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Fuses that matter.
Not sure if anyone knows that these are fuses that feed transformers, no signal at all goes through them. The 60-80$ fuses are in line with miles and miles of wire before you plug it in the wall. SPEND MONEY ON MUSIC.... 
Mc Intosh vs other brands
Mac must be doing sonething right. YOUR ALL STILL TALKING ABOUT THEM 
Amplifier for Quads
Curious how cary v12r would sound. I have one put away if I find a pair someday to try. 
Price paid for top end equipment
In 2004 I bought a Cary V12R stereo amp from the owner of a local store for 30% of list,He told me he marks up around 40% and gives deals like this to larger purchases. A year later I went back and got another one (because of the discount)at the s... 
Dielectric grease and tubes
Battery grease is what your talking about. Its used for corrosion on DC powerplant connections, and is conductive. 
Best subwoofer for music under $1,000
Ive heard great things about HSU Research.[http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/vtf-15h.html] 
Fuses that matter.
I have some that were conditioned under the northern lights(very transparent) and there only $199 a piece if your interested? 
Gold CD Dealbreaker?
Change the fuses, now your talkin........ 
How many LP's do you own? How long did it take?
Approx 15k, to many to measure so I measured 100 took that measurement and divided it into total inches of albums to get approx volumeMy back is in no shape to bend and count. I own mostly everything but love is 50-70 Jazz, Blue note and all the g... 
What is the function/pupose of music plyr/streamer
The music streamer is the DAC. You can take usb out of the mac, through the music streamer and into your computer, then ad a good software program (I use JRiver) of your choice to tie system together. You can also use external hard drives for file... 
Quality 15 Amp Right Angled Plug
Home Depot, It's not passing line or speaker level signals just V and I. Boy am I in the wrong racket when you get 90.00 for right angle plugs that are Hubbel at best. 
Sometimes my system sounds great, sometimes awful
The only thing I notice is that things do sound better after a few hrs of being powered on and everything has come up to operating temperature. 
Why does Cary Audio keep discontinuing good amps?
Dennis since 2009 isn't the big cheese anymore, he's retired. Maybe the new big cheese doesn't know what he wants. BTW I still have 2 stereo V12R's I pull out periodically for a change of pace. Still sound good. 
Maggie as a second set
It's a pretty large space, good point. 
Ohio Vinylohiles, and other who love analog fronts
Might want to try play it again sam in lakewood ohio.His prices are not the best but theres lots of vintage to new stuff to look at,like a walk down memory lane.