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What is this odd little box I've been storing for years?
Ok. I figured what this box does: it’s a forum thread discussion generator. 
Has anyone tried these stunning new CPT power cord?
@amg56 Much to my surprise, Mark posted about an hour after my query about CPT being potentially banned from the forum. Read up a bit a few posts on this page. He posted sometime on August 4th. He previously had Kemper post responses on his behalf... 
Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age?
I’ll let @teo_audio address this technical point, as it matters the least to me. Impedance variance seems to be your focal point, yet Teo Audio’s tech seems to deemphasize or minimize impedance differences. 
Do ClassDAudio Amps Have Proper Decay Of Notes?
@atmasphere it seems the “direct digital” aspects pertain to the device inputs being mostly digital in character. I gleaned this from an NAD rep ad made for AA on YouTube.  
DO CABLES REALLY MATTER?
So true. System and room acoustics differ necessarily. Yet the debates of refutation abound. But remember what elizabeth reminds us of regarding the price recommendation for the newbie purchasers: one should consider spending on cables 10% of the ... 
Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age?
My Teo Audio Liquid Pre passive is in line with an Oppo DVD player and ATC SCM20-2 active monitors, all connected via Teo Audio liquid metal conductor-based IC’s. I’ve never experienced a more authentic, transparent, three-dimensional musical repr... 
Ayre <--> Parasound <--> Pass : where are you?
Looks like Esoteric has moved away from class D in all of their current amplifier designs. What exactly was the class D topology referred to as “MSW Pure Class D power amplifier” in the legacy Esoteric integrated amps?  
Tube vendor recommendations?
It’s seems as though Andy and Jim are popular choices here. I know that Kevin at UpScale prefers to serve his customers. Two of the products I need tubes for came from my being one of his customers. That said, I’ll likely call Andy or Jim first.  
Core Power Technologies
Folks: Mark of CPT posted a response on the other CPT thread in the Cables forum the other day. Just an FYI in case you’re only following this thread.  
Has anyone tried these stunning new CPT power cord?
If @sfseay even read my contributions to this thread, then perhaps he would not be so mean-spirited.  
What is this odd little box I've been storing for years?
The odd thing is that once you toss it out, you will figure out that you need it for something. Lol 
What is this odd little box I've been storing for years?
I am sick and tired of folks picking on @geoffkait. Please stop it now... 
What is this odd little box I've been storing for years?
I suspect the same thing that @noromance posited. A rheostat.  
What is this odd little box I've been storing for years?
Plug it into a cheap power strip (non-audiophile grade) connected to a lamp. See if it can act as a dimmer of the lamp.  
What is this odd little box I've been storing for years?
Do you know the preamp manufacturer?