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Balancing sound to sharpen dialogue?
Can't understand the words?   You're just getting old 
Help! Cure for transformer hum?
There is an IFI power conditioner that plugs in the wall (about 100 dollars) that is designed to eliminate your very condition. Check it on Amazon.com....if it doesn’t work, ship it back free. 
Is D for Dry? Class D...
Class  D  is what the world is coming to....just like 5G, electric cars,et al.    I remember clearly that CD's were awful....they are not awful now.  The world moves on and some of us will just be burried....and the beat goes on 
Audioquest Water XLR Interconnects
in my experience balanced cables using differentially balanced circuits make cable differences very small.   On the other hand I have never had good results with Cardas 
Class D amps that are superior to all or most?
Check out the site    Dagogo 
Using 2 different brands of interconnects?
What makes matters more complicated is that cable sounds different in different systems...depends what it connects. I had Cardas in my system which was recommended by my amp manufacturer, and it sounded awful. Colleen Cardas convinced me that thei... 
..so you think there's no need.......
@ Stereo5..just wondering if you drink wine 
Beginner looking for guidance into tube sound.
Tubes will not cary a guarantee of success in your system.   The sound of tubes and s/s are merging so there is not really a preference of one over the other.  I would advise saving for a couple of years to get the equipment you really want after ... 
..so you think there's no need.......
The reason most "audiophile approved " power cords don't fit is because the IEC connection must fit between the cooling fins of the bass amp.  Most of these cords have a bulbous Iec plug. 
..so you think there's no need.......
HOW NICE!! 
Why don't more recordings have soundstage outside of speakers
actually I have a new MacBook that has sound coming from the next room from the left and the next room to the right. Magic, but there it is.  no bass, or highs, but very effective mid 
Why don't more recordings have soundstage outside of speakers
..get a better system....   amusiced to death has sounds coming from behind, above, the next street to the right and left. 
My Last CD player
My current CD player is an Ayre......also my last CD player. 
Class D amps that are superior to all or most?
Look at the Legacy Audio iV4 amp review on Dagogo 
Who remembers audio from the time when ...
Yes....I had a Rek-O-kut, mounted a Grado Lab arm on it, then an ESL, then a Grace 709, then a Grace 707 arm.   I built Dynaco PAS 3x, Stereo 70, FM1......all great experiences.