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What are your top 5 Billboard top 10 songs of the 1970"s?
What are your top 5 Billboard top 10 songs Notice that word YOUR in the title.BTW, did you guys only listen mostly to the radio in the 70’s? The 70’s was the pinnacle of R&R creativity. There is a great many good artists and songs but they wer... 
Vintage tubes - facts, science, technology & empirical evidence VS. marketing, myth & hype
Vintage tubes - facts, science, technology & empirical evidence VS. marketing, myth & hype One of the BIGGEST myths that is prevalent today is that " science, technology & empirical evidence..." have all the answers. It Doesn’t! The ti... 
OK, so I have to ask. Is this real, or is this a joke?
Not sure what you are trying to say. Was that for me or someone else? 
OK, so I have to ask. Is this real, or is this a joke?
How long does it take for the 1260 to dry? I'm leaving on a trip and will do one IC before I leave. Thanks 
My swarm sub system is in The Absolute Sound !!
@tvad Thanks for the explanation. I see the 2 you spoke about. 
My swarm sub system is in The Absolute Sound !!
I saw a nice room, whiskey bar, outdoor deck next to water, back of the house, outdoor serving area and seating, a far away view of the system but NO SUB woofers.  
Replacement power cord, Hafler 9180
Take your pick(1) power cord with IEC end - Bing Or IF you want something better Pangea Audio AC-14SE MkII Signature Power Cable-Audio Advisor  
Which makes the biggest difference?
@yyzsantabarbara Thanks for the links.  
OK, so I have to ask. Is this real, or is this a joke?
@grannyring Old news, great product, astounding sound quality improvement. Thanks. Good to hear. I just got some but have not applied it yet. 
New Preamplifier Testing (Poor sound)
So you're not a believer in the "there's no preamp like no preamp" saying? Nor am I. Sixty days is plenty of time for break in. Leave the system running for 4-5 days. Solid state is safe to do so usually. Thats the best way when in a time crunch.  
Which makes the biggest difference?
When I switched from Ethernet to Fibre Optical streaming...Than you. i know the local ISP ran Fiber optic cable throughout the city/town where I live but hadn’t thought about it within the house. I didn’t know it was available. Now I do and will c... 
Power conditioning. Equi-Core
Yes 
Is today’s contemporary music lacking?
I agree with bdp24-- I've encountered many highly-talented younger musicians and songwriters in the catch-all genre known as Americana. Most of them are story tellers which goes well in some genre but  is   mostly wasted in R&R. A case in ... 
Stuck at home? Make a speaker or something for goodness sake!
Years ago I built a pair of Rear loaded Horns  for my PA using 15" Electro-Voice & High/Mid freq horn similar to the Voice of the Theater except they were modular 2 pc. by design. Fitting the 4 sides of the inside of the 15" horn was somewhat ... 
adcom-500
NO! You need an amplifier. If your receiver has an amp in, then you can use it and plug into that jack. But that is NOT a common feature on receivers. Otherwise you need an amplifier.