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ORANGE Fuse rejected
The Furutech has an extremely long burn-in somewhere between 300-500 hours, so you may have been in that really painful area. I didn't wait that long! I do however use rhodium-plated power cord plugs with UP-OCC wire and like the clean sounding an... 
Quality 1 meter RCA Interconnects under $100?
You have to trust me on this. I use these because they are transparent and clean. I have compared them to cables costing up to $500. They are not made anymore and hard to find. They have to be the metal plug version.https://www.camcor.com/cat/Belk... 
ORANGE Fuse rejected
Interesting take on the Furatech Rhodium. I tried one in my phono preamp and found it somewhat sterile adding a chromium color to the music.  
There us a Worldwide Panic on Availability of Vacuum Tubes
"a frightened population is easier to"... rip off. 
Very new to high end audio - Recomendations
+1 Vanatoo. Heard them at AXPONA and they sound bigger than they look. 
401 birch or slate?
@fsonicsmith Thanks for your comment. I have both a layered birch ply with 1/2" walnut top plinth and a 50mm Pennsylvania slate plinth. I like both but the slate is better on the retrieval of the finest detail. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Roy Harper - Work of Heart (Public 1982)This was The Times (UK) record of the year! 
Very new to high end audio - Recomendations
Have a look at these search results. I’m amazed there are so many choices.https://www.google.com/search?q=inexpensive+powered+speakers&prmd=sinv&source=lnms&tbm=i... 
DIY PCs
Go to Home Depot, for amps use 6 or 8 gauge stranded or solid core. For. Source 8 to 12 gauge.  If 6 or 8 gauge solid core you will need to shrink wrap the wire. Equipment plugged into a receptacle must be flexible cord and NOT cable designed for ... 
DIY PCs
At $50, you are not going to get anything that is a significant improvement over stock cables.Many less expensive aftermarket cables use OFC at least which is a lot better than standard drawn copper. Look at BLE Design on eBay. Made in USA. 
Hooking up a sub to my Spectral dmc-10
If I recall correctly, there are different controls on the REL for the low-level inputs. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
June Christy ‎– Something Cool (Capitol Records 1954 10" mono)Sounds better than almost every other record made after 1970. 
Trying to Help My Nephew With His First Venture Into High End Audio
I thought Fremer’s review of the Hagerman Trumpet was pretty tough. Basically it’s rolled off, lacking detail and colored with a warm glow! It would not be to my taste. Each to their own! 
The Miller Carbon Story
Matter of fact both the black and cocobolo platters were clearly superior. ... Lead shot spinning really looks the treat. Every tiny little thing matters. ? 
401 birch or slate?
@boxer12  Thanks! It will be interesting to try the slightly bigger and heavier PAC platter that's on order over the SMD one on it currently.PAC - 317mm +900gramsSMD - 304mm +420 grams