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Where are the young audiophiles?
There happy with ear buds.@ebm They're happy not sitting in one position in one room. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Various ‎– Fast Folk Musical Magazine Vol. 2, No. 6 - From Sharp Minds Come Sharp Products (Fast Folk Musical Magazine 1985) 
Synergistic Research Fuses vs cheaper ceramic fuses
Try this. Wrap the glass part of the fuse with a few turns of PTFE (or masking) tape not touching the end-caps. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Various ‎– Fast Folk Musical Magazine: Volume 4 No. 5/6 - The 6th Anniversary (Fast Folk Musical Magazine 1988) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Various ‎– Cross Country (Fast Folk Musical Magazine 1988)Nice collection of songs. Good SQ. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Melanie ‎– Gather Me (Buddah 1971)One of her best. Very spiritual (not religious) and country.  
Favorite Guitar Solo
Roger Waters - Dogs (with Snowy White and Doyle Bramhall ll)https://youtu.be/_wMDb7ddSeY4:40 
Favorite Guitar Solo
Zappa - Watermelon in Easter Hayhttps://youtu.be/j3yE2NAdNKo 
Help connecting a source directly to an amp
Theoretically,  you need a stereo jack to XLR like this.https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-3-5mm-Inch-Breakout/dp/B07PJXKKX6/ref=asc_df_B07PJXKKX6/?tag=hy...However, if your iPhone has no 2.5mm jack and only a Lightning jack, you'll need some so... 
Where are the young audiophiles?
Imagine what we could buy if we weren't forced to pay tax on our home even when retired? $200 per week. My first system cost 2 weeks of that. Technics table, Rotel amp, KEF spreakers.  
Recommendations for a new Basement home theater.
I stream 4k movies on Wi-Fi to a 64" TV from a router 2 floors up with no issues. However, if I was doing what you are doing, I’d use a separate CAT-8 feed to a separate router in the basement. 
Whats playing on your system today?
This is amazing. Haven't heard from her in years.Sinead O'Connor Live at AB - Ancienne Belgique - YouTube  
Floorstanding Speakers on Platforms
Seismic Isolation Platform | speaker isolation (townshendaudio.com)  
What audio aspect are you knowledgeable in?
Jack of all trades. Master of none. 
Lessons of youth
Well done! My first turntable was a cheap Technics. The music is the most important thing.