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DH Labs.
As follow up, There was an ordering snafu, all on me. Greg did the exchange in eye watering time. The HDMI 2.1 cables are built like the proverbial brick SH, and perform incredibly. Many thanks to DH Labs in general and more specifically to Greg. ... 
DH Labs.
Purchased 2 hdmi cables on Saturday and they were shipped on Sunday!  Look forward to giving them more of he business! 😎  
I have seen a lot of ideas concerning Cable lifters
Electric fence corner ceramic insulators. Very workable design. Ten pack ~$12 at tractor supply.  
OK...here's another tweak that really works
I routinely (every couple of months) loop the Ayre for a couple of hours when I’m not around. I believe it has a positive effect as others have suggested, it didn’t break anything.  For a few sawbucks that includes the bank! I would make the purch... 
Speaker Questions
+1 8th note.  
Audiophile Grade Wall Receptacle
+1 Hubbell. Separate service line pays much higher dividends.    
High quality CDs
Check out Music Direct. Search on Analogue Productions and MoFI.  ~100 selections although some are strictly sacd vs hybrid sacd  
What to play in the evening?
+1 CJ  
Power Cables and Wall Sockets
+1 dedicated line and Hubbell. Result was imperceptible noise floor and dynamite performance.    
How much “suspension of disbelief do you need?”
Production vis a vis reproduction. Apples, oranges, and not attainable in any domain IMO. Doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy damn fine sounding hifi.   
If you have a CD Player, you need to do this periodically...
Bought a copy, plugged it in on repeat and came back hours later.  Next time listening I definitely noticed a punchier bass, no doubt about it.  The rest is subject to further evaluation,  the sound was great, but was so before hand.  $20 is darn ... 
Raven Nighthawk Mk 3.1 vs Cronus Magnum III
“I  don’t doubt Raven amps are good but how can you compare it with the Rogue with its standard stock tubes. “   Please  clarify the inference. You believe Rogue is hands down better or clearly inferior when having stock tubes?  
Raven Nighthawk Mk 3.1 vs Cronus Magnum III
Avanti1960, thank you. Can you please specify he tube swaps?   
Count Basie Orchestra April in Oaris.
Yes thank you. That is what I thought but he first time I’ve encountered it in the last two centuries.  
Is Pretty Good Good Enough? Listening Habits In The World Of Streaming Services.
When talking “critical listening”, any extra effort to seek the best source shouldn’t be an issue really.  If <critical then yeah stream to your heart’s content. When working I stream Pandora via WiFi and at times I even pause to listen to some...