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Why Linear Tracking never took off?
Twl, are Regas, VPI HW-19 IV, & Sotas better than Revox B79x? 
RCA to XLR adapter, advantages of special boxes ??
The kind of adapter differs from regular analog RCA-to-XLR adapter because S/PDIF & AES/EBU have different communication protocols. The DAC won't recognize the S/PDIF protocol riding on AES/EBU connector if you use analog RCA-to-XLR from BAT o... 
Opinions on preamps
Audio Consulting's Silver Rock with C37 treatment. 
Nautilus 805 setup question
Taking the grilles off makes the tweeter look unlike a microphone. Another tweak makes N805 easier to drive for SET is temporarily taking out the woofer & adjusting the position of the foams inside so that the foams do not block the back wave ... 
Nautilus 805 setup question
Did you also take off the grilles of the tweeters?Did you put the supplied foams on top of the tweeters? 
Box speakers that sound like Electrostats?
Verity's Parsifal Encore is worth a consideration. 
How do the Cubs sound compared with the Cub2s?
Cub 2s are more neutral and less bright. 
What is the range of human hearing?
I think the range mentioned as 20Hz to 20Khz was sinusoidal wave. If that's square wave from 20Hz to 20KHz, then listed frequency response is certainly not enough to serve the ears. 
Magnetic levitating turntable shelf-opinions?
I just got the SAP Relaxa 1 & put it under my turntable. I think it's pretty effective because one of my records used to trap the stylus but doesn't any more. Besides, the focuses also get improved. 
Vinyl's Noise Floor
No, there won't be if you supply the motor with clean power & isolate the turntable well. 
Preamp recommendation pre amp
I think the placement of your B&W N802 contributes a lot to the sound you hear now. Try to hear N802 in less than a meter, you'll see N802s sound very different from leanness. 
Aeros Prima CD Player?
It impressed me at the beginning. Less than half an hour later, I felt it sounded artificial. 
Do "Tube Rings" really work?
Only a little bit microphonic from of my Cary 300SE Signature after tapping by an eraser. I have to put my ear next to the corresponding speaker to sense it. 
Lyrita Catalog
I have owned a Lyrita CD- Malcolm Arnold, English, Irish, Scottish, & Cornish Dances- for more than 10 years. 
Any Chinese audiophiles?
I'm from Taipei. What CD? Maybe I have already had it. I can buy it in a month.