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New Dedicated Line - Almost No improvement
My ground rod is bigger than your ground rod.😁 Fact. In the interest of getting the best, most consistent ground, I used the 25 ft long/deep iron drill pipe for my water well. Damned thing is very thick, and hard to drill a hole for the bolt used ... 
Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life?
The K horns were one of the hardest builds that I ever did. They were so heavy that each move was a real event. Funny though, many of the speakers that I have owned turned out to be heavy. Many of them were game changers, but my curiosity turned i... 
Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life?
My first pair of speakers were horrible. They were made by JohnZeer and that is all that I remember.     Because of them, I went the other direction and came upon plans and drivers for the Speaker Lab K. They were a bitch to build but I had a hig... 
Anyone have experience with acousticfields.com or with using true pressure traps?
 Like you said it was a long time ago, but yes that sounds like the product that I remember.  Wouldn't we all be better off with headphones? Ha! There are problems with making music any way that you have it. Still looking forward to your future e... 
Troubleshooting Fosage Signature phono amp.
Microphonics seem to go with certain tube (DHT) designs. Turns out that I generally love the sound of such tubes. They say isolation is the key, but I have found that to be quite a challenge when addressing the problem. In some cases, the answer t... 
Anyone have experience with acousticfields.com or with using true pressure traps?
 Starting from scratch will give you the possibilities that most of us won't have. I couldn't be more interested in the outcome.   It does remind me of a product though that didn't go far for room correction. Must have been a financial thing beca... 
Are You Happy With Your Phono Preamp?
 I have always wanted to hear music first produced from a cartridge (balanced output) to a phono amp that is fully balanced, to a balanced headphone amp, and finally into headphones wired for a balanced signal.     I am happy and frustrated with... 
What is your record cleaning regimen?
pindac,  FINALLY, someone posted a well written and informative paper that first seemed daunting to read all the pages, but it gets to the real scientific proof of cleaning vinyl in a specific way. All too often people just wipe an album with a b... 
Mono block Preamp
Stepped attenuators make the separate volume controls more manageable. My question would be, couldn't a remote move the attenuators in tandem?   
How did you get started in this hobby
  I started so far back, there was only one speaker to contend with. I was told that if I could fix the Magnavox upright console, it was mine. Couple days later, I was on the way. Probably only 10 years old, but this was a good start for me.  
I have a feel good story....
Since this is too perfect to pass up, I will add my experiences with Manley Labs Customer service. It is not at all a big deal in comparison to the OP’s experience and that is exactly my point. I wasn't buying a muilti-thousand dollar product. I h... 
What is the best 2 channel listening chair?
 My dentist has an old chair with a narrow headrest...     Yes, I can clearly hear a difference when sitting on a loveseat with my head too low. If I use a pillow behind my head, it matters.    I am still a bit tempted to try sitting on the fl... 
How best to eliminate LP warps
smatsui,   Thanks for the heads up. Seems to be a great opportunity for someone with enough 'bent discs' to spring for one.  The last album that I got had a sort of double warp, i.e., one right after the other!  
Interesting ASR review of small GR Research speaker kit
I have been building speaker kits since I was in high school. I was kinda forced into this idea by getting burned really bad by a fly by night audio salesman. Since I was in woodshop already, I had everything that I needed for the task.  By a wid... 
Best color s to paint dedicated listening room
 I admire your bravery but dam your judgement.