore this unit at all weather it's straightforward or not. At least to me it was, is and will be.I have an engineering background, but being more of a hands-on person(and lousy ... 
Amp repair...What to expect.
My sunfire SRA is predecessor to 300 and needs an attention because it became noisy at idle. So far I've done reapplying a fresh solder to input XLR jacks and to binding posts and all of power transformer outputs. It solved problem partially, but ... 
tube gear vs solid state...cable effectiveness
sub $3k for cable? cable may make a difference on both designs again depending on design, but it has nothing to do with price. the price of cable is only for brand and not for performance. one $5000 cable may sound like cwap vs. cheap radioshack. ... 
Are all fuses created equal?
in terms of sonics yes they're all equal.$50$.10cryoedblessedcursedgood reviewsbad reviews 
Screw-down reflex clamps vs. record weights
Screw-down clamps is an evidence of how fool hobbyists can go. To me It's not pleasant to screw and unscrew clamp all the time I want to change record. I have lots of 45's and singles. No screw-down clamp for me plz. 
Mcintosh MC501 or MC 352 for Sonus Faber Cremona
Missioncoonery, Your statement is only partially right except that speed of Mac(that is I agree slower than any direct-coupled amp by nearly 100...1000 times) has nothing to do with driving Cremonas or any other speaker you can think of. 
Replace volume pot
Kijanki,I've just finished restoring Accuphase E202 with faulty stereo carbon volume control. When I removed the volume control, I made a series of measurements of resistance per particular rotor position and ch1 vs. ch2 was showing differences fr...