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What other Hobbies or Interests Do You Have?
Jay: hiking, mountain biking, attending live music shows once or twice a week, cars (own a Dodge Challenger), reading history oriented books and gardening 
Synergistic Research Cable Risers?
I haven't "heard" the SR cable risers and my poor ears have never been able to hear any difference when I tried any risers in the past. But these are my ears and yours are different so if you want to give them a try, go for it. Tweaking is a fun p... 
Roon: everything you need to know
thanks David 
Isolation Cones vs Cheap Cables
+1 DH Cones... 
Selling on Audiogon
4425, your experiences with USAudiomart mirror mine. It does remind me of the "old" Audiogon when it was easy to communicate with your buyer/seller and transaction costs were minimal. 
Selling on Audiogon
I've had very good experiences with USAudiomart 
Nas, Nuc or PC with Roon
have you checked out the Small Green Computer products....many of us use them, myself included (I5 as my Roon server) 
Synergistic Research AC Master Coupler on all Components including Subs Over-Kill
Miller, changes I heard with PC's were a little blacker background, increased dynamics. I've gotten much more sonic change with ICs and speaker cables. And I know you're a guy who is a serious tweaker....more power to you. That's what makes this h... 
Synergistic Research AC Master Coupler on all Components including Subs Over-Kill
Malatu, I have an amp similar to yours. Personally, I would buy one master coupler and plug it in to your wall outlet and distribution box. Hear something? Hear something you like? Add the next power cord to the amp....repeat the process. BTW, I'v... 
Badly recorded albums needing upgrading
I accept that recording quality varies by the release. If the music is wonderful and compelling, poor sound reproduction won't keep me from listening. I really get a kick out of how well some recordings made in the 50's and even 40's sound great. ... 
Speaker cable recommendations in my budget
Blue Jeans Cable Canare 4S11 Speaker Cable, with Welded Locking Bananas, Conventional (Non-Bi-Wire) Terminations, 8 Foot (Single Cable - for one Speaker); Assembled in The USA......on Amazon. 
New tubes...far more power??
+1 Yogi...that was my first thought. If the old set was "worn" then the new set would be noticeably more robust in dynamics. 
What the 802 and 3 Decades can tell us about trends
but what does our resident speaker "expert" Kenjit have to say?? 
What does Roon make in SQ ( Sound Quality) when inserted in my system?
go for the free trial and make your own informed decision. many of us like Roon, myself included 
A philosophical question.
David Ten gave a most philosophical response. BTW, I like streaming services because it allows me to constantly try new artists and I like new.