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Interconnects at modest cost?
I forgot to add, that you will get a big boost in the D500 by replacing the power cord. The one they give you is pretty cheap. I recommend the Blue Circle BC61. It lists for $110, but is available for a little as $82.50 new.Since this is probably ... 
Quality bulk speaker cable?
Analysis Plus Oval 12 and 14 is available in bulk. 
Why are AM/FM Tuners So Expensive?
Speaking of components; Mike Creek uses a FM chipset that was made for high-end car stereos, in his current T43 Tuner. He found it to be superior to anything made for (home) audio. I guess it is no accident that it seems like FM stations come in b... 
Does anybody knows................................
Kim Cattrall, while she and Mark Levinson were writing their book. 
Tchaikovsky Piano Trio, op. 50, any suggestion?
I would without hesitation recommend you get whatever is recorded by the Beaux Arts Trio, but I do not think there is currently one in print. So I will blindly recommend Martha Argerich, Gidon Kremer, and Mischa Maisky on DG; based on the quality ... 
Strange noise after amp's off ???
My amp has a delayed shut off. I hear a soft sound like that first in the right channel, then the left. For my amp it is normal. 
Please explain what balanced out puts are.
I don't think the work "balanced" in your amp literature is referring to outputs as XLR versus RCA cables. If you read the literature for Blue Circle or Sim Moon solid state amps, they both say they are "pure solid state DC coupled true balanced d... 
Do power conditioners really help?
Your "looking" in the wrong place. Actually, if you have a home theater system, the biggest improvement will be in the Video. Home Theater has a lot of digital components (TV, DVD, Digital decoder). 
Speaker Cable for Interconnect
There is no reason it should not work. Let us know what the results are good or bad. Have you ever seen the Nordost Magic interconnects? The cables looks just like the Flatline speaker cable. If they are not the same, they are very close. 
Why are AM/FM Tuners So Expensive?
For a lot of information on vintage and some recent tuners check out.http://www.geocities.com/tunerinfo/ 
Classical R2die4 ?
I will ditto the Curzon/Trout. I listed one Curzon, but like them all.Rcprince: The bass drum probably did resonated more in the Meyerhoff at that time. They have changed the hall some since then for Temirkanov, including putting the orchestra on ... 
Which FM antennae
I use the big antenna you're trying to avoid. It is up in my attic crawl space and is patched into the cable TV wall outlet near the tuner. I just plug and play. 
Classical R2die4 ?
I only listen for the performance, sorry.Mozart Piano Concertos 20 & 27; Clifford Curzon with the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten.For the Holst, I would listen to John Elliot Gardiner / Philharmonia Orchestra.(Sounds gr... 
Used 750-1000 CD Player Advise
The Rega is nice. For under $700 the Rotel RCD-991; if your're lucky the rare Rotel RCD-990 for $1K. For under $500 the Rotel RCD-971 has the same dual dacs as the 990/991. A Creek or Arcam would fit nice in there also. 
Interconnects at modest cost?
For $70.00, a pair of MAS Grey (Music And Sound) are the best value. Stu Wein has retired I guess, but he still makes the cables from his home in Florida. His audio/digital cables and power cords use to be recommended by Wadia, Electrocompaniet, S...