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Linear Tube Audio- Little Known Great- Linear Power Supply
I have been modding for years you want a$1200 LPS witha excellent Dc cable poor yourrouter and everything else in between the LinearTubeAudio LPS great Dc cable most charge $150 for,use at least a decent $200 power cord with Copper not brass conne... 
My Aurender N150 is stuck in repeat mode
Try Rebooting and  how to reset to factory settings   
At what point do you...
Let me give you some advise being in this over 40 years ,plus owning a audio store, the connectors on both ends you Donot want gold over brass  Furutech ,or another brand itt has to say pure Copper with either gold plating or Rhodium ,why it sou... 
12AX7A preamp tubes - ribbed vs smooth plate
I grey up in the 70s and early 60s type smooth plate was more preferred. siemens isat least on paras Tele  . 50-60s preferred for both,  early 70s, no 80s. check Andy at vintage tube services. The most knowledge on tubes period ! Brent Jesse au... 
Ethernet cables
Network acoustics.com  And  Soblon  Both made in the u.k and much better then main strsam digital cables   
Throw it out!
That’s one reason I got rid of over 1000 records and went to digital, Digital if all bases are covered with LPS from router decent Ethernet switch LPS good Ethernet cables, good power cords ,streamer -server,  for sim8lar monies $10k+ man6 spend... 
(20 year old) 1.0 meter Kimber hero xlr and Audioquest diamondback xlr cables
I would suspect and seen oxydation under the dielectric ,over time it too can get brittle ,especially being that old. Newer products have coatings on the metal and  dielectric application is bonded far better . plus your connectors are low quali... 
Stolen property
Ask for serial # s and email or call the company , if none is given you know something is not right.  
FYI - QOBUZ SERVICES WILL BE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE
Thats why having a server built in or external drive on your streamer comes in handy . You never know   
Rigid outlets for Heavy cables
I use the heavy duty Furutechs outlets and covers  from vh audio with their HD outlets which don’t give since it’s only one time spend a bit extra. whatsoever ever .I put in a great 4 wire awg  dual awg 20 amp breakers and dual ground a common an... 
Not enough outlets
Why not buy a Puritan audio line conditioner then you can plug what you want into it ,I don’t recommend plugging a streamer into the wall unless you have very good surge protection at your breaker box which I do as well as a dedicated 20 amp      ... 
Customs delay from China. How long should I reasonably wait?
That’s horrible ,for example I bought 2-3 things from Denafrips and LHY -  Jays audio , 3 business days not counting weekends , on average ,that sounds Waay too long .  
Better cd SQ
You can buya Eversolo A8 streamer ,dac , server and just buy a external dvd drive  and better cable , play your CDs,rip them once you buya easy to install Solid state drive you can play digital radio,orTidal,orQobuz. Fora huge music library playi... 
The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"!
I have heard their ksa 400 it is exceptionally good ,but much too expensive for me.  my dealer friend casually mentioned these new products. You will not hear about them until they are fully tested li cannot say exactly if they are running on thei... 
The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"!
The benchmark I don’t feel has much meat on the bones . Krell is a name o watch they have some new models coming out by June  thierksa 400 is incredibly good but Waay too expensive ver $30 k  I am told a smaller version  around $13 k is coming ...