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Do speakers take time to warm up?
same observation as pesky_wabbit has made.half an hour makes all the difference.this is with Nautilus 802 first gen, of course well broken in after 20 years.and after only a day pausing. 
WOULD IT BE DUMB TO BUY A MARK LEVINSON NO 23.5
czarivey is right!czarivey is right!czarivey is right!czarivey is right! 
Funny thing happened after my neighbor moved.
To the OP:You suspect RF noise, this might be just what it is (or was, in this case). Not coming through your power line but through the air. We should look not only at bad old appliances but also all the wireless we have today. 
Impact of phase inversion by preamp
I found polarity switch can have one of three outcomes:1- little or no effect2- quite noticeable, but a matter of taste which way you go, or even leave you lost and undecided which one is the better3- clear superiority of one setting versus the ot... 
What’s your vote for the most ridiculous, overpriced, and useless tweak?
Can we have a little bit of fun here, just as the original poster intended?I very much liked the reversed carpet story! Why is this getting ridiculed???  If it's all about subtle influences, and all sorts of snake oil - why should the fibres of th... 
Recordings with incredible effects or imaging that we may not know about
Prefab Sprout - Andromeda Heights - track 7 - between 2:30 and 2:50you will hear tapping on one of the drums from well behind you and out on the right side, like from a non existent right rear surround speaker.Apart from that little surprise - eve... 
New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
How much of the fabulous effects could I get by using graphite powder (which is a multi-layered and certainly much less potent form of graphene) in a WD40 (or similar) suspension?Maybe for some of us on a budget, or just cautious, this could be a ... 
Latest Absolute Sound
See my discussion on my Mark Levinson 335 troubles:Of course I studied all the reviews in all the magazines before buying this amp. Although it's not up there with the most exclusive, it was - and still is - pretty exotic for me, price-wise. Turns... 
Cry for Help! DEAD Mark Levinson 335
Thanks for your responses so far - not the eagerly awaited silver bullet yet...If I should attempt to send just the board for repair by an official ML service center, which one would you recommend as capable and customer friendly?