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Need help RCA Interconnects but new Balanced Gear
If Peter recommends it, you can bank on that recommendation! 
Top 10 Snafus to avoid when building a good rig
I've been pretty lucky in that I've had good rooms to deal with.Top things to avoid are-1-setting unrealistic goals 2-Not learning to be satisfied 3-Spend $50,000 to listen to $1,000 of music4-Trust others ears over your own5-Thinking 20 watts is ... 
Internet Radio
Colored, how? Bright? Threadbare? Bottom heavy? 
Need help RCA Interconnects but new Balanced Gear
I will second the suggestion of Mogami Golds. Great cables- 
about Magnepan and power
I used to,own Magnepans with a true ribbon tweeter. You can give these speakers too much power - I once burst a ribbon when I was playing the music at a very loud level. That was an expensive mistake.Maggies are interesting. You need to give them ... 
Charge for TT setup?
How did the story end? 
Sadly missed manufacturers
Rectilinears did not have great treble because they used lousy cone tweeters, but the rest of the spectrum was typically very good with great dynamics. And when you see who worked at Rectilinear, it's a whose who of well know audio designers- Jame... 
Sadly missed manufacturers
Rectilinear - remember those? My brother in law still has a pair he received as a wedding gift nearly 40 years ago. I remember helping him shlep them into his apartment. 
Pass XA 30.5 with Revel F 208 ?
Tls49-The calculator you provided a link to is useful and in my experience, accurate. I can be listening at levels averaging 80 dB but with music with real dynamic range, peaks will hit over 100 dB. That's the issue the XA30.5 will hit with 88dB s... 
Internet Radio
I think the Pure I-20 is just the product I'm looking for! 
Power cable for Pass x150, x150.5 or INT-150
OK, here are price points- $250, $500, $750 
Internet Radio
I do have an iPad and do listen to Tune in on it. My question is what's the optimum way to get that into my system. I'm presently using a cable that cost under $10 that takes the headphone outs of the iPad and running it to an open input on my int... 
Best bourbon?
Rock Hill Farms 
Best bourbon?
Four Roses is excellent. Larceny is also quite good. 
authentic space recordings
I wish I still had my 45 rpm record that came with my JGI Joe mercury capsule. That was a real space recording.