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Best turntable under $4000
Technics SL-1200G (GAE)  
Interesting Power Cable Experience
@dave_b "2 of the biggest bangs for the buck are the Anticables Level 3 power cord and Signal Cables Magic Power Cord. You can hear the improvement immediately” new cables vs what “old"?  
Music Hall's "Classic" turntable :How does it compare to other similarly priced T/T's
I have variety of technics turntables in my collection, incl. sl1200mk4/6/G. G (grand) is the best ever, beating many more expensive TTs! Second to it is MK4, which performs well, and cost of good cartridge these days, featured with titanium tonea... 
Suggestions for Phono Preamp
TEAC PE-505  
Premium Power Cable Survey: The Results Are IN
@waytoomuchstuff  thanks for entertainment!  it will be good to see what exact power cable ppl replaced with “good one”!   
Should I
+ 1 on to ask Jeff Rowland for maintenance  
FAVORITE POWER CABLE under $100 (1M)
@larseand "stock power cables" in order to help you please clarify what device/manufacturer stock cable you are looking to replace.  120V/220V AC power cables have to be approved by UL or other authority in your country.  
"Audiophile" Power Cables: The Greatest Audio Conspiracy Theory of All Time?
@waytoomuchstuff ""Audiophile" Power Cables" -what is "Audiophile Power Cable”? -does, for example Accuphase/Luxman/Esoteric/ML/McIntosh/or-hardwired-studio-gear power cable, if it is included in high end audio device package, qualify to be call... 
So, I listened to a $1Million Dollar System
I am not surprised to see fb on $1M system has received skeptical fb! I think this sys is one of “audiocrazy” setups, with only one purpose - to impress!  heavy spkr membranes&large-coils combined with high order x-over typ have bad impulse r... 
Power conditioner wire gauge? Serious issue
@jumia "It's about impedance along the way and no one seems to understand that" I would add more functions such as removing odd/even mode harmonics, noise, and isolation as well.   
You know when you are dealing with a BS company....
@jjss49 +1 to "i finally marked all their emails as spam"  
Power cord length
@rsf507 LOL +100! sales distribution agree, longer/fancier/$$ better!   
Power conditioner wire gauge? Serious issue
@clearthinker +100 to:"the wire gauge needs ONLY to be thick enough to carry the current being drawn by the component to which it is connected" end load in the AC power line typically is a power transformer, which has primary and secondary windin... 
When were the best tube amps made?
typo above: MQ88uC 
When were the best tube amps made?
today - Japan Luxman SQ88uC sounds awesome!