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Does Power Cord Require Burn-In To Sound Good?
@audio2design- I’m absolutely certain (experientially); you’re absolutely wrong.        Yours is simply another uninformed, Naysayer Doctrine adherent’s assumption.        Now: deny the possibilities, offered by the facts presented. 
Does Power Cord Require Burn-In To Sound Good?
Anyone, genuinely interested in some of the parameters/considerations, possibly governing the faithful propagation of our signals/voltages, as regards cabling and components, should study the following.      Having no formal (or other, it seems) e... 
Retubing dilemma
Happy listening and holidays! 
Retubing dilemma
There’s a lot of good information here, regarding 6SN7 tubes: http://www.dehavillandhifi.com/6sn7_vt.htm       Far as whether you should have two of the exact same iteration/manufacturer, in each amp: pay particular attention, to the third from th... 
Do chinese tube preamp/amp clones interest you?
"That culture has no boundaries."            +1 
Keeping an IC broken-in…is this a good idea?
Happy listening (and holidays)! 
Keeping an IC broken-in…is this a good idea?
The typical preamp input is an open circuit, when not selected.      No signal will flow, along your interconnect, if that’s the case. 
Are Shakti Stones effective?
The common denominators among the Naysayer Doctrine preachers and adherents =    Mental Constipation (Sprinkled with a healthy dose of Dunning-Kruger Effect, in some cases), complicated by Verbal Diarrhea, OCD and a fevered, religious fervor.  
Are Shakti Stones effective?
And: the bleat goes on. 
Speaker repair
Here’s hoping for some joy, regarding the cabinetry. 
Are Shakti Stones effective?
Once again: Exactly!        
Power cable for Lavardin
Should you choose to; one way to try other cables, for yourself, is through the following company's lending library.   They charge a fee, for an audition of their wares, but- apply that cost to anything purchased.       My suggestion would be Syne... 
Speaker repair
Have you confirmed that your driver magnets haven't shifted, from the impact?      Easy to test as there will be no sound, from any component on which they have.     Anything that can be tried for compliance (cone movement), will be locked up.... 
Are Shakti Stones effective?
Exactly!      Far as, "harm": the incessant, unfortunate presentation of their beliefs as categorical imperative, or- TRUTH, rather than as the misinformed, uneducated and (largely) untested OPINIONS they are, is what I believe contrary to (wha... 
Are Shakti Stones effective?
@mahgister-    I've always held that the first three letters of, "assumptions", described those that make them.       The cult of the Naysayer Doctrine, wants you to accept their revelations, by faith (ie: YOUR senses and mental faculties are wo...