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Is $2,844 too much to pay for a fuse?
I thought I heard/saw it all until I read “bottle neck distortion.”  PT Barnum would be very proud.  
Final Report, Canare 4S11 Speaker Cable
If you didn't run the Canare 4S11 in for 400 hours, it isn't a valid comparison.  They NEED that much to sound their best.  This is from the manufacturer themselves. 
Bolting speaker with stand
Why would the Reference Ones be a custom order? 
Emission Labs Tube Warranty Problems
He was probably BS-Ing you when he said they were waiting for more to be made. Looks like he ghosted you. Some distributors are real jerks. 
Quality fully automatic turntable with a removable headshell. Does this exist?
Technics 1500C turntable.  Auto lift at the end of record, priced under 1500 bucks. Brand new model gotten good reviews.  
CD transport repair in NY (NJ, CT) area??
Have you inquired with the manufacturer if it can be repaired by them? 
Burning in newly rebuilt crossover capacitors
MC, why are you upgrading the crossovers on your brand new speakers?  Doesn’t that void your warranty?  I thought you loved the Moabs as is?  Are you just replacing parts with a better grade? 
Pathos Classic One MkIII vs. Krell S-300i
For nighttime listening, the Pathos is a real gem. They aren’t made to play at Rovk Concert levels but with good speakers will reward you with presenting all the textures in the music.  
6.5 vs 8 vs 10 woofer
We should all boycott the speaker manufacturers and INSIST they ONLY use 6 1/2 and 8 inch woofers from now on.   How dare they use 10 inch and bigger🤣 
Manual preamp volume control - Audible Illusions M3B
The Mac tube preamp in my system is the best and last preamp I will purchase. One of the big problems with all the Modulus series preamps was it put out way too much gain. The highest I could set the volume lever was at 10 O Clock which did not gi... 
name for stereo system in single case
As I said earlier, they were called compact stereo systems where the receiver had a turntable built in on top and the front face had either a CD player/recorder or an 8 track tape player.  I sold dozens of them during the 1973 Christmas season.  S... 
Why is the USPS Kearny distribution so incompetent?
@analoghaven,How about giving more info?  You have 2 posts complaining about the USPS, yet you give no info, just a general statement. 
Packing VPI TNT 3.0
Ask VPI, they would know best. 
Manual preamp volume control - Audible Illusions M3B
No. 
Mcinotsh C1100 vs C2600 with Chord Qutest?
I have a C2500 preamp and have listened to the C1100 preamp at AC. For me there wasn’t enough of a difference to justify the added expense, plus my preamp has a processor loop which I need in my system. The C1100 doesn’t offer that.  I don’t bothe...