stereo5

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How do I pay?
Run away, very fast! 
At wits' end with radio through the speakers!
I had that problem when a local radio station moved its antenna a half mile from my house back in the 80’s.  I could not get rid of the radio sound playing in the background no matter what I tried. I even tried shielded speaker cables.  Lucky for ... 
Re Building a power Amplifier
To OP, sorry to hear it but most of us have gone through something similar.  Other than contacting the company, I would ditch it and cut your losses.  
Sue Kraft
I am so sorry to hear about Sue’s passing.  I truly enjoyed reading her articles in TAS and her take on audio in the forums.  May she Rest In Peace.  
Professional Turntable Set Up in Kentucky?
Give the guy a break for Gods sakes!  I am also one of those guys who doesn’t trust himself to mount and align a new cartridge and I have been doing this for 50+ years.  The OP doesn’t need a lecture about doing it himself and who are you guys to ... 
Bought some 14/2 “speaker wire” from Home Depot
I am running Canare 4S11 @15 foot per side.  Total cost under $120.00 and one of the biggest bargains in home audio. It is 11 gauge cable when you pair each wire in the cable.  
Amplifier upgrade advice under $2000
Get a Parasound Halo integrated (older model) used for under 2K.  It has 160wpc into 8 ohms and 240wpc into 4 ohms.  It is an excellent sounding integrated and probably light years ahead of your Onkyo.  Unless things have changed, Onkyo was never ... 
CEC TL3 3.0 (Japan) vs TL2N (US)
I would reach out to CEC.  
Am I out of my mind? #obsessed
My GE Triton Reference Speakers are over 3 years old and the piano black lacquer finish is still perfect.  Dusting with just a microfiber cloth will get you scratches.  I talked to Sandy Gross who was the owner of GE and he told me to lightly mist... 
Seriously? Why Buy ARC Ref 6SE? seems Benchmark LA4 is a better choice.
Benchmark always sounds like nails on a chalkboard to me.  Why buy an expensive car when a cheap Fiat can do the same things?  You get what you pay for.   If you can’t figure out the difference, you are in the wrong hobby.  
Equipment purchase that made you want to get off the Merry Go Round (good or Bad)
GE Triton References and McIntosh got me off the merry go round.  
Pangea True Balanced Premier SE XLR?
Every Pangea cable that I tried in my system, sucked the life out of it, especially their AC14 SE power cords.  Good thing AA takes them back no questions asked.  
Vinyl Storage Suggestions
IKEA is your friend.  
Parasound HINT vs. Bryston 135-3 or Simaudio 340i D3PX
I owned a Parasound Hint and have heard the Bryston integrated.  The Parasound is better, the Bryston is bright, bright, bright!  Never heard the Sim Audio. IMHO, if you want better sound, you need to look at something much better, perhaps a Luxma... 
Magnepan .7 slight bulging line in lower front
Take a picture and send it to Magnepan after discussing with customer service.