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Fuse Direction for Pass Labs Amp and Preamp
For your control group let me recommend these. https://www.littelfuse.com/products/fuses/cartridge-fuses/5x20mm-fuses/285/285001.aspx And yes, places like Mouser sell them individually or in small quantities.  
3-Dimensional Soundstage
With many classical recordings, on my system it sounds as if much of the orchestra is located behind/beyond the wall behind the speakers.  Studio recordings can be engineered in a number of different ways.  All I know is that I have some pop/rock ... 
My First DIY Power Cable
@williewonka  Do you have any experience with Viborg products? Do you know what Furutech's alpha copper is?  
Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC
Where’s the love for the Okto Dac8, which measures very well indeed, and costs a lot less? https://www.stereophile.com/content/okto-dac8-stereo-da-processor  
Question about Audioengine speakers... A2 or A5+?
No problem with the A5+.  Go for it.  I have them in a room smaller than yours.  
New and improved Diamond Back Oil!!!
@nano-flo  Is this PC UL-listed?      
Classical Music for Aficionados
Listening to Dohnanyi's Symphony no. 1 on the much loved and lamented Telarc label.  Leon Botstein (not Leonard Bernstein!) conducting the LPO.  Lovely music, and the soundstage here is arrayed from speaker to speaker.  This tells me my system is ... 
Fuse Direction for Pass Labs Amp and Preamp
Clearly the orange fuses combine the best qualities of the red fuses and the yellow fuses, while the purple fuses combine those of the red and the blue.  
Peachtree GaN 1 Beta
The electronics inside the Peachtree GaN400 are supposed to be very similar, if not identical, to those inside the LSA Voyager.  Don't know about this new Peachtree, but be prepared not to hear much of a difference.  
recommended speaker cables and interconnects
+1 for Audio Envy.  You can't go wrong there, with trial period and return if necessary (unlikely).  
New and improved Diamond Back Oil!!!
You could get one of these with the $500 you saved.  
“House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers
If you ventured off the well-trodden path a bit, you might find something you liked even better.  QLN, Rosso Fiorentino, Gershman, Audiovector, and many more.  
Installing dedicated 10 gauge lines
If your breaker box has no empty slots, then aren't you also going to have to put in a new bigger one of those, and wire everything into it?  
New and improved Diamond Back Oil!!!
@ebm  https://www.ebay.com/itm/154936890468?hash=item2412f55464:g:DMsAAOSwZ4ViTnT8  
CD Tweaks: An Update
I've seen Novus 1-2-3 recommended in the past, particularly the cleaner or the fine scratch remover.