aewarren

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Why does pulling out main speakers from wall improve sound?
I suggest you find a new dealer.  
Favourite Guitarists
Jaco.  
Looking for a McIntosh amp that gives a great example of the “McIntosh Sound”
You are being presumptuous to declare that there is a McIntosh sound that everyone loves.  
The revolution has begun!
Perfect sound forever part 2.  
What's the oddest thing in your music collection?
William Shatner - Rocket Man  
When were the best tube amps made?
Tomorrow.  
Anyone prefer horizontal bi-amping their monos?
You'll need two more amps.  
Types of Audiophiles
I upgrade my equipment every time I move to a new house. I don’t plan on moving again, so I guess you can put me in the Satisfied With What I Have group.  
Welcome to Hell, here's your 8-Track
And you could pick used 8 track cartridges that drivers threw out their car windows on the shoulder of just about any street. A quick tape splice or a rewind with a pencil and you were good to go.  
Why do Tube Amps sound more romantic v SS amps
A high quality tube amp and a high quality solid state amp will sound more similar to each other than different.  
Benz Micro Glider Stylus protection
Well I'm sorry you think I'm a jerk/loser. I have a Lyra Etna (expensive exposed cantilever) mounted on an SME tone arm and have never had a problem. The SME has an excellent cueing device that gently lowers the cantilever onto the record. I never... 
System that sounds so real it is easy to mistaken it is not live
I've had neighbors ask, "Is this the house where the band lives?" Imagine Miles and Trane living in my house.  
To couple, or not to couple, that is the question
My speakers are on a second floor suspended wood floor. I decouple. On a concrete basement slab, I think I would couple. It's not very often that we successfully go against our preconceived notions.  
Benz Micro Glider Stylus protection
Your SME V has a cueing device. Use it.  
Static attack! Time to get the humidifiers going
Apparently by spending gobs of bad money after good.