antigrunge

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Where does your user name come from?
No points for guessing mine.... 
turntable bearing lubrication
van den Hul sells a very good bearing oil 
My system has a narraw sounstage, lacks dynamics.
Connect the systems ground to the ice maker of your fridge for cooler sound. make sure to put some salsa on the top shelf for sharper treble 
Digital Clock Noise
Cunnilingus? 
WA-Quantum GmbH's Quantum Chips
I have just put one of these on my Zyx Universe cartridge and it took a couple of hours until it was in full song: the increase in field depth and clarity is astounding, indeed 
WA-Quantum GmbH's Quantum Chips
I have just put one of these on my Zyx Universe cartridge and it took a couple of hours until it was in full song: the increase in field depth and clarity is astounding, indeed 
My Bricasti M1 expereince......
Nice write up. I am though surprised that the computer is only on a par with your cd player. Are you sure that you are done optimising playback through memory play, integer mode, hog mode and choosing the best filter set up? 
iPad "Remote" App for iTunes
Do yourself a favour and get Puremusic, Audirvana or Amarra.Remote won't work with them but I-Tunes makes your Zodiac+ suffer from severe 'garbage in- garbage out' digititis.Try Screens or Mocha VNC as an Ipad support instead of Remote 
Stein Music Speaker Match
That's a complex one: obviously the Bybees are expensive but their benefits go beyond what the Steins can do. Other than removing treble hash and better resolution they give the music flow. I think it comes down to a much better capture of leading... 
Power plant and power cords upgrades a real wow?
Your friend is right because garbage in results in garbage out. The best solution is a separate ring mains from the junction box followed by a good multiplug a la Acoustic Revive Rtp-4 and good mains cables a la Acoustic Revive Power Reference or ... 
Stein Music Speaker Match
On the Duevel Bella Lunas they are well worth the money 
Stein Music Speaker Match
I got them in addition to Bybee Golden Bullets and am happy. They remove hash and deepen the soundstage. I believe there is now a more expensive upgrade as well although I have the original version 
Does my acoustic ideology make me an outcast?
I suggest you look into high-efficiency, SET setups. Compared to those, most big rigs are sluggish and often bloated 
From PC / Mac to DAC into Monoblocks, Direct?
I fully second BR3098 on the Zodiac and suggest to get the Voltikus power supply while you are at it 
What made the biggest, most noticeable improvement
I guess I'd mention 2 things: anything to do with cleaning up the power is most important: separate mains ring, proper connection to ground and good power cables and multi- plugs (I use Acoustic Revive RTP-4)Secondly, a Schubert resonator like the...