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Anti-skating question
Thanks Jayboard, those were very helpful 
Cable TV causing system ground problems!
Sometimes you get a ground loop when you have a dedicated ground for your system and your 75 ohm antenna or cable is attached to another ground. The easiest and cheapest thing to do is to get two 75 ohm to 300 ohm comverters and attach them back t... 
What makes / defines an audiophile ?
Here are my three favorite definitions of an audiophile. 1. has more money in his system than his car. 2. spends more time reading about and researching upgrading his/her system than actually listening to it. and 3. has more money in software (LP'... 
is it worth improving crossover?
Take a look at the parts in your crossover, if they are of high quality, I would leave it alone. The fine tuning of a crossover is the result of time and effort by speaker designers, and most of the time if you are not sure, you will probably not ... 
Top Ten Speakers of All Time?
Infinity IRS Betas, Apogee Divas and Quad 989s 
Anti-skating question
A bit off topic, but does anybody know of a website with turntable setup help/advice? 
Phono Subsonics
I think you could be seeing your (I assume) less than 10" woofers trying to reproduce 15 to 30 Hz information on your records which your speakers may not have been designed for. You should not have this problem with your cd's, as they do not produ... 
Infinity Beta speakers
I agree with Hrcapers on the ARC amps on the panels. I recently found that replacing the non polarized electrolitic capacitors in the crossover found base of the planars with 250 volt polyprylene capacitors of the same value to make a huge improve... 
Top Ten Tube PreAmp of all time?
Audio Research Reference one, replaced my SP11 Mk II which I loved for years