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Environmental Potentials whole house surge protection, can I get your opinions?
I didn't carefully go through every single comment, but I'm pretty sure there's one thing you guys missed. And its understandable because all these companies want you to miss it. With regards to lightning protection, there are plenty of companies ... 
Balanced interconnect for Hegel H200
That's a pretty big gamble even if the components were balanced. Sometimes people expect way too much from cables. Factors other than if a component is balanced usually determines how good your imaging and staging is. In your case, ops amp are add... 
Balanced interconnect for Hegel H200
Neither your dac or your amp are fully balanced components. Unless you need to use a very long IC to connect the 2, you'll most likely get better sound using a regular RCA type IC. 
Pass labs aleph 0 monoblocks .... convert voltage?
They're good sounding amps. The only problem I had with mine was one of them caught on fire when I turned it on. Good thing I had it on an amp stand and not in a rack. 
Class A/B Home THeater Receivers
" Thanks for the info. I wish the manufacturers would specify which Class their amps are running in, in their owners manuals... it seems that most don't."You can almost always tell by how much it weighs.  
Warm-up time for amps and preamps
" How can you prove that what you hear 45 minutes later from the same source and media sounds any different?"Why should anyone here have to prove something? If you don't feel its necessary to warm up your system, great. If others want to, that's t... 
Different gain on 2 amps.
Why not just run another pair of IC's from your source to your CJ preamp? 
Wadia 850 repair? Suggested replacement?
" One of them is Ben Jacoby in Brooklyn with "High End Audio Repair". Anyone here have experience with Ben? Although if Steve will recommend him then I believe he is more than capable of repairing my unit :-)"I don't know him, but I have heard goo... 
Loud click/pop at the end of each record with clear audio cart
Regardless of what the problem is, notify your dealer immediately. 
Insuring audio equipment
" I'm thinking of getting an insurance rider on my audio equipment, some of it more vintage. "It may be nothing, but a rider is a term that is usually used by life and health insurance agents. P&C agents usually use the term endorsement instea... 
Ayon CD5S Tube Replacement
It looks like you're going have to open this one from the bottom. First see if you can remove the door on top where the CD goes in. If it does come off, flip the player over. If not, rest in on one of the sides. The top should come off in one of 2... 
What transport should I get?
Use your 540 and get one of these.http://www.empiricalaudio.com/products/synchro-mesh 
Would you sell to someone with no feedback?
" My take away is regardless of the amount of positive feedback cover your arse, use very detailed pics, choose your descriptors wisely and of course use paypal whenever possible."If you read my last couple of posts you may gather that I have a sl... 
Environmental Potentials whole house surge protection, can I get your opinions?
I can tell you that regardless of how you configure your surge protection, no surge protector that I know of can protect against a lightning strike. Most people aren't aware of that.  
Would you sell to someone with no feedback?
Just to add to my last post, I see most people are recommending Paypal. Paypal's great until you have a problem. The people that work there are worse than ex-con, used car salespeople, that are now politicians because that's the only work they can...