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How long do you or should you keep your gear.
Another alternative, Carlsbad, is to focus your time and energy on improving the sound produced by the gear you already own.  This can be a lot more rewarding and considerably less expensive.  A different kind of challenge...  
Walker Talisman for cd's
Expanded uses for Talisman: * inside the main indoor breaker box, the electric meter box outside the house and the cable from the meter box to the wall of the house * speakers and electronic pieces, including HFTs * the floor (after vacuuming),... 
Can You Hear Me Now
A good explanation of the Dunning-Kruger Effect:https://www.verywellmind.com/an-overview-of-the-dunning-kruger-effect-4160740 
iQSE ByBee on the ceiling
THERE 
iQSE ByBee on the ceiling
"If you can hear a difference, then here is a difference."Same effect with HFTs in different locations.Great things can happen when you try new things, like usingproducts designated for one use in different settings.Other ways to play with your ro... 
Thoughts on Audioquest RCA Jack Noise Stopper
I am happy with Oyaide, on amazon.com: Oyaide MWA-RC RCA jack caps Noise Vibration Dust Protection 6-pieces Jap...  
Audio Research and Acme Audio Labs fuse
At $20 per fuse, isn't the risk/reward ratio in your favor?What is the worst thing that could happen?  Fuse blows andis replaced.What is the best outcome you could experience?  Great soundand enhanced musical enjoyment.Try the fuses or don't try t... 
Help! I Need An Amp Purchase Option Other Than PayPal
Offer to meet halfway and say you will have cash. 
Reviewing the fabulous Silversmith Fidelium Speaker Cables
I was using a hand duster (lightly sprayed with anti-static liquid)to do a little "cleaning" around my electronics.I lightly swept it along the length of the Fidelium speaker cables.BIG improvement in the sound: greater detail and more relaxed pre... 
Jolida Reliability
His name is spelled JERRED,and I agree he is a great guy and an excellentcommunicator...  Check out some of hisyoutube videos. 
Quantum Science Audio Thread
Very happy with GEMSTONES from TweekGeek.Coincidentally I have five Shumann Resonators,so each unit now has one stone of each flavor.It is as if the sound is tranformed, meaning everythingpositive gets a boost: lower noise floor, greater transient... 
Jolida Foz SS-X Tube buffer & soundstage expander?
Newbee, is your SS-X unit broken in?You are probably paying attention to quality cabling and vibration control?I have found this unit to respond well to anti-static liquidand treatment with a Walker Talisman...Have you ecxperimented with minor cha... 
If there’s an audiophile exit ramp, this ain’t it…
Regularly attend the nearest daily meetings of Audiophile Anonymousin your area.  Report your results here. 
Upgrade my CD player or futile effort?
Give your current gear a fair shake!Have you considered these?:* Marigo Audio Aida cd mat* UltraBit Platinum-Plus disc treatment* Walker Talisman demagnetizer 
Tube dampener questions
When you say "new tubes sounded good..."why not give them a few hundred hours to break in, before you start evaluating dampers seriously?